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Waterways & Vessels Topic
By Tim Carr, August 1, 2009
Autauga County Courthouse
GEOGRAPHIC SORT WITH USA FIRST
| On East 4th Street west of North Court Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Created in 1818 by an act of Alabama Territorial Legislature. Autauga Indians lived on creek from which the county takes its name. Autaugas were members of the Alibamo tribe. They sent many warriors to resist Andrew Jackson's invasion in Creek War. . . . — — Map (db m27907) HM |
| Near West Main Street 0.1 miles west of South Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling east. |
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Water has always played a significant role in the history of Prattville. Daniel Pratt chose the location for his new town because of the proximity to Autauga Creek and the Alabama River. This area was referred to as an . . . — — Map (db m70815) HM |
| On Courthouse Square (U.S. 31) at Hand Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Courthouse Square. |
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Bottle Creek Site
has been designated a
National
Historic Landmark
This site possesses National Significance
in Commemorating the History of the
United States of America . . . — — Map (db m100849) HM |
| | The Eastern Shore Trail is a 24-mile pedestrian/bike trail from US Hwy 98 at Gator Alley in Daphne to Weeks Bay on Scenic Hwy 98. Teko Wiseman, founder of the Baldwin County Trailblazers-the organization responsible for the trail's . . . — — Map (db m128881) |
| | The first Fairhope pier was built in 1895. In the early years, the wooden pier served as a commercial dock for the bay boats. The first concrete pier was built in 1968 and remained in use until being severely damaged by Hurricane Ivan in 2004 and . . . — — Map (db m128891) HM |
| Near Fort Morgan Road (Alabama Route 180) 2 miles west of Dune Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
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American Forces
158 Men
20 Cannons
Casualties
3 Killed; 5 Wounded
British Forces
852 Men
130 Creek Indians
4 Ships; 80 Cannon
23 Killed; 47 Wounded
On September 11, 1814, HMS Hermes, HMS . . . — — Map (db m118333) HM |
| On Fort Morgan Road (Alabama Route 180) 1.2 miles west of Dune Road, on the right when traveling west. |
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(preface)
"Damn the Torpedoes!" is a familiar battle cry, but there's more to the story! The Mobile Civil War Trail is your guide to military movements and the way of life on and around Mobile Bay in the closing two years of the Civil . . . — — Map (db m87247) HM |
| Near Fort Morgan Road (Alabama Route 180) 1.2 miles west of Dune Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
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Historic 650 miles Water Route along the
Coosa, Alabama and Mobile Rivers
_________
Beginning on the Coosa River at the
Alabama-Georgia State Line
Established 2007 — — Map (db m122443) HM |
| On Fort Morgan Road (Alabama Route 180) west of Pontoon Lane, on the right when traveling west. |
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Navy Cove
The Mobile Bay shoreline just inside Mobile Point, close to Fort
Morgan, is known as Navy Cove. This was the site of Native
American villages for over two thousand years. The name
came after the British Navy anchored here . . . — — Map (db m122441) HM |
| On Jack Springs Road at Lottie Road (County Road 61), on the right when traveling south on Jack Springs Road. |
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Front
Lottie has the highest elevation in Baldwin County. A ridge forms a divide where waters to the east flow into Pensacola Bay and waters to the west flow into Mobile Bay. Pine Log Creek begins in Lottie. Pine Log Ditch, used to . . . — — Map (db m122349) HM |
| On Canal Road at Bay Circle, on the right when traveling west on Canal Road. |
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Front
This area, located along the southern shore of Wolf Bay, was the original 'Downtown' of Orange Beach. Beginning in the 1870's, the two schooners of James C. Callaway anchored near here in the deep-water Boat Basin. The . . . — — Map (db m130682) HM |
| On Perdido Beach Boulevard (Alabama Route 182) east of Parkway Drive, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Before 1906, Perdido Pass was located three miles east of today's Pass.
It was all a part of Point Ornocor with a short river at its end curving to
the west. The pass was narrow and very dangerous. Alabama Point and
Ono Island did not exist. . . . — — Map (db m122442) HM |
| On Battleship Parkway (U.S. 98) near Interstate 10, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The earliest outline of a recognizable bay on the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico was shown on a 1507 map by German cartographer Martin Waldeseemuller–the same map to first apply the name "America" to the New World.
Alonso Álvarez de . . . — — Map (db m100841) HM |
| On Confederate Drive, on the right when traveling north. |
| | From this Confederate Fort 15 heavy artillery guns, repelled elements of 2 Union Army Corps, routed 5 ironclad monitors attacking up the Blakely River and for 13 days helped prevent the capture of Mobile until after General Lee's Surrender at . . . — — Map (db m100911) HM |
| On Cora Slocomb Drive 0.3 miles north of General Canby Drive. |
| | At dusk on April 8, 1865, 300 yards west of this site, the Union Army's 8th lowa Infantry and three Illinois Regiments breached the Confederate main line of resistance. Under the cover of night, troops holding the thin gray line spiked their guns . . . — — Map (db m100855) HM |
| On Alabama Route 225, on the left when traveling north. |
| | In 1799 the first public school in Alabama was built just north of this site at Boatyard Lake in the Tensaw Community. More than 90 small schools dotted Baldwin County in the early twentieth century. This one room school was built in 1920 by African . . . — — Map (db m122669) HM |
| On Alabama Route 10 0.3 miles west of County Road 41, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The Pea River Electric Membership Corporation was energized on this site on June 8, 1939. This rural electric cooperative was organized under an executive order signed by President F. D. Roosevelt on May 11, 1935.
Rural members of Barbour, Dale . . . — — Map (db m71804) HM |
| On East Broad Street east of North Livingston Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The Second Creek war resulted in the final expulsion of the Creeks from eastern Alabama and paved the way for large-scale American settlement. The town of Irwinton gradually expanded westward from the bluff overlooking the Chattahoochee in the years . . . — — Map (db m101361) HM |
| On East Broad Street east of North Livingston Avenue, in the median. |
| | William Thomas "Tom" Mann
1932-2005
Family man, entrepreneur and bass angler legend, Tom Mann, achieved fame as a fishing lure designer/manufacturer and helped put Lake Eufaula on the map with his popular television shows. With an . . . — — Map (db m113682) HM |
| On North Main Street (Alabama Route 51) 0.6 miles south of West Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | The battles of Hobdy's Bridge and Pea River were the result of the desperate attempt of Creeks to avoid removal to the West by fleeing to Florida along trails bordering the Pea and Conecuh Rivers. The battles marked the last large-scale . . . — — Map (db m111627) HM |
| On East 17th Street at Quintard Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East 17th Street. |
| | Seaman Second Class, United States Navy, George Washington Ingram was killed in action in the defense of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
For Seaman Ingram's bravery, an American destroyer was built and named in his honor. The U.S.S. George . . . — — Map (db m106617) HM |
| | Boiling Springs Road once provided a vital transportation link
across Choccolocco Creek for residents of the valley. The road
received its name from the Boiling Spring (pictured below and to
the right) located across the creek at this location. . . . — — Map (db m145023) HM |
| On 20th Avenue (U.S. 29) 0.1 miles north of 61st Street West, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Cornerstones of Chattahoochee Mfg. Co., Langdale, Ala., and Alabama & Georgia Mfg. Co., River View, Ala., were laid on August 1, 1866. Mills used Chattahoochee River water power for operation of spindles and looms. Planters and businessmen of . . . — — Map (db m71637) HM |
| On College Street (County Route 20) 0.1 miles south of South River Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Cherokee Chief Pathkiller owned a ferry across the Coosa River at this location in the early 1820's. His home was a short distance on the east side of the river. Upon Pathkiller's death in 1827, John Ride, a prominent Cherokee gained a majority . . . — — Map (db m114281) HM |
| On Riverside Lane at Canyon Drive (Alabama Route 35), on the left when traveling west on Riverside Lane. |
