Marietta in Cobb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Cherokee Treaty

May 6, 1828

Photographed by Judith Barber, August 21, 2013

1. Cherokee Treaty Marker

Inscription. In 1808–1809, the Cherokee nation divided when some of its members decided to move west of the Mississippi River to pursue a hunter lifestyle where game was plentiful rather than live the more settled lifestyle prevalent in the east. A portion of tribal land in Georgia was ceded to the U.S. in exchange for land in Arkansas Territory. Disputes with neighboring tribes and encroachment of white settlers led the western (Arkansas) Cherokees to sign this treaty on May 6, 1828 that had them exchange their land again to move further west into the Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma). The treaty granted additional benefits to eastern Cherokees who chose to migrate, and it was hoped that enticement would lead them to peacefully relinquish all remaining claims to land in Georgia, including Cobb County. When further negotiations failed and the events of the Trail of Tears occurred a decade later, the eastern Cherokees were escorted to the Indian Territory to join those already settled there as a result of this treaty.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1827.

Location. 33° 57.198′ N,

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84° 32.852′ W. Marker is in Marietta, Georgia, in Cobb County. It is on Lawrence Street NE west of Haynes Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 189 Lawrence St NE, Marietta GA 30060, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont

and in Metro Atlanta.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Judge Debra Halpern Bernes (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Robert Edward Flournoy, Jr. (about 400 feet away); Old Zion Heritage Museum (about 600 feet away); Cobb County (about 700 feet away); Alexander Stephens Clay (about 700 feet away);

Photographed by Judith Barber, August 21, 2013

2. Cherokee Treaty Marker

UDC and Kennesaw House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Kennesaw House (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Kennesaw House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marietta.

Photographed by Judith Barber, August 21, 2013

3. Cherokee Treaty Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2013, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. This page has been viewed 891 times since then and 37 times this year. Last updated on August 23, 2013, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 22, 2013, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.