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  1. End of the Cherokee Trail of Tears
    date May 16, 1836 to June 1, 1839map INDIAN LANDS, Georgiatags Migration/Transportation, Race-Relations

    The Trail of Tears was named as such by the Cherokee Indians who survived the forced march west from their native lands throughout Georgia and North Carolina. Hostility toward the Cherokees was not a foreign concept for the native people of Georgia. The Cherokees were led by the chief called The Ridge, who allied the Cherokees with Andrew Jackson in 1814 at Horseshoe Bend. During his presidency,...

  2. Improvements in Transportation
    date 1837 to 1838map WARREN, Mississippitags Migration/Transportation

    On December 15, 1837 the citizens of Vicksburg were very excited to see a new notice in their newspaper, The Vicksburg Register. J.R. & P. Jefferson had created a new Daily Line to run between Vicksburg and Jackson every day. The line consisted of four coaches and would make stops in Amsterdam, Raymond, and Clinton, Mississippi. The old line to Jackson was still running, so Mississippians...

  3. John Blackford's treatment of his slaves on Ferry Hill Plantation
    date 1838 to 1839map WASHINGTON, Marylandtags Health/Death, Slavery

    One afternoon Little Caroline was out in the barnyard playing on Mr. Blackfords Plantation and hurt herself. It was unlikely that Little Caroline, as a slave, would have seen a doctor , but Mr. Blackford was most solicitous about the well-being of his slaves and Doctor Richard Parran was called to treat her bruises. Though Little Caroline [was] accused of pilfering money from members of the Blackford...

  4. A narrative of the adventures and escape from American Slavery of Moses Roper
    date 1838map LANCASTER, South Carolinatags African-Americans, Crime/Violence, Health/Death, Law, Migration/Transportation, Race-Relations, Slavery

    Moses Roper was born in North Carolina, but after being sold several times, he ended up in South Carolina in Lancaster and also spent time in Cashaw County. Born a mulatto, he experienced both the advantages of being too white and also the disadvantages of being too black. For example, while slave traders attempted to sell him, he suffered because he was considered too white and spent time in horrible...

  5. Jonathan R. Davis Journey to Milledgeville, Georgia
    date 1838map PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvaniatags Arts/Leisure, Migration/Transportation

    Before leaving for Milledgeville, Georgia, Jonathan R. Davis of Gadsden, South Carolina had to do some calculations. While planning for his trip he took out his 1838 edition of Mitchell's Traveller's Guide through the United States. The brown three by five inch book contained the mileage for all common stagecoach routes in the country as well as information on the few established...

  6. Yellow Fever Responsible for Christian Miltenberger's Success in 19th Century New Orleans
    date 1838map ORLEANS, Louisianatags Health/Death, Migration/Transportation, Urban-Life/Boosterism

    Situated at the intersection of Royal and Dumaine Street in the heart of the New Orleans, the Miltenberger House still stands as a testimony to one immigrant's accumulation of wealth and to medical advancements in the South during the 19th century.

    Little was known about yellow fever, especially ways to prevent or treat this disease. Almost annually, it seemed, the Gulf Coast and in...

  7. The Great Fire of Charleston and its Cultural Awakening
    date April 27, 1838map CHARLESTON, South Carolinatags Arts/Leisure, Church/Religious-Activity, Economy, Slavery, Urban-Life/Boosterism

    On April 27, 1838, an enormous fire broke out in Charleston, South Carolina, around 9:00 pm. It raged until noon the next day, damaging over 1,000 buildings. It ruined many businesses, a new hotel, several churches, a new theater, and the entire market except for the fish section. Many houses were burnt to the ground. In efforts to put the fire out, all the water in the city pumps was used. In addition,...