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Trail of Tears State Park

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Where nine of the 13 Cherokee Indian groups being relocated to Oklahoma crossed the Mississippi River during harsh winter conditions in 1838 and 1839. 

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Trail of Tears Visitor Center (Public Domain)
Trail of Tears Visitor Center (Public Domain)
Trail of Tears Marker (Public Domain)
Trail of Tears Plaque (Public Domain)
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A sad chapter in American History. A beautiful museum.

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I have been visiting this place since it first became a State Park.

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