Jacksonville in Calhoun County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Chief Ladiga Trail - Jacksonville
Photographed By Tim & Renda Carr, October 2, 2010
1. Chief Ladiga Trail - Jacksonville Marker left side
Inscription.
Chief Ladiga Trail - Jacksonville. . The Chief Ladiga Trail was named for a Creek Indian leader who signed the Cusseta Treaty in 1832. Under the terms of that agreement, the Creeks gave up claim to their remaining lands in northeast Alabama. Because he had signed the treaty, Ladiga was allowed to select some land in Benton County for his wife and himself. A year after the treaty, he sold part of his holdings for $2,000 to a group of speculators headed by Charles White Peters. That land later became Jacksonville. After selling the land, Ladiga and his wife moved to the Cherokee Nation and settled near what is now Piedmont. His cabin stood until about 1900, and he is buried in a grave near his homeplace. , Jacksonville, first called Drayton, was established in the early 1800’s on the site of Creek Indian Chief Ladiga’s trading post. In 1834 the town was renamed in honor of Andrew Jackson, seventh president of the United States. , As first county seat of Calhoun County, Jacksonville remained the center of local government until 1899 when the county seat moved to Anniston. , The Jacksonville Section of the Chief Ladiga Trail extends eight (8) miles for Warren Drive, south to intersection of the CSX Railroad in Maxwellborn, north. The property was acquired by the City of Jacksonville from the Norfolk Southern Railway in 1996.
The Chief Ladiga Trail was named for a Creek Indian leader who signed the Cusseta Treaty in 1832. Under the terms of that agreement, the Creeks gave up claim to their remaining lands in northeast Alabama. Because he had signed the treaty, Ladiga was allowed to select some land in Benton County for his wife and himself. A year after the treaty, he sold part of his holdings for $2,000 to a group of speculators headed by Charles White Peters. That land later became Jacksonville. After selling the land, Ladiga and his wife moved to the Cherokee Nation and settled near what is now Piedmont. His cabin stood until about 1900, and he is buried in a grave near his homeplace.
Jacksonville, first called Drayton, was established in the early 1800’s on the site of Creek Indian Chief Ladiga’s trading post. In 1834 the town was renamed in honor of Andrew Jackson, seventh president of the United States.
As first county seat of Calhoun County, Jacksonville remained the center of local government until 1899 when the county seat moved to Anniston.
The Jacksonville Section of the Chief Ladiga Trail extends eight (8) miles for Warren Drive, south to intersection of the CSX Railroad in Maxwellborn, north. The property was acquired by the City of Jacksonville from the Norfolk Southern Railway in 1996.
Location. 33° 49.079′ N, 85° 46.389′ W. Marker is in Jacksonville, Alabama, in Calhoun County. Marker can be reached from Mountain Street Northwest west of Woodward Avenue Northwest. Marker is located on the Chief Ladiga Trail next to the Old Jacksonville's Depot of the Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jacksonville AL 36265, United States of America. Touch for directions.
2. Chief Ladiga Trail - Jacksonville Marker right side
Photographed By Tim & Renda Carr, October 2, 2010
3. Chief Ladiga Trail - Jacksonville Marker
Photographed By Tim & Renda Carr, October 2, 2010
4. Chief Ladiga Trail - Jacksonville Marker next to the Jacksonville Depot
Photographed By Tim & Renda Carr, October 2, 2010
5. Image of Chief Ladiga
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6. Local Businesses of Jacksonville, Alabama
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7. Down Town Jacksonville, Alabama
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8. Town Square Jacksonville, Alabama
Photographed By Tim & Renda Carr, October 2, 2010
9. Town Square Jacksonville, Alabama
Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,280 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on October 3, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.