Elizabeth found a goofy local ghost story/urban legend that led us to finding pieces of important local history that have been neglected.
Links:
Find a grave for Old Jefferson
Old Jefferson directions plus links for getting to the Trail of Tears segment of the trail (these haven't been updated in a while and were a little difficult to follow. The best course of action was using this map and cross referencing it with the Google maps app--I had full service out there so GPS worked no problem)