Near Cullman in Cullman County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Alabama's Aquatic Biodiversity

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, April 18, 2017

1. Alabama's Aquatic Biodiversity Marker

Inscription.
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 microscopic bacteria to the great blue whale is unique and essential to the health of our environment and human life.

Conserving biodiversity:
• Helps us discover new medicines
• Provides our food
• Adds jobs and promotes nature-focused tourism

Protecting and restoring habitat is the best way to conserve biodiversity.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Environment • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 34° 12.447′ N, 86° 59.452′ W. Marker is near Cullman, Alabama, in Cullman County. It is on County Road 1043. Located in Clarkson Covered Bridge Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1240 Co Rd 1043, Cullman AL 35057, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the

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Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: What happens to my wastewater? (here, next to this marker); Birds of Alabama (here, next to this marker); Where does your drinking water come from? (here, next to this marker); Alabama's Physical Diversity (within shouting distance of this marker); Clarkson Covered Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker); Land-Use and Water Quality (within shouting distance of this marker); Streight’s Raid (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named Streight’s Raid (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cullman.

Also see . . . Clarkson Covered Birdge Park. On June 25, 1974, Clarkson Covered Bridge was named to the National Register of Historic Places.

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Shortly thereafter, in 1975, the Cullman County Commission restored the site with the help of concerned citizens as part of the American Bicentennial Project, embellishing the grounds with hiking trails, a picnic area, and two period structures built to accent the historical nature of the bridge: a Dogtrot log cabin and a working grist mill. (Submitted on July 25, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 494 times since then and 26 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on July 25, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.