New Echota: Capital of the Cherokee Nation | Georgia Stories

On this episode of Georgia Stories; Ranger Frankie Mewborn guides visitors on a tour of the New Echota Historic Site in Gordon County, which preserves what is left of the Cherokee capital. In 1835 Cherokee leaders signed the Treaty of New Echota requiring the Cherokees to leave the southeast. Original Air Date: 02/22/1994 For standards, timelines, and supplemental materials, visit our website at http://www.gpb.org/georgiastories