The Trail Where They Cried

Cave Spring lay on the Trail of Tears, the forced 1838 Cherokee removal west to Indian Territory in which thousands died of cold, hunger, and disease. The Cherokee called it the trail where they cried.

The Trail Where They Cried is a historical marker in Cave Spring, Floyd County. It is one of 31 historical markers documented in Floyd County, among 160 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.1069, -85.3365 near Cave Spring. The nearest cataloged historic site is “First Blood Shed by the Georgians” (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include 1920 Chesapeake & Ohio RR Caboose, Ford, Joseph, House, and Robbins, Samuel W., House.

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