New Echota-Cherokee Capital State Historic Site will be hosting Arts and Crafts on the Trail of Tears on September 20 th , 2025, between the hours of 10 A.M. and 2 P.M. Visitors to the site will have the opportunity to step into history through crafts of the Cherokee and the 19 th century.
The crafts will include finger weaving, paper making, and a variety of other crafts as visitors roam around the historic capital of the Cherokee Nation. Rangers and volunteers will be stationed in different buildings through out the day to demonstrate arts and crafts that the Cherokee are well known for as well as common crafts from the early 19 th century. The 19 th century reconstruction of the Phoenix Print Shop will be open during the day for printing demonstrations. Visitors will learn how the Cherokee Pheonix changed the lives of the Cherokee in the early 1800s.
Admission fee ($6-$8) is required and includes admission to the museum, self-guided walking tour of the historic grounds and Arts and Crafts on the Trail of Tears.
New Echota is located one mile east of Interstate 75(Exit 317) on GA HWY 225 N. near Calhoun, Georgia. Call 706.624.1321 or visit GaStateParks.org/newechota for further information.