| | The river originates in Lafayette in Walker County, Georgia, flows through Chattooga County, Georgia and then enters Cherokee County before emptying into Weiss Lake. Prior to the construction of the lake, the Chattooga River converged with the Coosa . . . — — Map (db m137513) HM |
| Near Mitchell Dam Road 0.5 miles east of County Road 93. |
| | Named by the Board of Directors
of
Alabama Power Company
to honor
James Mitchell
President 1912-1920
Major modifications to this project were completed
in 1985. Three new generating units with a total
capacity of 150,000 . . . — — Map (db m72486) HM |
| Near Walker Springs Road (County Road 29) at Madison Road (Route 33). |
| | Founded in 1809 by George Strother Gaines as Choctaw-Creek Indian Trading Post on Alabama River, now Gainestown Landing. Here lived Alabama Indians for whom State & River named. At Battle of Maubila De Soto's hogs escaped, from whence . . . — — Map (db m101609) HM |
| On Madison Road (County Road 33) at Tennessee Road, on the right when traveling north on Madison Road. |
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Side 1
On November 12, 1813, the Canoe Fight, one of the key assaults of the Creek War, took place nearby at the mouth of Randon’s Creek where it flows into the Alabama River. Following the Fort Mims Massacre in August, small bands of . . . — — Map (db m101574) HM |
| On Court Square (Alabama Route 9) at 1st Avenue North, on the right when traveling west on Court Square. |
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Side 1
Clay County and the
Creek Indian War of 1813-14
During the Creek Indian War of 1813-14, a subset of the War of 1812 with England, numerous figures prominent in American history marched over what would become Clay . . . — — Map (db m95100) HM |
| Near Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 327.3), 1.4 miles east of N Pike (County Route 21), on the left when traveling east. |
| | George Colbert's stand sat atop the ridge before you. As one of many inns that dotted the Trace between Nashville and Natchez, it provided travelers with food and lodging.
With a Scottish father and Chickasaw mother, George Colbert used his . . . — — Map (db m107260) HM |
| Near Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 327.3), 1 mile north of N. Pike (County Road 21). |
| | This scene would have occurred far below the surface of the lake you see now. From 1802 to 1819, George Colbert operated a ferry across the quarter-mile breadth of the powerful Tennessee River. The ferry carried mail, militia, settlers, Indians and . . . — — Map (db m84705) HM |
| On Park Road 0.4 miles north of Natchez Trace Parkway, on the left when traveling east. |
| | George Colbert operated a ferry across the Tennessee River from 1800 to 1819. His stand or inn offered travelers a warm meal and shelter during their journey on the Old Trace. Colbert looked after his own well-being and once charged Andrew Jackson . . . — — Map (db m69630) HM |
| Near Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 327.3), 1 mile north of N. Pike (County Road 21). |
| | This monument is to memorialize Chickasaw Chief George Colbert who operated a river ferry, traveler’s stand, and had a home on this Natchez Trace site. Colbert Co. AL was named in his honor. — — Map (db m84706) HM |
| Near Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 327.3), 1.6 miles east of N Pike (County Route 21), on the left when traveling east. |
| | In the early 1800s, ferries like the one George Colbert ran near here on the Tennessee River linked segments of the Natchez Trace. Ferries carried people across the river—for a fee. Post riders, Kaintucks, military troops, casual travelers, . . . — — Map (db m107258) HM |
| Near Reservation Road 1 mile east of Alabama Route 133, on the left when traveling east. |
| | In the early 1930s, which Wilson Dam serving as the starting point for the newly formed TVA and its river development plan, an era of new prosperity in the region began. TVA embarked on one of the largest U.S. hydropower construction programs . . . — — Map (db m106193) HM |
| | Just downstream from Wilson Dam lies a series of trails maintained by the Tennessee Valley Authority. Starting at the Visitor Center, explore the trails as they meander along the riverbank and through the forest
1.Wilson Dam Visitor Center . . . — — Map (db m106186) HM |
| | Wilson Dam
Potential floodwaters that surge downstream on the Tennessee River are collected in Wilson Lake. Then, through carefully controlled releases, the water is gradually sent through the dam. Releasing water through the dam serves . . . — — Map (db m124083) |
| Near Reservation Road 1 mile east of Alabama Route 133, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Natural and Cultural Preservation
TVA is fully committed to protecting our natural and cultural resources. And nowhere is that more evident than right here at Wilson Dam.
