USA. Rome. Georgia. October. 2024. Cherokee Trail Of Tears sign on Hwy 411 indicating a section of the road once part used by the Cherokee on The Trail of Tears. Between 1938 and 1939, on the 800 miles journey, 16,000 Cherokee along with some slaves and Creek travelled by horseback, wagon, and on foot. Approximately 4000 perished of hunger, cold and disease.