[2] He taught at Chatsworth Elementary School in Murray County, Georgia.
[3] Neal wrote many poems about the city of Calhoun, and the historic place of New Echota.
New Echota was the last standing capital of the Cherokee Indians before they were relocated to Oklahoma (i.e. "The Trail of Tears") from 1838 to 1839;[4] President Andrew Jackson had much to do with this.
One of Neal's best known poems,"The Indian's Heart," was recited at the dedication of the New Echota monument near Calhoun.
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