- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home
- Creator:
- Taylor-Colbert, Alice
- Date of Original:
- 2004-11-12
- Subject:
- Museums--Georgia--Rome
Museum buildings--Georgia--Rome
Dwellings--Georgia--Rome
Historic buildings--Georgia--Rome
Historic sites--Georgia--Rome
Cherokee Indians--Georgia
Plantations--Georgia--Rome
Architecture, American--Georgia--Rome
Ridge, Major, ca. 1771-1839--Homes and haunts
Trail of Tears, 1838-1839 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Floyd County, Rome, 34.25704, -85.16467
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about the Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home in Rome, Georgia. The mission of the Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home is "to preserve and interpret the heritage represented by the Chieftains house and campus." This National Historic Landmark was the home of the prominent early-nineteenth-century Cherokee leader Major Ridge and his family. Thus "its heritage most significantly encompasses the history and traditions of the Cherokee Indians and the clash of cultures in the southeastern United States that culminated in the tragedy known as the 'Trail of Tears.'"
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/chieftains-museum-major-ridge-home/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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