The man who walked on mountain ridge top

  • John Ridge, son of Major Ridge, served as an interpreter for most of the Cherokee delegations in Washington opposing the removal.
    John Ridge, son of Major Ridge, served as an interpreter for most of the Cherokee delegations in Washington opposing the removal.
  • Major Ridge was speaker of the Cherokee Council and primary leader of the Treaty Party that signed the Treaty of New Echota for Cherokee Removal.
    Major Ridge was speaker of the Cherokee Council and primary leader of the Treaty Party that signed the Treaty of New Echota for Cherokee Removal.
“The Man Who Walks on the Mountain Ridge Top” was the translation of his Cherokee name, a name soon shortened to “The Ridge.” However he is known in history as Major Ridge, and he would play a…

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