Tennessee has many historic sites related to Native history - museum exhibits, parks featuring remnants of ancient town sites, places where significant events took place, historic hiking and driving trails, and more.
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| Sellars Farm State Archaeological Area | Mound Bottom State Archaeological Area | 1823 Nashville Toll Bridge | David Crockett State Park |
Tennessee has a rich Native history stretching back at least 12,000 years to the last Ice Age, when an ice sheet up to 2.5 miles high covered much of North America and mammoths and saber-toothed cats roamed the land. Learn about this history by clicking an icon below to explore the major time periods of Tennessee's Native history, browse our Native History articles, or discover our featured history articles below.
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| East Nashville Mounds Site | Indian Removal Act of 1830 | Bessie Coleman–Visionary Aviator | Dragging Canoe and The Chickamauga Cherokees |
