Sculptor Steve Stone would like to invite you to an important Georgia Trail of Tears ceremony. At 1 PM on Saturday, March 21, 2020 the Mount Oglethorpe Foundation will dedicate Steve’s granite masterpiece to all those Native Americans who were so horribly affected by the United States Indian removal policies during the 19th century. And if you are reading this after the event, Steve still invites you to visit his memorial anyway.
UPDATE! Unfortunately, the dedication postponed on account of projected weather issues. More when info. is available.
Steve’s memorial is a big one, as you can see. It measures 5 1/2 by 8 and weighs in at a whopping 5,000 pounds.
The monument showing U.S. troops displacing a Cherokee family
This dedication will take place near the entrance to Eagle’s Rest Park in northern Georgia near the town of Jasper.
For further information, call the park @ (706) 301-8871
Educational walkway leading to the monument
One of the historical markers found on the way to the carving
The Native American community will be represented at this Georgia Trail of Tears ceremony. And, Steve will be speaking as well as reciting his haunting poem titled, Lost Lake Cherokee.
Steve Stone reading his poem, Lost Lake Cherokee.
Steve’s carving in place at Eagle’s Rest Park
See the following articles for further information about Steve, the development of his memorial sculpture and the Georgia Trail of Tears ceremony. Please share this information with others who might be interested.
Georgia Indian Removal Project
Indian removal monument for Mt. Oglethorpe a ‘spiritual’ undertaking
Sculptor Creates Trail of Tears Memorial Piece for Georgia Park (Eastern Band of Cherokee newsletter)
Trail of Tears memorial to be on Georgia’s Mount Oglethorpe (Cherokee Phoenix, newspaper of the Cherokee Nation)
Trail of Tears Memorial to Sit Atop Mount Oglethorpe (scroll to page 23)
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