The monument on New Echota Historic Site honored the Cherokees who died on the Trail of Tears.

New Echota is, a state park and historic site in the State of Georgia, USA, part of a much larger area that was once the Cherokee Hunting Grounds. By the start of the 19th century (1800) the game had been depleted and the hunting grounds had moved further west. There is archeological evidence that earlier villages had occupied the site before the Cherokee occupation of New Echota in 1819. At the confluence of the Coosawattee and Conasauga Rivers (where they form the Oostanaula River) and Town Creek, the city had three good water sources. Water was not only necessary for survival, it played a key role in the Cherokee ceremonies. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1544x1494, 941 KB) Summary The picture was taken by Cculber007 at New Echota Historic Site The monument on New Echota Historic Site honored the Cherokees who died on the Trail of Tears. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1544x1494, 941 KB) Summary The picture was taken by Cculber007 at New Echota Historic Site The monument on New Echota Historic Site honored the Cherokees who died on the Trail of Tears. ... For other uses, see Cherokee (disambiguation). ...

While the names of the earlier villages have been lost to time, the name New Echota is commonly ascribed the meaning "New Town," which is the name given the area by settlers. In fact, the area around the state park is still known as "Newtown" or "New Town." Chota was the name of two Cherokee villages, one in White County, Georgia, on the northern end of the Chattahoochee River, the other in Tennessee, near Fort Loudon. The area was also known as "The Fork" and "Fork Ferry" by the settlers and Gansagi by the Cherokee (this is possibly the name of the earlier Cherokee village). White County is a county located in the state of Georgia. ... The Chattahoochee River runs from the Chattahoochee Spring in the mountains of northeast Georgia, southwestward by Atlanta and through its suburbs, then turns southward to form the southern half of the Georgia/Alabama state line. ... Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 36th 109,247 km² 195 km 710 km 2. ...

Cherokee Phoenix

By 1823 the Cherokee Nation was meeting in New Echota. Its central location and easy access made the city an excellent choice for the capital. On November 12, 1825, New Echota was officially designated capital of the Cherokee Nation. At that time the tribal council also commenced a building program that included construction of a two-story council house, a Supreme Court, and later the office of the Cherokee Phoenix. Image File history File links New Echota Print Shop where the bilingual newspaper, the Cherokee Phoenix, was printed and invented by Sequoyah File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links New Echota Print Shop where the bilingual newspaper, the Cherokee Phoenix, was printed and invented by Sequoyah File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Alternate meanings: Cherokee (disambiguation) The Cherokee are a people native to North America who first inhabited what is now the eastern and southeastern United States before most were forcefully moved to the Ozark Plateau. ... November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... 1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Alternate meanings: Cherokee (disambiguation) The Cherokee are a people native to North America who first inhabited what is now the eastern and southeastern United States before most were forcefully moved to the Ozark Plateau. ...

In 1832 Georgia's Sixth Land Lottery had given away the Cherokee land to settlers. There was one small problem: the Cherokee Nation had never ceded the land to the state. Over the next 6 years the brutal Georgia Guard would enforce their own brand of vigilante justice to the Cherokee. By 1834 the city of New Echota was becoming a ghost town, and the council meetings were moved to Red Clay, Cherokee Nation (now Tennessee). In 1835, a small group (300-500 Cherokee known as Ridgeites or the Treaty Party) signed the Treaty of New Echota in the home of Elias Boudinot. 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Treaty of New Echota was a removal treaty signed in New Echota, Georgia by officials of the United States government and several members of a faction within the Cherokee nation on December 29, 1835. ...

In 1838 the U.S. Army, under the command of Winfield Scott, began the forced removal of the Cherokee from the state of Georgia. A Cherokee removal fort was located here, known as Fort Winfield Scott or Fort New Echota. The fort held Cherokee prisoners from Gordon County, Georgia and Pickens County, Georgia, and as the prisoners began their exodus to Rattlesnake Springs, Cherokee Nation (4 miles south of Charleston, Tennessee), the Cherokee from counties south and east of the area also were housed here. The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Winfield Scott Winfield Scott (June 13, 1786 – May 29, 1866) was a United States Army lieutenant general, diplomat, and presidential candidate. ... Gordon County is a county located in the state of Georgia. ... Pickens County is a county located in the state of Georgia. ... Charleston is a city located in Bradley County, Tennessee. ...

After the Cherokee left, the capital remained abandoned for more than 100 years. Some of the houses continued to be used, most notably the home of Samuel Worcester. When the citizens of Gordon County deeded the land to the state for preservation the Worcester home, largest remaining structure, had been vacant for two years and the wear of the elements in that brief time was apparent. In 1954 archeologists Lewis Larsen and Joe Caldwell begin the step by step process of finding out more about the land given to the state, with the intent of preserving the site.

Council House, Courthouse, and Print Shop, three of the reconstructed buildings in New Echota, were originally owned by Cherokee.

Image File history File links New Echota Print Shop where the bilingual newspaper, the Cherokee Phoenix, was printed and invented by Sequoyah File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links New Echota Print Shop where the bilingual newspaper, the Cherokee Phoenix, was printed and invented by Sequoyah File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

New Echota Historic Site

In addition to the standard finds, Larsen and Caldwell astonished the world by discovering much of the type used to print the Cherokee Phoenix, plus remains of many of the buildings. On March 13, 1957, following the news of Larsen and Caldwell's archeological finds, the state of Georgia authorized that the town of New Echota be rebuilt, as a Georgia State Park. March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Now there are many highlights within the village of New Echota. The Council House, where the laws of the Cherokee Nation were enacted, to the Supreme Court, where the laws of the nation were enforced. Both are open to visitors. Another highlight are the offices of the Cherokee Phoenix, where Buck Oolwatie (Elias Boudinot) wrote and a white printer laid out the first Native American newspaper by Sequoyah. Further on is the home of Samuel Worcestor, The Messenger, a missionary who brought the word of God to the Cherokee. SE-QUO-YAH – a lithograph from Indian Tribes, McKinney and Hall, 1856. ...

The three-quarter mile walk can be expanded by walking the Newtown Trail, a 1.2 mile interpreted trail that takes hikers to Town Creek, where the majority of Cherokee camped when the Council was in session.

External links

• LostWorlds.org | New Echota
• New Echota Historic Site
• New Echota Historic Site @ ngeorgia.com
• Treaty of New Echota
• New Echota map