501 Riverside Parkway | Rome, Georgia 30161 | 706-291-9494
Major Ridge was born about 1771 in a village in the southeastern portion of present day Tennessee.
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Adults $10.00 Seniors $5.00 Students $5.00
A mardi gras themed Low Country Boil & Barbeque is planned for Saturday, February 19, 2022. Visit the store tab at the top of the page to purchase tickets to this event.
Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home
501 Riverside Parkway | Rome, Georgia
706-291-9494
Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home is a National Historic Landmark and one of only a few private entities to be certified by the National Park Service as a site on the Trail of Tears. Major Ridge, whose old home Chieftains now occupies, was one of the signers of the Treaty of New Echota, which resulted in the forced relocation of the Cherokee people.