New Echota, Georgia

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New Echota, Georgia was the former capital of the Cherokee Nation and the site where U.S. officials and a minority Cherokee faction agreed to the controversial Treaty of New Echota that led to the Trail of Tears.

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New Echota, Georgia canonical 3
New Echota, Cherokee Nation 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Cherokee town
former capital
historic site
abandonedDate late 1830s
associatedWithEthnicGroup Cherokee people
associatedWithLanguage Cherokee language
associatedWithLegalCase Worcester v. Georgia
associatedWithMinorityFaction Treaty Party (Cherokee)
associatedWithPublication Cherokee Phoenix
capitalOf Cherokee Nation (historic)
Cherokee Nation in the East
consequenceOfTreaty forced removal of Cherokee to Indian Territory
country United States
currentUse state historic site
endTimeAsCapital 1838
foundedBy Cherokee Nation (historic)
foundingDate 1825
hasHeritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
hasOnsiteMuseum true
hasReconstructedBuilding Cherokee Council House
Cherokee homesteads
Cherokee tavern
Missionary Samuel Worcester’s house
Print shop of the Cherokee Phoenix
Supreme Court building of the Cherokee Nation
heritageDesignationDate 1973
listedOn National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn Gordon County, Georgia NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeEntity State of Georgia
linked to: Georgia
locatedInRegion Northwest Georgia
locatedNear Calhoun, Georgia
Conasauga River
Coosawattee River
Oostanaula River
managedBy Georgia Department of Natural Resources
namedAfter Echota (Overhill Cherokee town)
NRHPType historic district
openToPublic true
operatedBy Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites
partOf Cherokee Nation (historic)
roleInPublication printing site of the Cherokee Phoenix
significantEvent Removal of the Cherokee Nation
Trail of Tears
Treaty of New Echota
startTimeAsCapital 1825
treatySignedHere Treaty of New Echota
treatySigningDate 1835-12-29
wasSeatOf Cherokee National Council
Cherokee Supreme Court

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Treaty of New Echota signedAt New Echota, Georgia
subject linked to: Treaty of New Echota (1835)
Treaty of New Echota signingLocation New Echota, Georgia
Treaty of New Echota namedAfter New Echota, Georgia
Red Clay, Cherokee Nation precededBy New Echota, Cherokee Nation
linked to: New Echota, Georgia