A bill to add more sites to the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail awaits President Bush's signature.

The bill authorizes a National Park Service study. It would add routes taken by the Cherokees as they were forced from their homelands to Oklahoma.

Congress created the trail in 1987. It crosses Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Tennessee.

Additional research has uncovered key routes in North Carolina, Georgia Arkansas and Tennessee.

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Legislation May Bring New Attention to Trail of Tears (AP 11/24)
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Trail of Tears Legislation:
Trail of Tears National Historic Trail Study (S.1970) | Trail of Tears Documentation Act (H.R.3085)

Relevant Links:
The Hermitage - http://www.thehermitage.com
National Trail of Tears Association - http://www.nationaltota.org
Trail of Tears, links and info - http://www.rosecity.net/tears

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