Trail of Tears Association, Georgia Chapter

170th Anniversary Proclamation

On Tuesday, June 10th, 2008, Governor Perdue placed his signature on the 170th Anniversary Proclamation.

Senator Smith welomes Trail of Tears Association to the State Capitol
Left to right: Rep. Katie Dempsey (R-Rome); Tommy Cox, National TOTA board member; Kathy Cox, Georgia Chapter member; Linda Baker, Georgia Chapter secretary; Governor Perdue; Senator Preston Smith; Dola Davis, National TOTA board member; Walker Dan Davis, Georgia Chapter member; and W. Jeff Bishop, president of the TOTA Georgia Chapter

Counties	Cities
Bartow Catoosa Chattooga Cherokee Cobb Dade Dawson Fannin Floyd Fulton Gilmer Gordon Haralson Murray Paulding Pickens Polk Walker Whitfield	Calhoun Cartersville Cedartown Chatsworth Chickamauga Cumming Dahlonega Dallas Dalton Eton Fort Oglethorpe Jasper Kennesaw LaFayette Marietta Rome Rossville Summerville Trenton	In addition to the Governor Perdue signature on the 170th Anniversary Proclamation, as of June 12th, 2008, the Proclaimation has been adopted and signed by 19 counties and 19 cities. Linda Baker, secretary of the Georgia Chapter of Trail of Tears Association composed and was the main force behind the drive to give the state, counties, and cities, and opportunity to participate in the 170th Anniversary of the Trail of Tears. View the Proclaimation (as prepared for the City of Jasper)

Counties

Cities

Bartow
Catoosa
Chattooga
Cherokee
Cobb
Dade
Dawson
Fannin
Floyd
Fulton
Gilmer
Gordon
Haralson
Murray
Paulding
Pickens
Polk
Walker
Whitfield

Calhoun
Cartersville
Cedartown
Chatsworth
Chickamauga
Cumming
Dahlonega
Dallas
Dalton
Eton
Fort Oglethorpe
Jasper
Kennesaw
LaFayette
Marietta
Rome
Rossville
Summerville
Trenton

In addition to the Governor Perdue signature on the 170th Anniversary Proclamation, as of June 12th, 2008, the Proclaimation has been adopted and signed by 19 counties and 19 cities.

Linda Baker, secretary of the Georgia Chapter of Trail of Tears Association composed and was the main force behind the drive to give the state, counties, and cities, and opportunity to participate in the 170th Anniversary of the Trail of Tears.

View the Proclaimation (as prepared for the City of Jasper)