About TRAIL OF TEARS
Memorial Interpretive Center
Trail of Tears
Native Americans were led along pre-established land and water trails to the western territory. The journey along these trails was designated "Nunna-da-ul-tsun-yi" by the Cherokee people, which translates as "the Trail Where They Cried.". To subsequent generations, the removal policies and actions have come to be known as the Trail of Tears.
Memorial Park & Interpretive Center History
An Advisory Committee was created in 2000 to oversee the creation of the Trail of Tears Memorial Park in order to establish a passive park that would allow visitors to develop an understanding of the historical events that encompassed the Trail of Tears.
The park serves as a memorial to those who traveled along the land and water routes of the Trail of Tears, as well as a tribute to the efforts of David Crockett to protect the Southeastern tribal lands and cultures.
