Tree Planted In Memory Of My Late Mother At New Echota

Posted bybobbyzane420Posted inOp-Ed, Travel Sites
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I wasn’t able to make it to the event because I live about 800 miles away now. But recently, an American Beech Tree was planted at the New Echota Historic Site near Calhoun, Ga.

The site used to be the capital of the Cherokee Nation prior to the removal of Native Indigenous People during the Trail of Tears. As chance would have it, I currently live near Tahlequah, the current capital of the Cherokee Nation.

My mother, Linda Fletcher, worked and volunteered years as a Board member of the Friends of New Echota. She passed away in late December. We’re also Cherokee on her side of the family.

Present was my brother, cousins, aunts and uncles.

If you are in the northwestern Georgia area, I would recommend you stop by.

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I'm an award winning journalist and photographer who covered dozens of homicides and even interviewed President Jimmy Carter on multiple occasions. A back injury in 2011 and other family medical emergencies sidelined my journalism career. But now, I'm doing my own thing, focusing on movies (one of my favorite topics), current events and politics (another favorite topic) and just anything I feel needs to be posted. Thank you for reading.

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