Last Encampment - Fort Smith AR
N 35° 23.098 W 094° 25.676
15S E 370307 N 3916671
This stone and copper (?) marker marks the site of the last encampment along the Trail of Tears before the Indians were led across the Arkansas River to their new land.
Waymark Code: WMJK9T
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 11/28/2013
Views: 10
THE TRAIL OF TEARS
THIS MARKS THE LAST ENCAMPMENT OF
THE CHEROKEE INDIANS ON "THE TRAIL OF
YEARS", FROM THEIR ANCESTRAL HOMES
IN THE SOUTH TO THE LAND ALLOTTED
THEM IN THE INDIAN TERRITORY.
ERECTED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY
THE NOON CIVICS CLUB
1936
Routes: Auto Tour
Address if available:
Directly outside the National Cemetery entrance
Downtown Fort Smith, AR
Marker Website: [Web Link]
Additional Coordinates: Not Listed
Additional Information: Not listed
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