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Hamburg Hill – Place to visit on the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail

Thirteen detachments of approximately 1,000 Cherokees each left Tennessee in the fall of 1838 on the forced removal that became known as the Trail of Tears. They crossed into Illinois in October and December where an unforgiving bitter winter met them. Arriving at Hamburg Hill, they followed a steep-sided, thickly wooded hollow four miles to the Mississippi River. Today, visitors can retrace a one-mile segment of the same roadbed traveled by the detachments, on an out-and-back trail. The trailhead features a gravel parking area, informational wayside exhibits, and a vault toilet. Reaching the trailhead requires travel on gravel roads. The area is managed by Shawnee National Forest. For more information, including directions you can visit go.nps.gov/HamburgHill. Audio Description available at    • Hamburg Hill – Audio Described Place to vi...