Thomas Sumter

Historical marker location:

Greenville, South Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of South Main Street (State Highway 124) and East Broad Street on South Main Street.)

Marker installed: 2006

"The Gamecock". 1734-1832.

The Cherokee Indian Removal Memorial, located in downtown Greenville, honors the memory of the Cherokee people who were forced to leave their homes in the state and walk the Trail of Tears to Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma.