Remember and commemorate the survival of the Cherokee people, forcefully
removed from their homelands in Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee to live in
Indian Territory, now Oklahoma. They traveled by foot, horse, wagon, or
steamboat in 1838-1839.

Remember and commemorate the survival of the Cherokee people, forcefully removed from their homelands in Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee to live in Indian Territory, now Oklahoma. They traveled by foot, horse, wagon, or steamboat in 1838-1839.

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Trail Of Tears National Historic Trail

Chickasaw National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1985. It has the largest
tract of bottomland hardwood forest in Tennessee, and lies in the Lower
Mississippi River floodplain. Eight miles of the refuge’s western boundary
adjoins the Mississippi River. The refuge gets its name from the Chickasaw
Indians, who historically occupied portions of west Tennessee, including
Lauderdale County in which the refuge is located.

Habitats found on the refuge include; 39 acres of open administrative land;
1,256 acres of agriculture and moist-soil open land (the agriculture/moist-
soil ratio varies from year to year); 777 acres of bald cypress/tupelo forest;
5,719 acres of mixed bottomland hardwood forest; 89 acres of grassland; 119
acres of open water; 373 acres of sandbar; 32 acres of scrub/shrub; and 1,047
acres of upland forest. The Sunk Lake Public Use Natural Area includes three
acres of administrative lands; 274 acres of bald cypress/tupelo forest; 1,466
acres of mixed bottomland hardwood forests; and 130 acres of open water. The
total current deeded acreage managed in the Lower Hatchie Refuge is 9,451
acres. The Sunk Lake Public Use Natural Area includes a total of 1,873 acres.

<p>Chickasaw National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1985.  It has the largest tract of bottomland hardwood forest in Tennessee, and lies in the Lower Mississippi River floodplain. Eight miles of the refuge’s western boundary adjoins the Mississippi River. The refuge gets its name from the Chickasaw Indians, who historically occupied portions of west Tennessee, including Lauderdale County in which the refuge is located.  </p><p>Habitats found on the refuge include; 39 acres of open administrative land; 1,256 acres of agriculture and moist-soil open land (the agriculture/moist-soil ratio varies from year to year); 777 acres of bald cypress/tupelo forest; 5,719 acres of mixed bottomland hardwood forest; 89 acres of grassland; 119 acres of open water; 373 acres of sandbar; 32 acres of scrub/shrub; and 1,047 acres of upland forest. The Sunk Lake Public Use Natural Area includes three acres of administrative lands; 274 acres of bald cypress/tupelo forest; 1,466 acres of mixed bottomland hardwood forests; and 130 acres of open water. The total current deeded acreage managed in the Lower Hatchie Refuge is 9,451 acres. The Sunk Lake Public Use Natural Area includes a total of 1,873 acres.  </p>

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