Fayetteville in Lincoln County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Bell's Route Trail of Tears

Memphis-Lincoln Co.-Chattanooga

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 15, 2022

1. Bell's Route Trail of Tears Marker

Inscription.

During 1837 and 1838, a forced removal plan of the native people was implemented consisting of the removal of the tribal people of Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole.

Lieutenant Edward Deas, escorted one of the last groups to be removed (the “so called treaty party”) along the route known as the “Bell’s Route” named for Mr. John Bell a Cherokee who traveled with the group.

During the late October and early November 1838, the group passed through Lincoln County and Fayetteville on their way to Oklahoma. Lt. Deas purchased various supplies from the local farmers and merchants. Many of the people who began the long journey to Oklahoma perished along the trail which came to be known as “The Bell’s Route of the Trail of Tears.”

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Trail of Tears series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1837.

Location. 35° 9.068′ N, 86° 34.145′ W. Marker is in Fayetteville, Tennessee, in Lincoln County. It is on Elk Avenue South. The marker is on the grounds of the Lincoln County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fayetteville TN 37334, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in the Highland Rim.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture,

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

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: Confederate Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Park Cannon (within shouting distance of this marker); Lincoln County in the Civil War (within shouting distance of this marker); Robert E. Lee School and The James Moores Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Horse Mounting Stones (within shouting distance of this marker); Martyred (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Confederate Soldiers (about 300 feet away); In Memory of James Taylor Crawford (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fayetteville.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 24, 2014

2. Bell's Route Trail of Tears Marker

Bell's Route Trail of Tears Marker-Courthouse is in the background image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 24, 2014

3. Bell's Route Trail of Tears Marker-Courthouse is in the background

Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 24, 2014

4. Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole marker

Never to be Forgotten Memorial made possible by First Nations People. Stone Donated by Trail of Tears Remembrance Assoc. & Frito-Lay-Native American Network-Lincoln County Courthouse Grounds

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 26, 2020

5. Bell's Route Trail of Tears Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,553 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 28, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 9, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 5. submitted on August 18, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.