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New Echota was the capital of the Cherokee Nation in the Southeastern United States from 1825 until their forced removal in the late 1830s. New Echota is located in present-day Gordon County, in northwest Georgia, north of Calhoun. It is south of Resaca, next to present day New Town, known to the Cherokee as Ꭴꮝꮤꮎꮅ, Ustanali.
Celebrate the cultural legacy of the Cherokee People while discovering the innovations, political sophistication and the daily life of the residents of New Echota, Capital of the Cherokee Nation, where the Cherokee removal on the Trail of Tears officially began.
Apr 8, 2020 · Four of the powerful Cherokee men who eventually signed the Treaty of New Echota—Major Ridge, his son John Ridge, and his nephews Elias Boudinot and Stand Watie—were doing everything "right"...
Visit the former capital of the Cherokee nation, where they signed a treaty that led to the Trail of Tears. See original and reconstructed buildings, exhibits, and a film at this historic site in Calhoun, GA.
- 1211 Chatsworth Hwy., NE, Calhoun, 30701, GA
- (706) 624-1321
Oct 5, 2022 · Even though the 1835 Treaty of New Echota was just one of the 375 acknowledged agreements between the U.S. and Tribal governments, it contained a unique provision: a line that promised the...
Aug 2, 2023 · Visit the place where the Cherokee national legislature established a capital in 1825. Tour original and reconstructed buildings, view exhibits and a film, and learn about the Trail of Tears.
Apr 24, 2019 · The Treaty of New Echota, signed in 1835 by a minority of Cherokees, was used by the U.S. to justify the forced removal of the Cherokee people along the Trail of Tears. Learn about the treaty's history, its impact, and the Cherokee response at the National Museum of the American Indian.
