Fort Cumming

Fort Cumming (1838-1838) - A Trail of Tears Cherokee removal fort first established in 1838 in Lafayette, Walker County, Georgia. Named Fort Cumming after Rev. David B. Cumming, Methodist minister and missionary to the Cherokees. Abandoned in 1838.

History of Fort Cumming

Established in 1838 by Captain Samuel Fariss and a company of Georgia volunteers who guarded captured Cherokee Indians here before their removal to the Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). Some 469 captured Cherokee Indians were escorted from Fort Cumming to Ross's Landing on 9 Jun 1838 to begin the journey.

Abandoned in 1838.

Current Status

Marker only in Lafayette, Walker County, Georgia.

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USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1877596

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Location: Lafayette, Walker County, Georgia. Map point is the marker location. Maps & Images Lat: 34.71520199 Long: -85.2881441 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: .....'

See Also:

• Trail of Tears Forts

Sources:

• Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 219

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Cumming
• NPS - Cherokee Removal From Georgia
• Fort Cumming Marker

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