The Trail of Tears

            Aubrey had recently learned about The Trail of Tears in history, which was the cause of President Andrew Jackson’s decision. Therefore, she had an urge to see a memorial site that connected to her new knowledge. The day before the small snow storm Flat Aubrey visited the Indian site in the center of Jasper, AL. On the side of the highway, it was a small memorial site of the Cherokee Indians small section of the route after they were forcibly removed from their homeland. The Cherokee hiked many routes, but this part of the route was the water route. The water route followed the Mississippi River that flows from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. Winter months and cold water weakened the Indians on their journey. Like the weather of their trek, Flat Aubrey had shivered in the winter air and the wind blew as if it could cut you.

            The memorial site consisted of mostly rock structures. A giant heart rock with an arrow pierced through the middle had caught Aubrey’s eye. At its side, a rock had The Trail of Tears date inscribed on it, which was 1838-1839. Those dates represented the years the Cherokee had traveled the water route.