Shoals Creek Preserve Tract
This land is dedicated as the Billingsley-McClure Shoals Creek Preserve to provide recreational opportunities for all to enjoy.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Natural Resources.
Location. 34° 54.349′ N, 87° 37.223′ W. Marker is in St. Florian, Alabama, in Lauderdale County. It is on County Road 61. The tract is located approximately 7 miles from Florence, AL and 3 miles north of the St Florian community. Access is via an unimproved road off Lauderdale County Road 61. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: County Road 61, Florence AL 35634, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama and in the Shoals. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Michael's Catholic Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); St. Florian Historic District (approx. 2.3 miles away); Tate Springs Estate Early 1800s (approx. 3.4 miles away); Lone Cedar Church of Christ (approx. 3½ miles away); Wilson Family Cemetery 19th Century / Slave Cemetery 19th Century
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Credits. This page was last revised on August 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 669 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 2, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