Here, the 25-acre Old First quarters Small Wild Area showcases the . . . — — Map (db m106189) |
| Near Reservation Road 1 mile east of Alabama Route 133, on the left when traveling east. |
| | The Tennessee Valley Authority is much more than just “a power company.” TVA has been proving this for more than 80 years by powering the region’s progress and managing the natural resources in its care for the greatest public good. . . . — — Map (db m106190) HM |
| | During the 19th Century, Muscle Shoals, the shallow but often-flooded rapids of this section of the Tennessee River, impeded navigation, steamboat traffic and agriculture, so the federal government explored the possibility of opening the channel to . . . — — Map (db m105705) HM |
| | Wilson Dam and the TVA System
From the very beginning, TVA knew how important Wilson Dam would be to their operations. In fact, the Wilson Dam area served as the headquarters for TVA's initial agricultural and chemical programs. Today, Wilson . . . — — Map (db m124084) |
| Near Reservation Road 1 mile east of Alabama Route 133, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Wilson Dam is the longest-operating hydroelectric facility in the TVA System and certainly one of the most significant. Built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, primarily to supply power for nitrate production during World War I, Wilson Dam became . . . — — Map (db m106188) HM |
| Near Reservation Road 1 mile east of Alabama Route 133, on the left when traveling east. |
| | With the U.S. entrenched in World War I, President Woodrow Wilson called for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to build nitrate plants at Muscle Shoals to produce explosives for the war effort—and a hydroelectric dam to power them both. . . . — — Map (db m106191) HM |
| Near Ashe Boulevard 0.4 miles north of NE 16th Street. |
| | In 1832, the Alabama legislature authorized the Florence Bridge Company to construct this bridge across the Tennessee River. In 1840, it opened as a toll bridge. Twice damaged by storms, it was reopened in 1858 as a double-decked bridge by the . . . — — Map (db m40596) HM |
| On South Montgomery Avenue at West 1st Street, on the right when traveling south on South Montgomery Avenue. |
| | On Jan. 21, 1933 President-elect Franklin Delano Roosevelt addressed an immense crowd at this crossing from his railroad car and promised "to put Muscle Shoals back on the map." He then toured the idle U.S. Nitrate Plant No. 2 and Wilson Dam with . . . — — Map (db m83392) HM |
| | World's Largest Man-Made Natural Stone Waterfall
to be known in existence
80 feet wide, 48 feet tall
1,780 tons of Colbert County Sandstone
4,320,000 gallons of water per day passes over falls
Largest stone weights 77,000 pounds
120 days . . . — — Map (db m83394) HM |
| On Spring Park Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m83453) HM |
| On 3rd Street (Alabama Route 55) north of 2nd Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
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Andrew Jackson in Seminole War
with an army of 1200 camped here
in May 1818
enroute westward from Fort Gadsden
to subdue marauding Indians
abetted by Spaniards at Pensacola.
Jackson determined to seize Pensacola . . . — — Map (db m99237) HM |
| | Alabama is one of the states with the most biodiversity.
In fact, Alabama ranks #1 when it comes to the number of freshwater critters!
Biodiversity refers to the total number of different plant and animal species.
Every organism from . . . — — Map (db m106105) |
| | There are two main ways wastewater is treated. In rural areas septic tanks are common, in more populated areas homes are connected to wastewater treatment plants.
A Septic Tank is a concrete or steel tank buried near a home. Raw sewage flows . . . — — Map (db m106106) HM |
| | Water pollution is the contamination of waterbodies (for example streams, rivers, lakes and bays) often caused by human actions.
Point Source Pollution is contamination that can be traced to a specific source such as a wastewater pipe or an . . . — — Map (db m106108) HM |
| | Litter or trash thrown on our roadside or illegally dumped often ends up in a steam or creek. This threatens the critters that live there and it can threaten humans too!
