Thanks to its rich Native American past, Cleveland has a
wealth of activities for learning about the earliest inhabitants of the area. A
great place to start is the Red Clay State Historic Park, open year-round
except Christmas and housing the last of the Cherokee Nation council grounds
before the tribe's forced removal along the Trail of Tears. The park includes a
Cherokee farm and council house, a sacred council spring, an interpretive
center, a walking trail with limestone overlook tower and a picnic pavilion.
Another historic site is the Hair Conrad Cabin at Blythewood Farms, where the
Cherokee Chief Tekahskeh built a cabin in the 1800s. Blythewood also is a
working farm that breeds championship show horses, so call ahead for schedule
times.