Trail of Tears Association, Georgia Chapter

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GaTOTA Member Benefits

What is the TOTAbase developed by the Georgia Chapter of TOTA?

The TOTAbase is an ongoing project developed by GaTOTA to:

• facilitate the sharing of Trail of Tears-related and Native American-related research;
• identify, inventory, and preserve historic resources along the Trail of Tears; and
• to aid in the cooperative strategic planning and in the implementation of interpretative strategies for the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail.

The TOTAbase uses primary source documents, historic maps, photographic inventories of historic sites, and on-the-ground GPS coordinates to reconstruct the landscape of the old Cherokee Nation in Google Earth. Significant structures, ferry crossings, existing road beds, and other resources that may be useful in interpreting Indian Removal are noted and located in the database, which is freely available to all Georgia chapter members. Interpretation of the Trail of Tears is now being developed by TOTA and the NPS in the form of wayside exhibits, driving tours, books and brochures, podcasts, websites, recreational opportunities, and other means, and the TOTAbase has the capacity to inform all of these endeavors.

The TOTAbase consists of two parts, a dynamic "*.klm" file used in conjuction with GoogleEarth and research documents.

The TOTAbase is available to only Georgia Chapter members of the TOTA. Active members (dues have been paid for the current year) will be issued a username and password as soon as the webmaster receives word of payment from National. Members that have have not received your login information, please contact the webmaster.

Sample shots from the GoogleEarth application on the TOTAbase

An image showing the portion of what is now Pickens County where the Carmel (Taloney) Mission was situated.

An image showing a portion of present day Rome, Georgia, with a background of the 1835 U.S. Postal Service map