Trail of Tears State Forest

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Trail of Tears State Forest is a State of Illinois conservation area on Script error: No such module "convert". in Union County, Illinois, United States.[1]

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The view of Trail of Tears State Forest from the west

Trail of Tears was established in 1929 when Illinois purchased Script error: No such module "convert". acres of Shawnee Hills land and used the resulting land to create the Kohn-Jackson Forest (later Union County State Forest). Soon afterwards, the state park was improved with work performed by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Subsequent land acquisitions created the Script error: No such module "convert". Trail of Tears State Forest of today. The forest occupies land near the route followed by the Cherokee in December 1838 during their forced relocation in the Trail of Tears.[1]

Today's state forest contains a state tree nursery, the Script error: No such module "convert". Ozark Hills Nature Preserve, and Script error: No such module "convert". of trails for hiking and equestrian use. The nearest town of any size is Jonesboro, Illinois.[1]

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  1. a b c Joe McFarland, "High Country Forest", Outdoor Illinois XVIII:12 (December 2010), pages 2-5.

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