Thankfully, litter is an easy problem to fix - If everyone does their . . . — — Map (db m106102) |
| | At Clarkson Covered Bridge, your drinking water comes from Lake Catoma.
Following a drop of water from the source through the treatment process and eventually to the faucet.
1.Coagulation is the process that removes dirt and particles that . . . — — Map (db m106109) HM |
| Near Capitol Avenue near Vine Street. |
| | This engraving of the Union Prison at Cahaba was published in 1877 by Benson J. Lossing. The stockade had already been removed, so the details of the brick structure are visible. The artist apparently was in a boat in the Alabama River, behind you . . . — — Map (db m83506) HM |
| Near Capitol Avenue east of Vine Street. |
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In 1862 the Confederacy used one of
Cahawba's brick cotton warehouses to
temporarily house men captured at the
Battle of Shiloh. In 1863, they officially
converted the warehouse into a military
prison. The inmates called it "Castle . . . — — Map (db m112528) HM |
| Near 2nd Street North. Reported permanently removed. |
| | The Crocherons were from Staten Island, New York. Richard Conner Crocheron arrived in town about 1837 to help run the family store. He traveled north for his bride in 1843 after building her this brick home. The back wall adjoined the brick store . . . — — Map (db m22870) HM |
| Near Second Street North east of Vine Street. |
| | A New York merchant, Richard Conner
Crocheron, built a magnificant mansion
on this spot. The adjacent photograph
captured the decayed splendor of this
home before it burned. Look closely
at the photograph. Try to identify the
columns . . . — — Map (db m112582) HM |
| On Lauderdale Street at Alabama Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Lauderdale Street. |
| | Erected by the Citizens of Selma
to Commemorate the Heroism of
Lieutenant John Tillman Melvin
United States Navy, R.F.
Born Selma, Alabama Oct. 16, 1887
Among the first to volunteer and the first American Naval officer killed in action . . . — — Map (db m37660) HM |
| On Satterfield Street at Riverview Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Satterfield Street. |
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Side 1
At prominent positions, earthen forts were built with artillery in position to cover the ground over which an assault would have to be made.
Redoubt No. 24 anchored the City's defenses at the junction of Valley Creek & the . . . — — Map (db m83581) HM |
| On Orline Street 0.1 miles south of Hill Street, on the right when traveling south. |
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April 8, 1938
On this day, the Coosa River rose to this level at
this location after heavy rainfall over the Coosa
River basin.
For more information, contact:
National Weather Service Birmingham, Alabama . . . — — Map (db m123857) HM |
| Near West Fort Toulouse Road 0.6 miles west of Jackson Park Road. |
| | This earthen mound and an adjacent
village were built by people of the
Mississippian culture who likely had
some relationship to the major mound
center at Moundville near present-day
Tuscaloosa. The Mississippian culture is
believed to have . . . — — Map (db m145084) HM |
| On Lamosa Street at Misella Street, on the right when traveling east on Lamosa Street. |
| | A pre Civil War structure, this is the oldest church building remaining in Escambia County, Alabama. Confederate veterans related stories that mules and horses were sheltered inside during harsh winter months. Circuit riders served the church in the . . . — — Map (db m84388) HM |
| On Canterbury Street at Richmond Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Canterbury Street. |
| | William Henry Chase, a Massachusetts born captain in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers came to Pensacola, Florida in 1826 to supervise the construction of the network of harbor fortifications for the defense of the newly authorized Navy Yard. His . . . — — Map (db m130676) HM |
| On Forrest Avenue east of North 10 Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | This is the site of the family home of Gadsden native General William Luther Sibert who played a major role in the construction of the Panama Canal. While serving in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, he was appointed chief engineer for the Atlantic . . . — — Map (db m39253) HM |
| On South Commerce Street north of East Town Avenue when traveling north. |
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Side 1
The town of Geneva was established in the 1820s at the junction of
the Choctawhatchee and Talakahatchee (Pea) Rivers. Henry A. Yonge,
who established an Indian trading post there, named the settlement,
Geneva, for his bride who . . . — — Map (db m145697) HM |
| On Main Street at Ward Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. |
| | Built in 1828-29 by John Gayle,
sixth governor of Alabama.
