Trail of Tears

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Title

Trail of Tears

Subject

Trail of Tears; Waterloo, Alabama; Lauderdale County, AL

Description

During the forced removal of the indigenous people from the eastern United States to Oklahoma, Waterloo was a stop for the Cherokees who came by boat, from Tuscumbia, after having walked from the homelands in the Appalachians in the winter of 1838/39. Approximately 17,000 people were removed. Though a few managed to escape, there were over 4,000 deaths.

Creator

Pam Kingsbury, University of North Alabama

Source

Trail of Tears Marker, Waterloo, Alabama

Publisher

Alabama Cultural Resource Survey

Date

July 10, 1838

Contributor

Pam Kingsbury, University of North Alabama

Rights

Photograph of Waterloo, Alabama, c. 1900, courtesy of the Archives at Collier Library, University of North Alabama, Florence, Alabama.

Format

Photograph; text

Type

Still Image