Trail of Tears State Forest

Parks Directory of the United States / State Parks / Illinois
Location:Southern Illinois, 5 miles northwest of Jonesboro and 20 miles south of Murphysboro.
Facilities:Class C tent camping and Class D backpack campsites, group campingareas, picnic areas, shelters, privies, ball diamond, trails (40 miles).
Activities:Camping, hiking, horseback riding, hunting.
Special Features:In the winter of 1838-1839, the Cherokee, Creek, and Chickasaw nationswere forced by the US Army to move from the Southeast to reservationsin Oklahoma Territory. They had to stop for the winter in southernIllinois, just south of the present-day state forest, because offloating ice in the Mississippi River. Hundreds died of cold andstarvation during this cruel trek, which came to be known as the Trailof Tears (see separate entry on Trail of Tears National Historic Trailin national trails section). Today, Trail of Tears Forest in Illinoisis a multiple-use site managed for timber, wildlife, ecosystempreservation, watershed protection, and recreation.
Address:3240 State Forest Rd
Jonesboro, IL 62952
Phone:618-833-4910
Web: dnr.state.il.us/Lands/Landmgt/PARKS/R5/TRLTEARS.HTM
Size: 5,114 acres.

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单词	trail of tears state forest
释义	Trail of Tears State Forest Trail of Tears State Forest Parks Directory of the United States / State Parks / Illinois Location:Southern Illinois, 5 miles northwest of Jonesboro and 20 miles south of Murphysboro. Facilities:Class C tent camping and Class D backpack campsites, group campingareas, picnic areas, shelters, privies, ball diamond, trails (40 miles). Activities:Camping, hiking, horseback riding, hunting. Special Features:In the winter of 1838-1839, the Cherokee, Creek, and Chickasaw nationswere forced by the US Army to move from the Southeast to reservationsin Oklahoma Territory. They had to stop for the winter in southernIllinois, just south of the present-day state forest, because offloating ice in the Mississippi River. Hundreds died of cold andstarvation during this cruel trek, which came to be known as the Trailof Tears (see separate entry on Trail of Tears National Historic Trailin national trails section). Today, Trail of Tears Forest in Illinoisis a multiple-use site managed for timber, wildlife, ecosystempreservation, watershed protection, and recreation. Address:3240 State Forest Rd Jonesboro, IL 62952 Phone:618-833-4910 Web: dnr.state.il.us/Lands/Landmgt/PARKS/R5/TRLTEARS.HTM Size: 5,114 acres. See other parks in Illinois.
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