Birthplace of
Amelia Gayle Gorgas,
wife of Gen. Josiah Gorgas,
Chief of Ordnance, CSA,
mother of Wm. Crawford Gorgas,
US Surgeon General who freed
Canal Zone of yellow fever. . . . — — Map (db m83754) HM |
| Near River Bank Road 0.9 miles west of Mound Parkway. |
| | Rival Mississippian chiefdoms constantly threatened one another. Warfare was a way of life for most men. By proving their valor militarily, warriors probably increased their overall status as they were promoted up through the ranks. One theory . . . — — Map (db m144815) HM |
| On Hartford Road (Alabama Route 10) 0.6 miles east of County Road 46, on the left when traveling east. |
| | First settler crossings were made here prior to 1817 on a log ferry operated by Robert Irwin. First bridge built by Prescott and Bemis and destroyed by flood of 1855. Second wooden covered bridge was completed in 1869 by ex-slave Horace King. Third . . . — — Map (db m71843) HM |
| On South Main Street at West Church Street (Alabama Route 52), on the right when traveling south on South Main Street. |
| | Founded in 1820, Columbia was originally located about a mile south, near where the Omussee Creek flows into the Chattahoochee River. It served as the county seat of Henry County from 1826 to 1833. Bordering the State of Georgia and the . . . — — Map (db m73364) HM |
| On Omussee Creek Road 0.5 miles north of Picnic Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Near where you stand lies Omussee Creek Mound, the southernmost
platform mound along the Chattahoochee River, occupied
approximately 1300 to 1550 A.D. as part of an important
Native American settlement. This region of southeastern Alabama and . . . — — Map (db m115032) HM |
| On East Powell Street at North St Andrews Street, on the left when traveling east on East Powell Street. |
| | One hundred feet tall and sixteen feet in diameter, this structure embodies the significance of "pure and plentiful" water resulting in the city's early growth and development as the hub of the Wiregrass region. Through the careful stewardship of . . . — — Map (db m115022) HM |
| On North Foster Street 0.1 miles north of East Troy Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | There were few roads in the Wiregrass in 1800s - and the roads that were here were little more than twin rutted paths. The main transportation in the region was the steamboats on the Chattahoochee River on the east, and, to a lesser degree, the . . . — — Map (db m83786) HM |
| On Arlington Avenue at 19th Street South, on the right when traveling west on Arlington Avenue. |
| | This house was built in 1906 by architect William E. Benns for H. W. Sweet at a cost of $10,000. The house uniquely blended the Queen Anne and Neo-Classical architectural styles, featuring two identical pedimented entrance porticos supported by . . . — — Map (db m27024) HM |
| Near 1st Avenue North (U.S. 11) south of 83rd Street North. |
| | East Lake was planned in 1886 by the East Lake Land Company to help sell home sites to the men who came in the 1870's to work in Birmingham's steel industry. First named Lake Como, after the lake in the Italian Alps, it soon came to be called East . . . — — Map (db m83828) HM |
| Near 16th Street North north of 5th Avenue. |
| | In dedication to Julius Ellsberry, the first Black Alabama man to die in World War II; born Birmingham, Ala, 1922.
Enlisted in the U.S. Navy, 1940; First Class Mate [sic] Attendant aboard battleship Oklahoma in the Battle of Pearl . . . — — Map (db m63761) HM WM |
| On 17th Street North at 6th Avenue North, on the right when traveling south on 17th Street North. |
| | (Front):Osmond Kelly Ingram 1887-1917
First American sailor killed in action in World War 1, aboard U.S.S. "Cassin"
October 1, 1917.
