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Red Clay State Historic Park: Blue Hole Spring history
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Description
Title
Red
Clay
State
Historic
Park
:
Blue
Hole
Spring
history
Creator(s)
West
,
Carroll
Van
,
photographer
Date
2009
Coverage
2000-2009
Property name
Red Clay State Historic Park
Property type
Park
National Register Reference
72001229
listed
September
14
,
1972
Community Name
Cleveland, Bradley County, TN
Description
Color
photograph
of an
informational
sign
explaining
the
significance
of
water
to the
Cherokee
, and
noting
the
role
of the
blue
hole
spring
as a
source
for
water
during
Cherokee
council
meetings
.
It
explains
that the
source
of the
folklore
was a
Cherokee
named
Swimmer
who
was a
keeper
of
tribal
traditional
knowledge
.
Historical Notes
The
Red
Clay
State
Historic
Park
,
located
south
of
Cleveland
,
TN
near
the
Georgia
border
,
consists
of
about
260
acres
.
It
is
a
natural
landmark
historically
associated
with the
Cherokee
Nation
,
particularly
the
Council
Spring
, or
Blue
Hole
,
which
provided
water
to the
Cherokee
during
their
council
meetings
. The
park
is
significant
as the
last
seat
of
Cherokee
government
prior
to their
removal
. The
last
Cherokee
capital
in
Georgia
was
established
in
1826
at
New
Echota
, and was a
small
sophisticated
city
that
included
a
courthouse
,
printing
office
,
houses
, and
street
. In
1832
, the
Cherokee
were
pushed
out
of
Georgia
,
no
longer
able
to
legally
congregate
. At this
time
, the
capital
of the
Cherokee
Nation
moved
to
Red
Clay
in
Tennessee
and
remained
there
until
the
final
detachments
left
for
western
territory
in
1838
. In
1984
, the
Cherokee
erected
a
monument
to the
Trail
of
Tears
, the
Eternal
Flame
.
Collection Name
Trail of Tears
Subject-LCSH
Cherokee Indians -- 1830-1840
Swimmer, 1833 or 1834-1899
Subject-TGM
Historical markers
Type
Still image
Genre
Photograph
Processing notes
Electronic
file
Copyright status
Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission
Contributing Institution
Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Conditions for use
Credit Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only
Digital Publisher
Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
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