Sites associated with the Removal
Historical Sites Cherokee Forced Removal After May 23rd, 1838 Compiled by: Gail King with additions by Mike Wren
Certified Sites - Tuscumbia Landing (Deas and Whiteley Detachments) April 15, 2007 - Waterloo Landing (Deas, Whiteley, and Drane Detachments) June 8, 2009 - Fort Payne Cabin Site/Chimney Site (Benge Detachment) August 24, 2009 - Andrew Ross House, Wills Valley, Alabama (DeKalb Co) (Benge Detachment) - Willstown Mission Cemetery (Benge Detachment)
Proposed Sites for Certification - Gunter’s Ferry (Benge Detachment) - Lebanon Campsite (Benge Detachment) - Decatur Landing (Deas and Whiteley Detachments) - Route of Tuscumbia, Courtland, & Decatur Railroad from Decatur to Tuscumbia Landing (Deas and Whiteley Detachments)
House Sites Associated with Cherokee Roundup in Alabama - James Lasley’s House (Benge Detachment) - Elizabeth Pack House Site (Benge Detachment)
Sites Associated with Land Route of Drane Detachment in Alabama - Bellefonte - Huntsville
Road Segments Associated with Benge Detachment Route - Willstown-Ross’s Landing Road at Daniel/Andrew Ross House - Davis Gap - Winston Gap - Lebanon Ford - Smith Gap - Road segment before it enters inundated area of Guntersville Lake - Wagon Road segment in Guntersville State Park - Wagon Road segment to Claysville - Blevins Gap Other Possible Sites for Certification - Commercial Row, Tuscumbia Alabama (T. C. & D. Railroad) - Rawlingsville Camps - Fort Morrow (Benge Detachment) - Fort Likens (Benge Detachment) - Fort Lovell (Benge Detachment) - Fort Turkey Town (Benge Detachment) - Campsite on the Tennessee River on Road to Claysville (Benge Detachment) - Huntsville (Benge Detachment) - Meridianville (Benge Detachment)
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