Medal of Honor
War Cross - Italy
(Back):U.S. Destroyer DD-225
U.S.S. Osmond Ingram . . . — — Map (db m63762) HM |
| On Roebuck Boulevard, on the left when traveling east. |
| | In 1850 George James Roebuck and his wife Ann Hawkins Roebuck built a log cabin at the mouth of Roebuck Spring. His Influence and leadership led to the area around it to be known as Roebuck. In 1900 Alabama Boys Industrial School was located . . . — — Map (db m26688) HM |
| Near Valley View Drive west of Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard South. |
| | One popular element of the park’s original design was a water feature known as the cascade. Cascading fountains were important features in formal European gardens. Their terraced pools and waterfalls animated the landscape with the sounds and . . . — — Map (db m83857) HM |
| On East Main Street (U.S. 278) at Bankhead Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street. |
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Farmer Confederate Soldier Legislator
Member U.S. House and Senate
Thirty Three Years
Father of Federal Aid to Good Roads
Author making Warrior
longest canalized river in the world
Active in
development of Muscle Shoals and other . . . — — Map (db m96473) HM |
| On Lee Highway (County Route 72) at Houstontown raod (Route 33), on the right when traveling east on Lee Highway. |
| | Jesse James Gang
Canal Payroll Robbery
March 1881
In, 1881, approximately three miles south of here, the U.S. Corps of Engineers was constructing the Muscle Shoals Canal along the north side of the Tennessee River. On March 11, 1881, . . . — — Map (db m99897) HM |
| On McFarland Park Road 0.4 miles south of Coffee Road (Alabama Route 20), on the left when traveling south. |
| | First Muscle Shoals Canal
1836-1838
From the earliest attempts to navigate the Tennessee River, it was known that a formidable obstacle made the passage from one end to the other almost impossible. This barrier, caused by waterfalls, . . . — — Map (db m125572) HM |
| On West Tennessee Street at South Court Street, on the right when traveling east on West Tennessee Street. |
| | (side 1)
Lauderdale County was created b the Territorial Legislature in February 1818. On March 12, 1818, recognized as the Founding Day for Florence, Alabama the Articles of Association was signed by the seven trustees of the . . . — — Map (db m115156) HM |
| On North Locust Street at West Mobile Street, on the right when traveling north on North Locust Street. |
| | Part of the city's first residential area, this district contains a variety of architectural styles. Originally the dwellings were log cabins. An early sawmill on Cypress Creek and a nearby brick yard provided lumber and bricks for many of the . . . — — Map (db m156926) HM |
| Near Hightower Place south of Veterans Drive (Alabama Route 133), on the left when traveling south. |
| | In 1891, G.W. Goethals, in his role as supervisor of public works on the Tennessee River, reported directly to the Secretary of War. Later, he was Chief Engineer for the construction of the Panama Canal. — — Map (db m29099) HM |
| Near Hightower Place 0.3 miles south of Veterans Drive (Alabama Route 133). |
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Commander of the Hawk, the fastest U.S. ship in the Spanish-American War, Rear Admiral John M. Hood then commanded the Fourth Division of the Atlantic Fleet in World War I. The USS John Hood (DD-655) was named for him.
Inducted . . . — — Map (db m99380) HM |
| On Veterans Park Drive 0.3 miles east of South Cox Creek Parkway (Alabama Route 133), on the left when traveling east. |
| | This anchor was used on the fleet Submarine U.S.S. Balao (SS-285). The Balao was commissioned in February 1943.
She received 9 battle stars for sinking 7 Japanese ships during her W.W. II service. The Balao was decommissioned in June 1963. . . . — — Map (db m69658) HM |
| Near South Cox Creek Parkway 0.5 miles east of Veterans Drive (Alabama Route 133), on the right when traveling south. |
| | Construction of Wilson Dam began in 1918 and was completed in 1924. The Dam is 137 feet high and stretches 4,541 feet across the Tennessee River.
