This marker recalls an 1820s treaty under which western Cherokees ceded land and moved toward Indian Territory, part of the pressure on Georgia's eastern Cherokees that culminated in the 1838 Trail of Tears.
Cherokee Treaty
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Cherokee Treaty is a historical marker in Marietta, Cobb County. It is one of 152 historical markers documented in Cobb County, among 377 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.9533, -84.5475 near Marietta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cobb County Superior Courthouse (courthouse), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Cobb County State Courthouse, Judge Debra Halpern Bernes, and Robert Edward Flournoy, Jr..
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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