A Snapshot of Cherokee Life

This Trail of Tears interpretive marker reconstructs daily life in a Cherokee town in the 1830s, picturing the farms and households of ordinary Cherokee families in the years just before the federal government forced them west.

A Snapshot of Cherokee Life is a historical marker in Summerville, Chattooga County. It is one of 11 historical markers documented in Chattooga County, among 58 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.4601, -85.2574 near Summerville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Oak Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Farmersville Cemetery, and Anderson Cemetery.

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