US Forest Service excavating remains of Trail of Tears fort; land never plowed or developed

Full story: WHNT-TV Huntsville

The U.S. Forest Service has begun to uncover the remains of a fort used to temporarily house the migrating Cherokee on the Trail of Tears, more than 170 years ago.

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