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Photo by See-Tennessee.com The Museum Center at 5ive Points is a regional history
museum dedicated to preserving the history of Tennessee's
Ocoee District. Bradley County, which was created in 1836, is located in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains in the Ocoee region of Tennessee. Its name honors Col. Edward Bradley, who served in the Revolutionary War and with Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812. Cleveland, the county seat, is named for Col. Benjamin Cleveland, a Revolutionary War hero. The city is home to the worldwide church denominations Church of God, established in 1886, and the Church of God of Prophecy, established in 1923. Lee University in Cleveland is affiliated with the Church of God. Several miles south of Cleveland lies Red Clay State Historic Park, a land considered sacred ground by the Cherokees. Red Clay served as the Cherokee nation's last council grounds in the 1830s before federal troops forcibly moved them along the Trail of Tears to what is today known as Oklahoma. The park's interpretive center and replicas of Cherokee life make sure the unique Cherokee way of life is not forgotten. In 1984, the Cherokees held a reunion council at Red Clay and unveiled the Eternal Flame of the Cherokee Nation as a memorial to those who suffered and died on the Trail of Tears. |
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