Tuscumbia in Colbert County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Tuscumbia Big Spring
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, July 22, 2009
1. Tuscumbia Big Spring Marker
Inscription.
Tuscumbia Big Spring. . Big Spring (average daily flow 35,000,000 gallons) provided water for town founded on its banks. Michael Dickson of Tennessee was first settler (about 1817). Town laid out in 1819 and incorporated as Ococoposo (Cold Water, 1820). Name changed to Tuscumbia (1822) for a Chickasaw Indian. Confederate and Union soldiers camped here intermittently during wartime (1861~1865). Site of Tennessee Valley Fair in the 1800's, later Colbert County Fair until 1930's. Spring park established in 1919. President Carter opened his reelection campaign here Sept. 1, 1980
Big Spring (average daily flow 35,000,000 gallons) provided water for town founded on its banks.
Michael Dickson of Tennessee was first settler (about 1817). Town laid out in 1819 and incorporated as Ococoposo (Cold Water, 1820).
Name changed to Tuscumbia (1822) for a Chickasaw Indian. Confederate and Union soldiers camped here intermittently during wartime (1861~1865). Site of Tennessee Valley Fair in the 1800's, later Colbert County Fair until 1930's.
Spring park established in 1919.
President Carter opened his reelection campaign here Sept. 1, 1980
Erected 1989 by Tennessee Historical Preservation Board.
Location. 34° 43.802′ N, 87° 42.225′ W. Marker is in Tuscumbia, Alabama, in Colbert County. Marker is on Spring Park Road, on the left when traveling west. Marker is located at the intersection of S. Main St. and Spring Park Rd. on left upon entering into the park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tuscumbia AL 35674, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 9, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 13, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 2,666 times since then and 50 times this year. Last updated on May 19, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on March 13, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
