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| ID Number |
4001330 |
| Historic Name |
ILLINOIS CAMPGROUND |
| Description of Significance |
THE ILLINOIS CAMPGROUND SERVED AS A DISBANDMENT SITED ASSOCIATED WITH THE CHEROKEE TRAIL OF TEARS OF 1839. AT DISBANDMENT SITES LIKE THIS, THE DETACHMENTS OF NATIVE AMERICANS WERE OFFICIALLY TURNED OVER TO U.S. GOVERNMENT AND MILITARY AUTHORITIES. FROM THESE LOCATIONS THE CHEROKEE DISPERSED THROUGHOUT INDIAN TERRITORY TO BEGIN THEIR NEW LIVES IN THE WEST. THE LAST DETACHMENT OF CHEROKEE SETTLERS WERE DISBANDED FROM THIS PARTICULAR SITE. THIS DETACHMENT WAS LED BY CAPTAIN JOHN DREW AND INCLUDED CHEROKEE CHIEF JOHN ROSS AND HIS FAMILY. THIS DETACHMENT LEFT TENNESSEE IN DECEMBER BUT DID NOT REACH THIS SITE UNTIL MARCH 18, 1839. THE ILLINOIS CAMPGROUND WAS ALSO THE SITE WHERE THE CHEROKEE NATIONAL CONVENTION WAS HELD IN JULY 1839. THIS CONVENTION HELPED BRING ABOUT A PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT BETWEEN DIFFERENT FACTIONS OF CHEROKEES WHO HAD BEEN FIGHTING OVER THE TRIBAL TREATY WITH THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. TODAY, THIS SITE IS AGRICULTURAL PASTURELAND AND HAS BEEN RELATIVELY UNDISTURBED. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 12/6/2004. |
| Current Name |
SAME |
| Address |
1 MILE NORTH OF TAHLEQUAH |
| City |
TAHLEQUAH VICINITY |
| County |
CHEROKEE |
| Lot |
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| Block |
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| Current Section |
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| Township |
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| Range |
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| Type |
SITE |
| Historic Function |
DOMESTIC: CAMP |
| Current Function |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE: AGRICULTURAL FIELD |
| Area Significance 1 |
ETHNIC HERITAGE: NATIVE AMERICAN |
| Area Significance 2 |
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| Date Prepared |
JUNE 30, 2004 |
| Year Built |
1839 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
N/A |
| Architectural Style |
N/A |
| Roof Material |
N/A |
| Wall Material |
N/A |
| Window Material |
N/A |
| Door Material |
N/A |
| Decorative Details |
N/A |
| Condition |
GOOD |
| Comments |
LOCATION DETAILS REDACTED |
| Restricted |
N |
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