ILLINOIS STATE CHAPTER

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Research Projects

Assisting landowners to get sites along the Trail certified
Collecting GPS coordinates along the original route for the National Park Service to more accurately mark the Trail
Researching and marking the Water Route along the Illinois bank of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
Periodically, offering guided bus tours of the trail segments and sites in Illinois
Working with Illinois Department of Transportation to improve interpretive signage and design displays/waysides along the Auto Trail Route
Working with local county highway departments to install “Original Route” signage along the Trail
Developing a K-12 Trails of Tears curriculum that meets state standards for use in local schools
Incorporating the Trail of Tears into the 2018 Illinois Bicentennial celebration
Identifying and researching possible witness buildings in southern Illinois