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From: Beverly Brown <>
Subject: Trails of Tears
Date: Sat, 03 Jan 1998 16:38:41 -0600


Kristie asked:

>From: (kristie simpson)
>Subject: Trail of Tears
>Being from Tennessee, I have have been brought up being taught that the
>Trail of Tears crossed over the Smokies mountians through Spencer
>Mountain near McMinnville, TN onward west. Since I live 30 miles from
>this trail, am I mistaken after all these years? Or is their really more
>then one Trail?
>Kristie
>

As a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, I can assure you we refer to
our "removals" as the Trail of Tears, also. Most Choctaws moved in 1831,
1832 and 1833, walking from Mississippi and Alabama to Arkansas and then
southeastern Oklahoma. Blizzards and cholera decimated the tribe. If you're
interested in more on the Choctaws, "The Rise and Fall of the Choctaw
Republic" by Angie Debo is an excellent reference.

Beverly



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