Wilson Dam is a hydroelectric facility. It has 21 generating units with a net dependable capacity . . . — — Map (db m73997) HM |
| | Two hundred feet from where you are, in 40 feet of water, are the remains of Lock Six, the headquarters for a locking system of 9 locks that provided river traffic around the rapids and shoals. The river fall of 136 feet in about 37 miles prevented . . . — — Map (db m141979) HM |
| On U.S. 72 at Lock 6 Road on U.S. 72. |
| | Lock Six, headquarters of Muscle Shoals Canal, was located 1.3 miles south of here. An 1836 attempt to build a bypass canal around the shoals proved unsuccessful. On November 10, 1890 the canal from Rogersville to Florence was successfully . . . — — Map (db m28452) HM |
| On Lee Highway (U.S. 72) 0.4 miles east of County Route 113, on the right when traveling east. |
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Covington/Second Creek
Goodsprings Church
This site, one mile east of Elgin, has been referred to as “The Indian Mound.” There were white landowners here as early as 1833. Prior to 1936, there was a . . . — — Map (db m79914) HM |
| On Lee Highway (U.S. 72) at County Route 635, on the right when traveling east on Lee Highway. |
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At this location is the Elk River that flows into the Tennessee River approximately four miles south of here. That location is the easternmost point of a massive underwater formation which was exposed until the early 1900s. The . . . — — Map (db m133187) HM |
| On Lee Highway (U.S. 72) at County Route 66, on the right when traveling west on Lee Highway. |
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Samuel Burney: 1763-1849
Revolutionary War Veteran
Samuel Burney, Sr., was born on January 30, 1763, in Guilford Co., NC. He was among 17 known Revolutionary War veterans to settle in the area that became Lauderdale . . . — — Map (db m84299) HM |
| On Wheeler Dam Highway (Alabama Route 101) 0.5 miles south of County Route 584, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Wheeler Dam
Wheeler Dam is located south of here on the Tennessee River, between Lauderdale County on the north and Lawrence County on the south. It is located 275 miles above the mouth of the Tennessee River at Paducah, Ky. on the Ohio River. . . . — — Map (db m105132) HM |
| On Lauderdale County 1 (County Route 1) 0.8 miles north of Lauderdale County 14 (County Route 14), on the left when traveling north. |
| | Birds Come From All Directions to Enjoy the Tasty Treats Hidden Beneath the Mud
In the late summer. fall, and winter, reservoir levels in the Tennessee River Valley drop drastically to expose areas of mudflats. although unsightly to some, theses . . . — — Map (db m105713) HM |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m84302) HM |
| Near Wheeler Dam Rd (State Highway 101) north of County Road 150, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The Tennessee River has its headwaters in the mountains of Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia. The main stream forms at Knoxville, where the Houston and the French Broad Rivers join. The valley, 41,000 square miles in area, receives . . . — — Map (db m47486) HM |
| On Murphy Drive 0.2 miles east of Wrights Mill Road (County Road 33), on the right when traveling east. |
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Under President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal (1933-1942), the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was established to provide work for single young men. The CCC's Company 4448, Camp Alabama SP-12, began work in September 1935 to . . . — — Map (db m85164) HM |
| On Murphy Drive at Wrights Mill Road (County Road 33), on the left when traveling east on Murphy Drive. |
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A popular recreation area for more than 100 years. Original dam located a short distance below Chewacla Lake Dam. Mill located on the west bank and ground both corn and wheat. Earlier mill owners from 1840's were Echols, Hiram . . . — — Map (db m85168) HM |
| On West Point Parkway (U.S. 29 at milepost 197), 0.6 miles south of County Road 390, on the right when traveling south. |
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Here in 1897 the first iron bridge in Lee County was built. In 1903 George W. Bean bought the mill, operating it until his death in 1952. About 1910 Bean installed an iron overshot wheel to replace the old turbine. Later, the dam . . . — — Map (db m73533) HM |
| On Pettusville Road (County Road 55) 0.2 miles north of Dunnavant Road, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Pettusville was named for Dr. Thomas Coleman Pettus (1816-1890) who came from Lunenburg Co., Virginia and purchased land that encompassed Bailes Hollow in the late 1840s. Dr. Pettus discovered seven "medicinal springs” deep in the hollow. The . . . — — Map (db m154186) HM |
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