Ross's Landing

Ross's Landing
Water cascading down steps above Ross's Landing Riverfront Park
LocationRiverfront Pkwy. west of Market St., Chattanooga, Tennessee
Coordinates35°3′23″N 85°18′32″W / 35.05639°N 85.30889°W / 35.05639; -85.30889
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
NRHP reference No.74001914
Added to NRHPJune 27, 1974

Ross's Landing in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is the last site of the Cherokee's 61-year occupation of Chattanooga and is considered to be the embarkation point of the Cherokee removal on the Trail of Tears. Ross's Landing Riverfront Park memorializes the location, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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