Fort Cass
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Fort Cass, named for U.S. Secretary of War Lewis Cass (1782–1866), was a fort located on the site of the U.S. federal agency to the Cherokee Nation. Established in 1835, the fort served as the U.S. Army headquarters for Cherokee removal from their ancestral homelands in the Southeast to Indian Territory. It housed a garrison of U.S. troops who watched over the largest concentration of internment camps where Cherokee were kept during the summer of 1838 before starting the main trek west to Indian Territory, and served as one of three emigration depots where the Cherokee began their journey west, the others of which were located at Ross's Landing in Chattanooga and Gunter's Landing near Guntersville, Alabama. The fort was abandoned in 1838.
Location: 35.2866, -84.755, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
2 places
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Battle of Athens ⓘ
civilian revolt against local government in McMinn County, Tennessee -
Fort Cass ⓘ
historic fort in Tennessee, USA
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1946 | Battle of Athens | rebellion, Paul Cantrell | Wikidata |
| link | page | FortWiki page@ | Wikidata | ||
| organisation | arms industry | 1985 | Knight Rifles | arms industry, company | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Fort Cass | fort | Wikidata | |