Native American Historical Attractions in Tennessee

  1. Red Clay State Historical Park
    last meeting place of the Cherokee Nation in the Southeast
    1140 Red Clay Park Road SW
    Cleveland TN 37311
    423. 478.0339

  2. Spring Frog Cabin
    historic log cabin appears to have been built in the mid-1700s when the
    Chickamauga Cherokees first settled along South Chickamauga Creek,
    home of the Cherokee leader/athlete, Spring Frog
    Audubon Acres
    900 N. Sanctuary Road
    Chattanooga TN 37421
    423. 892.1499

  3. Brainerd Mission Cemetery
    burial ground of Cherokee and missionary workers
    near Eastgate Mall, Brainerd Road
    Chattanooga TN

  4. Ross's Landing
    100 Broad Street
    Chattanooga TN

  5. Chattanooga Regional History Museum
    400 Chestnut Street
    Chattanooga TN 37402
    423. 365.4247

  6. Moccasin Bend National Archaeological District
    Moccasin Bend Road
    Chattanooga TN

  7. Warrior's Path State Park
    ancient war and trading path from Kingston to Chattanooga
    PO Box 5026, Hemlock Road
    Kingsport TN 37663
    423. 239.8531

  8. Nancy Ward Grave Site
    Highway 411 N
    Benton TN 37307
    423. 745.3573

  9. Sequoyah Birthplace Museum
    576 Hwy. 360, Citico Road
    Vonore TN 37885
    23. 884.6246

  10. Fort Loudon State Historical Area
    nearby were the principal towns of the Cherokee Nation including Tenase,
    namesake of our state, and Tuskegee, birthplace of the genius Sequoyah
    338 Fort Loudon Road
    Vonore TN 37885
    423. 884.6217

  11. East Tennessee Historical Center
    600 Market Street
    Knoxville TN 37901
    865. 215.8824

  12. McClung Museum
    University of Tennessee
    1327 Circle Park Drive
    Knoxville TN 37996
    865. 974.2144

  13. Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area
    site of the Transylvania Purchase of Cherokee lands
    1651 W. Elk Avenue, Hwy. 321
    Elizabethton TN 37643
    423. 543.5808

  14. Trail of Tears National Historic Trail
  15. Old Stone Fort State Park
    2000-year old American Indian ceremonial site
    732 Stone Fort Drive
    Manchester TN 37855
    615. 723.5073

  16. Bledsoe's Fort Historical Park
    site of a Native American town dating to approximately 1000-1450 c.e.
    Old Highway 25
    Castalian Spring TN 37031

  17. Tennessee State Museum
    Permanent Exhibit: The First Tennesseans
    505 Deaderick Street
    Nashville TN 37243
    615. 741.2692

  18. Natchez Trace Parkway
    an historic Indian trace, or trail, between Nashville, Tennessee and Natchez, Mississippi
    from Cypress Inn to Nashville TN

  19. Mound Bottom Archaeological Complex
    Kingston Springs TN
    615. 797.9052

  20. Port Royal State Historic Area
    an old Indian trail that lead to the Ohio River and the route
    taken by the Cherokee during their "removal" by the US in 1837-38
    3300 Old Clarksville Road
    Adams TN 37010
    931. 358.9696

  21. Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Area
    15 earthen mounds, a geometic enclosure, habitation areas and related earthworks
    460 Ozier Road
    Pinson TN 38366
    731. 988.5614

  22. Shiloh National Military Park
    prehistoric Indian mounds that are listed as a historic landmark
    1055 Pittsburg Landing Road Shiloh TN 38376
    731. 689.5696

  23. Chucalissa Indian Village and Museum
    1987 Indian Village Drive
    Memphis TN 38109
    901. 785.3160

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