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Native Americans, Kaintuck boatmen, post riders, government officials, and soldiers all moved across this trail, creating a vital link between the Mississippi Territory and the fledgling United States. Pass through forests, cypress swamps, and farmland to meander through the rock-studded hills of Tennessee, cotton fields in Alabama, and Mississippi s rural countryside.
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Visit the landscapes of the 1965 voting-rights marches. The Edmund Pettus Bridge, interpretive centers and Montgomery sites connect courage, organizing and sacrifice with the ongoing story of civil rights.
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Learn about the forced removal of Cherokee people from their homelands and the endurance of communities who survived. Museums, memorials and historic sites interpret multiple removal routes and personal experiences.
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