trail of tears | Digital Alabama https://digitalalabama.com Explore Alabama - Alabama's Unofficial Travel Guide & Travelogue Series Sat, 31 Oct 2020 16:51:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 /wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-15249-32x32.gif trail of tears | Digital Alabama https://digitalalabama.com 32 32 The Raven Chapter 3 Part 2: Foxx Plus One or The Two Wolves /alabama-stories/the-raven-a-novel-by-tracy-o-crane-and-terry-w-platt/foxx-plus-one-or-the-two-wolves/30324 Sat, 31 Oct 2020 09:42:28 +0000 /?p=30324 Cherokee legend tells that on the Trail of Tears, Cherokee mothers grieved and cried for their children. Elders prayed for a sign that would give them strength. Soon, roses began to grow where tears fell.

The post The Raven Chapter 3 Part 2: Foxx Plus One or The Two Wolves appeared first on Digital Alabama.

]]> Cullman Alabama /alabama-cities/cullman-alabama/cullman-alabama/1324 Mon, 19 Oct 2020 02:11:11 +0000 /?p=1324 In the time before European settlement, the area that today includes Cullman Alabama was originally in the territory of the Cherokee Nation.

The post Cullman Alabama appeared first on Digital Alabama.

]]> Waterloo Landing in Waterloo Alabama /alabama-native-american-tribes/cherokee-indian/waterloo-landing-waterloo-alabama/6931 Wed, 30 Sep 2020 07:30:25 +0000 /?p=6931 Waterloo Landing was a departure site for Cherokee who had been evicted from their homes and forced to head west to what is now Oklahoma. Back in 1838 this was the Tennessee River. Today the river has been dammed to create Pickwick Lake. Those leaving from this location would have been traveling by steamboat. All there is to do here is stop and read an historical marker.

The post Waterloo Landing in Waterloo Alabama appeared first on Digital Alabama.

]]> Edith Newman Culver Memorial Museum /museums-in-alabama/edith-newman-culver-memorial-museum/19257 Thu, 18 Jun 2020 00:46:07 +0000 /?p=19257 The historic home, located in Waterloo, Alabama, western Lauderdale County, is the site of a town museum that ...

The post Edith Newman Culver Memorial Museum appeared first on Digital Alabama.

]]> Trail of Tears /alabama-native-american-tribes/trail-of-tears/5926 /alabama-native-american-tribes/trail-of-tears/5926#comments Wed, 20 May 2020 05:50:50 +0000 /?p=5926 The Trail of Tears The Trail of Tears was a series of forced removals of Native American nations from their ancestral homelands in the Southeastern United States to an area west of the Mississippi River that had been designated as Native Territory. In 1838 and 1839, as part of Andrew Jackson’s Indian removal policy in 1830, […]

The post Trail of Tears appeared first on Digital Alabama.

]]> /alabama-native-american-tribes/trail-of-tears/5926/feed 2 Fort Mitchell: Fort Mitchell, Alabama | Russell County Alabama /alabama-historic-places-landmarks/fort-mitchell-fort-mitchell-alabama-russell-county-alabama/6699 Tue, 11 Sep 2018 09:39:23 +0000 /?p=6699 The site of Fort Mitchell is now a park in Russell County, Alabama. The outstanding historic site features a reconstruction of the 1813 fort, historic burial grounds, a museum housing a fascinating collection of historic carriages, a restored 19th century log home and an impressive visitor center that offers exhibits, a film and a walk through the history of the site.

The post Fort Mitchell: Fort Mitchell, Alabama | Russell County Alabama appeared first on Digital Alabama.

]]> Fort Likens Site /alabama-native-american-tribes/fort-likens-site/8513 Mon, 01 May 2017 21:56:18 +0000 /?p=8513 Ft. Likens Fort  Likens was established at Barry Springs in northern Cherokee County. All Cherokee Indians including men, women and children living in the area surrounding the fort would have been rounded up and held there until  they were sent to Fort Payne. Ft. Likens housed the federal troops responsible for rounding up the Cherokees on […]

The post Fort Likens Site appeared first on Digital Alabama.

]]>