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 Cherokee Trace
N 32° 31.215 W 094° 51.668
15S E 325193 N 3599630
Texas Historical Marker in front of the Dairy Queen at 100 E US 80, White Oak, TX, providing some background on the Cherokee Trace that passed through this area, with a few famous names having walked it.
Waymark Code: WM10CW8
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/15/2019
Views: 3
Marker Number: 9939
Marker Text:
In 1821 near this site, Cherokee Indians blazed a trail from near Nacogdoches, Texas, to their home reservation at White River, Ark. They slashed trees, cleared path, planted "Cherokee" roses, and established camps at springs.
Used by Sam Houston, friend of the Cherokees, on his move to Texas; by David Crockett, other soldiers of the Texas Revolution, and thousands of immigrants.
After June 1839, when Texas settlers drove the Cherokees out of the state, the Indians departed over this trail; others traveled it for years thereafter. (1967)
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