Home Junaluska Memorial Museum Trail of Tears Cherokee Anthropology Friends of Junaluska Join Us Credits & Links		Junaluska was a hero to both Cherokee and other Americans. He was an honored leader of his people, a distinguished warrior both for the Cherokees and young America, as well as, a constant friend to the State of North Carolina. However, settlers were moving into this area in the western part of North Carolina. They wanted the fertile valley land. To make room for them, in 1838, Junaluska and many other Cherokee people were incarcerated and held in nearby stockades. One, known as Fort Montgomery, was right here in present day Robbinsville, NC. From these stockades, the Cherokees were forced to march to Oklahoma. This location is the beginning place of The Trail of Tears, as it has become known. After his return from Oklahoma, the state awarded Junaluska 337 acres of land on which he built his farm. Junaluska passed away circa 1855 and was buried here here in Robbinsville. His grave was originally marked, in traditional Cherokee style, with a pile of stones.
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