Pickensville in Pickens County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

The U.S. Snagboat Montgomery

A National Historic Landmark

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 30, 2021

1. The U.S. Snagboat Montgomery Marker

Inscription. The U.S. Snagboat Montgomery was designated a National Historic Landmark in June of 1989. Serving as one of the South’s last steam~powered sternwheelers, the Montgomery was used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to maintain seven navigable rivers. Beginning on the Coosa and the Alabama rivers from 1926 to 1933, crews used her derrick and grapple to remove snags and debris from the river channels. In 1933, she was transferred to the Black Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers. Her final work stations were the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee and flint rivers in Florida, Alabama, and Georgia, where she served until her retirement in 1982. She is now permanently located on the bank of the Tennessee~Tombigbee Waterway at Pickensville, AL.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1989.

Location. 33° 12.695′ N, 88° 17.099′ W. Marker is in Pickensville, Alabama, in Pickens County. It is on Lock and Dam Road half a mile south of Marina Parkway, on the right when traveling south. Located near the Tom Bevill Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near

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this postal address: 1382 Lock & Dam Rd, Carrollton AL 35447, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and specifically in the 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 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Tennessee - Tombigbee Waterway (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); History of the Snagboat Montgomery (about 400 feet away); Pickensville Historic District (approx. 1½ miles away); Historic Pickensville Rosenwald School (approx. 2½ miles away); Aliceville First Baptist Church (approx. 7.2 miles away); George Downer Field (approx. 9 miles away); R. J. Kirksey High School (approx. 9.1 miles away); Aliceville Prisoner of War Camp (approx. 9.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pickensville.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 30, 2021

2. The U.S. Snagboat Montgomery Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 30, 2021

3. The U.S. Snagboat Montgomery Marker

The U.S. Snagboat Montgomery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 30, 2021

4. The U.S. Snagboat Montgomery

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 30, 2021

5. The U.S. Snagboat Montgomery

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 30, 2021

6. The U.S. Snagboat Montgomery

Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 431 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 8, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.