Area Cherokee Nation cyclists included Aaron “AP” Anderson, 17, of Bentonville, Ark.; Baylee Gregg, 21, of Grove; and Lexi ...

The Trail of Tears National Historic Trail also passes through parts of North Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, ...

Of note: The Trail of Tears includes portions in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina and Oklahoma. Featured Weekly Ad ...

The event was created to honor Native Americans after thousands were forced to relocate from their homes between 1830 and 1850 along the Tennessee River to Oklahoma by the U.S. government. President ...

2,000 Cherokees were transported down the Tennessee River from Ross’ Landing by the Army in June 1838, and 1,072 were taken by wagon to Waterloo, Alabama. Several hundred of these Indians escaped.

View full sizeRon Cooper talks about his book "It's My Trail Too: A Comanche Indian's Journey on the Trail of Tears" next to a picture of himself on the first day of his three month walk on the ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A wildfire in southeastern Tennessee is threatening a section of the historic Trail of Tears. The fire in the Tellico Plains area in Monroe County, Tenn., had grown to ...

The U.S. Forest Service has been apologizing after it ripped up a portion of the Trail of Tears in the Appalachian Mountains. The damage has reopened wounds for Native Americans who consider the ...

The East Tennessee River Valley commemorates the 175th Anniversary of the Trail of Tears, the forced removal of the Cherokee Nation to Oklahoma. This tragic event will be remembered in special ...