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 Ross Landing - Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA.
N 35° 03.375 W 085° 18.587
16S E 654137 N 3880587
Ross Landing, was designated as one of the three official places of departure, for the removal of the Cherokee, by ship, down the Tennessee River, to the Mississippi & beyond. Ross Landing is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Waymark Code: WMNX3R
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 05/16/2015
Views: 4
Ross Landing - was the departure point at the end of the 3.3 miles of the 'National Historic Trail of Tears' from the rail terminus in downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee.
A plaque located at the site of Ross Landing. The plaques is mounted on the South West, parapet of the 'Chief John Ross Bridge' the site is topped with an obelisk.
The plaque reads:
THIS TABLET MARKS THE SITE OF
ROSS LANDING.
HERE A CHEROKEE TRADING STATION WAS MAINTAINED BY JOHN & LEWIS ROSS DURING THE EARLY PART OF THE 19TH CENTURY.
FROM THIS POINT. IN OCTOBER 1813 GENERAL JOHN COCKE LED THE EAST TENNESSEE TROOPS THROUGH THE CHEROKEE TO JOIN GENERAL ANDREW JACKSON, IN THE GREEK WAR. ROSS' LANDING WAS DESIGNATED AS ONE OF THE THREE PLACES OF RENDEZVOUSE FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE CHEROKEES. IN FEBRUARY,1838.
A FERRY WAS OPERATED AT THIS PLACE AND AROUND IT GREW UP A FLOURISHING VIILLAGE CALLED ROSS LANDING. ON NOVEMBER 14, 1839 THE NAME WAS CHANGED TO CHATANOOGA.
Group that erected the marker: CHIKAMAUGA, JUDGE DAVID CAMBPBELL, NANCY WARD, JOHN ROSS - CHAPTERS NATIONAL SOCIETY, DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1930
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Chief John Ross Bridge, Market Street, Chattanoga, Tennessee, USA.
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