page_title: Blythe Ferry
hierarchical_section_title: Blythe Ferry
caption_attribution_description: The site of Blythe Ferry at the Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge in Meigs County, Tennessee, located in the southeastern United States. The ferry, situated near the confluence of the Hiwassee River and Tennessee River, attained notoriety in 1838 when it became a departure point for the Trail of Tears, in which thousands of Cherokees were forced to move west.
context_page_description: Blythe Ferry was a ferry across the Tennessee River in Meigs County, Tennessee. In 1838, the ferry served as a gathering point and crossing for the Cherokee Removal, commonly called the Trail of Tears, in which thousands of Cherokee were forced to move west to Oklahoma from their homeland in the southeastern United States.
  While the ferry no longer exists, the ferry site is now part of the Cherokee Removal Memorial Park, which was dedicated in 2005 and was still under development in 2007. The park comprises a section of the Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge, which is managed by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.
context_section_description: Blythe Ferry was a ferry across the Tennessee River in Meigs County, Tennessee.  In 1838, the ferry served as a gathering point and crossing for the Cherokee Removal, commonly called the Trail of Tears, in which thousands of Cherokee were forced to move west to Oklahoma from their homeland in the southeastern United States.
  While the ferry no longer exists, the ferry site is now part of the Cherokee Removal Memorial Park, which was dedicated in 2005 and was still under development in 2007.  The park comprises a section of the Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge, which is managed by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.
caption: Blythe Ferry site
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