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On this day, March 24, 1839, the last detachment of Cherokee people arrived in Indian Territory. [View all]
175th year of Trail of Tears' end commemorated
By WILL CHAVEZ Assistant Editor � @cp_wchavez Mar 26, 2014
PARK HILL, Okla. -- It was March 24, 1839, when the last detachment of Cherokee people ended their months-long journey of nearly 1,000 miles to Indian Territory after being forced to leave their homes in the old Cherokee Nation.
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By WILL CHAVEZ Assistant Editor � @cp_wchavez Mar 26, 2014
PARK HILL, Okla. -- It was March 24, 1839, when the last detachment of Cherokee people ended their months-long journey of nearly 1,000 miles to Indian Territory after being forced to leave their homes in the old Cherokee Nation.
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Sun Mar 24, 2024: On this day, March 24, 1839, the last detachment of Cherokee people arrived in Indian Territory.
Fri Mar 24, 2023: On this day, March 24, 1839, the last detachment of Cherokee people arrived in Indian Territory.
Hat tip, DesertRat
Sun Mar 24, 2019: March 24 is the Cherokee Nation national day of remembrance
This is important. We remember.
March 24 is the @CherokeeNation national day of remembrance. It marks the arrival of the final detachment of our people in Indian Territory on the Trail of Tears. It was 180 years ago.
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