On Cemetery Road north of West Doyle Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Between June 1839 and March 1839, more than 16,000 Cherokee Nation citizens trekked west from their traditional eastern homeland to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) over the "Trail of Tears." More than 1,000 died during the journey . . . — — Map (db m300602) HM
On South Highway 59 (National Highway 1), on the right when traveling north.
This property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior
Stilwell Kansas City Southern Railway Depot 1915 — — Map (db m304483) HM
On US 59 (Highway 1), on the right when traveling north.
The End of the Journey
Between June 1838 and March 1839, more than 15,000 Cherokee trekked west from
their traditional eastern homeland to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) over the “Trail of Tears.” More than 1,000 died during the . . . — — Map (db m304920) HM
On U.S. 59 at Main Street, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 59.
Established in 1838 by Lt. Col. R.B. Mason, 1st Dragoons, U.S. Army, at request of Arkansas citizens fearing Cherokees who were being removed from southeastern U.S. Named in honor of Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne, the fort was originally located in NE . . . — — Map (db m181594) HM
On Old Mission Mountain Road 0.7 miles south of Local Road 670, on the right when traveling south.
About 4 mi. N. and W. Established by Rev. Jesse Bushyhead in 1839, and known as Bread Town by the Cherokees. Rev. Evan Jones was missionary in charge. The Cherokee Messenger printed there beginning in August, 1844, was 1st. periodical in . . . — — Map (db m298969) HM
On Old Mission Mountain Road 0.7 miles south of Local Road 670, on the right when traveling north.
Rev. Jesse Bushyhead settled here in 1839 following the Cherokee removal from the East and held church services at his home until the Baptist Mission was established in 1841 by Rev. Evan Jones. This site was also one of the ration stations known . . . — — Map (db m298971) HM
On Old Mission Mountain Road, on the right when traveling north.
Home in the West
George Woodall's farm was a busy scene as groups of Cherokee Nation citizens arrived here after their 800-mile trek west from their southern Appalachian homelands. As detachments arrived, they ended their journey at a . . . — — Map (db m304748) HM
On Old Mission Mountain Road north of Local Road 680, on the right when traveling north.
A signer of the Treaty of New Echota and grandfather of famed Will Rogers. Robert Rogers moved with his wife, Sally Vann to Indian Territory about 1837, and established a home about 1 mile NW. He was killed in 1842 in a tribal feud as were many of . . . — — Map (db m298970) HM
On Old Mission Mountain Road, on the right when traveling north.
The End of the Journey
Between June 1838 and March 1839, more than 16,000 Cherokee Nation citizens trekked west from their traditional eastern homeland to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) over the "Trail of Tears." More than . . . — — Map (db m304751) HM
