Thirteen detachments crossed the Mississippi River into Missouri during the Trail of Tears as they made their way through ...

The Trail of Tears National Historic Trail also passes through parts of North Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky and Missouri before its final destination in Oklahoma.

The Cherokee people called this journey the "Trail of Tears," because of its devastating effects. The migrants faced hunger, disease, and exhaustion on the forced march. Over 4,000 out of 15,000 ...

The Steelville Trail of Tears Remembrance Committee has been named one of the recipients of the inaugural Midwest Memory ...