Chieftains
National Historic Landmark

Chieftains

Rome, Floyd County, Georgia
Listed
April 6, 1971
Type
Building
Period
Modern
Ref No.
71000273

About this property

Chieftains Museum, also known as the Major Ridge Home, is a two-story white frame house built around a log house of 1819 in Cherokee country (it is within present-day Rome, Georgia, US). It was the home of the Cherokee leader Major Ridge. He was notable for his role in negotiating and signing the Treaty of New Echota of 1835, which ceded the remainder of Cherokee lands in the Southeast to the United States. He was part of a minority group known as the Treaty Party, who believed that relocation was inevitable and wanted to negotiate the best deal with the United States for their people. The chiefs had agreed they could not go to war against the United States on the removal issue, but most other Cherokee opposed Ridge and the Treaty Party. He and some other members of the Treaty Party were assassinated after most of the tribe was removed to what became the Cherokee Nation in Indian Territory, for having ceded the tribe's communal lands, as this was considered a capital crime.

Location

80 Chatillon Rd.
Rome, Floyd County, Georgia
34.28620, -85.17218

Categories

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Sources

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When was Chieftains listed on the National Register?

Chieftains was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 6, 1971.

What type of historic resource is Chieftains?

Chieftains is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

Is Chieftains a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. Chieftains has been designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL), the highest level of federal recognition for historic properties in the United States.

What is the period of significance for Chieftains?

The period of significance for Chieftains is recorded as the modern era, specifically around 1971.

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