Surviving the Trail of Tears - Lawrenceburg, TN
Posted by: YoSam.
N 35° 14.437 W 087° 20.079
16S E 469552 N 3899777
One of two by Bernice Davidson I found in the public square
Waymark Code: WMTZQF
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 01/29/2017
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County of mural: Lawrence County
Location of mural: Pulaski St. & Public Square, Lawrenceburg
Artist: Bernice Davidson
Date erected: September 12, 2008
Text on Mural:
SURVIVING
the
TRAIL of TEARS
Trail of Tears Memorial700 members of the Cherokee Tribe passed through downtown Lawrenceburg on November 5th, 1838 during the forced relocation known as the "Trail of Tears".
Erected September 12th, 2008
Bernice Davidson
This mural is a life size image of a Cherokee man, woman and baby, the baby wrapped in a light blanket, man and women in wedding garb standing before an Oak Tree.