• Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail: Beginning in Elizabethton, TN, the route taken by a Patriot militia to defeat British forces in a major Revolutionary War battle at Kings Mountains, SC. Re-enacted each year in September. Contact the National Park Service, 2635 Park Rd., Blacksburg, SC, 29702, 864-936-3477.
  Email: paul_carson@nps.gov
  Website: www.nps.gov/ovvi
  

• Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area: A federal, state, and local partnership to preserve and interpret the stories and legacy of the Civil War and Reconstruction in Tennessee. This is the only National Heritage Area designated by Congress that encompasses an entire state. Contact the Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University, Box 80, Murfreesboro, TN, 37132. 615-898-2947.
  Email: civilwar@mtsu.edu
  Web Site: www.mtsu.edu/~tncivwar.
  
  
• Trail of Tears National Historic Trail: The official land route followed by 16,000 Cherokee who were forcibly removed from their homes in 1838 begins in Charleston, TN. Contact the Long Distance Trails Group, National Park Service, P.O. Box 728, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87504-0728. 508-988-6888.
  Web Site: www.nps.gov.

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