Historical Marker
Trail of Tears
Historical marker location:
Princeton, Kentucky
( Big Springs Park, E. Washington St., Princeton)
At this point on the "Varmintrace" Road from Princeton toward Cumberland River the Cherokee Indians in 1838 camped on the 1200-mile "Trail of Tears." The enforced trek began in the Great Smoky Mountains and led westward to Indian Territory, costing the Cherokees nearly one-third of their population.