Blythe Ferry
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blythe-ferry-266-17371958
title:
Blythe Ferry
text:
Blythe Ferry was a ferry across the Tennessee River in Meigs County, Tennessee, United States. In 1838, the ferry served as a gathering point and crossing for the Cherokee Removal, commonly called the Trail of Tears, in which thousands of Cherokee were forced to move west to Oklahoma from their homeland in the southeastern United States. While the ferry no longer exists, the ferry site is now part of the Cherokee Removal Memorial Park, which was dedicated in 2005. The park comprises a section of
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encyclopedia
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United States historic place
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blythe_Ferry
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date modified:
2024-02-16T16:04:41Z
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