Waterloo in Lauderdale County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Waterloo
Settled 1819~Incorporated 1832
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, August 1, 2009
1. Waterloo Marker
Inscription.
Waterloo. Settled 1819~Incorporated 1832. One of Alabama's oldest incorporated towns. Waterloo was an important Tennessee river port during the steamboat era. In low~water season after large boats from Louisville, Cincinnati and other places downriver unloaded here: smaller craft transported goods and passengers upriver to Florence at the foot of the Muscle Shoals. Following a disastrous flood in 1847, the town was moved from its location on the riverbank, now under Pickwick Lake, to present higher ground. Union gunboats shelled it July 1862. Gen. William T. Sherman crossed the river here, November 1863, and made temporary headquarters in Dr. O.B. Sullivan's home.
One of Alabama's oldest incorporated towns. Waterloo was an important Tennessee river port during the steamboat era. In low~water season after large boats from Louisville, Cincinnati and other places downriver unloaded here: smaller craft transported goods and passengers upriver to Florence at the foot of the Muscle Shoals. Following a disastrous flood in 1847, the town was moved from its location on the riverbank, now under Pickwick Lake, to present higher ground. Union gunboats shelled it July 1862. Gen. William T. Sherman crossed the river here, November 1863, and made temporary headquarters in Dr. O.B. Sullivan's home.
Location. 34° 54.9′ N, 88° 3.516′ W. Marker is in Waterloo, Alabama, in Lauderdale County. Located at Entrance of Waterloo on Hwy 14, on right side of road from Florence, Al. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Waterloo AL 35677, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Edith Newman Culver (approx. 0.3 miles away); Trail of Tears (approx. half a mile away); Mud Glorious Mud (approx.
Also see . . . Waterloo, Alabama. Waterloo is a town in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Florence - Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Statistical Area known as "The Shoals". (Submitted on March 10, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, August 1, 2009
2. Waterloo Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2019. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,813 times since then and 95 times this year. Last updated on June 12, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. Photos:1, 2. submitted on March 10, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
