Historical Marker

Trail of Tears Memorial

Ringgold · Catoosa County

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The Story

Recalls the 1838 Cherokee removal, when thousands of Cherokee from northwest Georgia were forced from their homes through this region toward stockades and the deadly westward march known as the Trail of Tears.

About this site

Trail of Tears Memorial is a historical marker in Ringgold, Catoosa County. It is one of 114 historical markers documented in Catoosa County, among 143 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.9064, -85.0772 near Ringgold. The nearest cataloged historic site is Stone Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Old Stone Presbyterian Church, Old Federal Road, and Cherokee Springs Confederate Hospital.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 34.9064, -85.0772 · Ringgold, Catoosa County

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