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

Resistance and War
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Alabama Fever

Resistance and War Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 26, 2021

1. Resistance and War Marker

Inscription.

Resistance and War, also, Alabama Fever. . Resistance and War. In the 1790s and early 1800s, U.S. treaties recognized Creek land ownership, but illegal encroachment by whites began cycles of violence and revenge by both sides., The Creeks disagreed on how to respond. Those who accepted white influence sought to cooperate with the U.S., but others wanted to defend their land and their traditions., Divisions among the Creeks led to civil war in 1813. The U.S. joined the fight against the traditionalists, known as the Red Sticks. Forces led by Andrew Jackson destroyed Red Stick towns and faced them in a final great battle at Horseshoe Bend on March 27, 1814., American artillery was ineffective against a massive barricade of pine logs. After a detachment of U.S. soldiers and Indian allies attacked from a second position across the Tallapoosa River, Jackson's men topped the barricade., More than eight hundred Red Stick warriors died in the hand-to-hand combat that followed, bringing an end to Creek resistance. , Alabama Fever. After Horseshoe Bend, the Creeks were forced to surrender most of their lands in Alabama. Nearly fourteen million acres opened to settlement at a time when Georgia, Carolina, and Virginia farmland was wearing out. As thousands entered the region, many by way of the Federal Road, the enthusiasm for moving west became known as “Alabama Fever.” , Wealthy planters acquired large tracts in the Black Belt and the Tennessee Valley. Yeoman farmers settled on small plots, mostly in the hill country. Within another twenty years, the U.S. would forcibly remove nearly all the remaining Indians, opening yet more land., “Alabama Fever rages here with great violence and has carried off vast numbers of our citizens.” James Graham, North Carolina, 1817, “Last evening I saw the sun set for the last time, and its light shine upon the treetops, and the land, and the water, that I am never to look upon again." Menawa, Creek chief, during removal to Indian Territory, 1836

Resistance and War In the 1790s and early 1800s, U.S. treaties recognized Creek land ownership, but illegal encroachment by whites began cycles of violence and revenge by both sides.

The Creeks disagreed on how to respond. Those who accepted white influence sought to cooperate with the U.S., but others wanted to defend their land and their traditions.

Divisions among the Creeks led to civil war in 1813. The U.S. joined the fight against the traditionalists, known as the Red Sticks. Forces led by Andrew Jackson destroyed Red Stick towns and faced them in a final great battle at Horseshoe Bend on March 27, 1814.

American artillery was ineffective against a massive barricade of pine logs. After a detachment of U.S. soldiers and Indian allies attacked from a second position across the Tallapoosa River, Jackson's men topped the barricade.

More than eight hundred Red Stick warriors died in the hand-to-hand combat that followed, bringing an end to Creek resistance.

Alabama Fever After Horseshoe Bend, the Creeks were forced to surrender most of their lands in Alabama. Nearly fourteen million acres opened to settlement at a time when Georgia, Carolina, and Virginia farmland was wearing out. As thousands entered the

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region, many by way of the Federal Road, the enthusiasm for moving west became known as “Alabama Fever.”

Wealthy planters acquired large tracts in the Black Belt and the Tennessee Valley. Yeoman farmers settled on small plots, mostly in the hill country. Within another twenty years, the U.S. would forcibly remove nearly all the remaining Indians, opening yet more land.

“Alabama Fever rages here with great violence and has carried off vast numbers of our citizens.”
James Graham, North Carolina, 1817

“Last evening I saw the sun set for the last time, and its light shine upon the treetops, and the land, and the water, that I am never to look upon again." Menawa, Creek chief,
during removal to Indian Territory, 1836

Erected 2019 by the Alabama Bicentennial Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical date for this entry is March 27, 1814.

Location. 32° 22.697′ N, 86° 18.102′ W. Marker is in Montgomery, Alabama, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from the intersection of North Bainbridge Street and Dexter Avenue. Located in Alabama Bicentennial Park in front of the Lurleen B. Wallace Office Building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 Dexter Ave, Montgomery AL 36130, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Tri-Counties River Region.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

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.

Alabama Fever Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 26, 2021

2. Alabama Fever Marker

At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Alabama Territory / Path to Statehood (a few steps from this marker); Alabama Bicentennial Park (a few steps from this marker); Alabama's First Peoples / Creek Country (a few steps from this marker); Cotton State / Slavery (a few steps from this marker); Alabama Bicentennial Park / Ancient Sea (within shouting distance of this marker); Secession & Confederacy / Civil War (within shouting distance of this marker); George Washington (within shouting distance of this marker); Emancipation / Reconstruction (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montgomery.

Marker is in the distance above the bush. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 26, 2021

3. Marker is in the distance above the bush.

Resistance and War / Alabama Fever Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 26, 2021

4. Resistance and War / Alabama Fever Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 621 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 26, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.

Resistance and War⎯⎯⎯Alabama Fever

Resistance and War
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Alabama Fever