1818 Kentucky Map

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This 1818 map of Kentucky shows Livingston County, where the Cherokee crossed the Ohio River on their way to Indian Territory on the "Trail of Tears." Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

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By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #1675 in Livingston County notes the natural geological formation where hundreds of Cherokees camped for two weeks waiting to cross the Ohio River on their forced removal to Indian…