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

Adaptation

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, December 8, 2022

1. Adaptation Marker

Inscription.
The Chickasaw lived in an area of Indian Territory bordered on the east by the Choctaw and on the west by the Comanche and other tribes. The United States government admitted that it could not protect the Chickasaw from the raiding by the neighboring western tribes and they fell victim to man livestock raids. To compound matters, the Texans to the south drove Native Americans out of that territory and onto Chickasaw land.

By the 1850s the Chickasaw were established in their new home. The Treaty of 1855 recognized the Chickasaw as a sovereign nation and formally delineated between the Choctaw and Chickasaw Territory. The Chickasaw adopted a constitution modeled after the United States Constitution that created the position of the governor (formally the traditional tribal chief), a legislature (formerly) the tribal council), and a judiciary.

The Chickasaw maintained their identity and asserted their rights as an independent nation within the United States through the remainder of the nineteenth century.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.

Location. 34° 47.437′ N,

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87° 40.216′ W. Marker is in Florence, Alabama, in Lauderdale County. It can be reached from the intersection of South Court Street and Canal Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1028 S Court St, Florence AL 35630, 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 walking distance of this marker: Continuity (here, next to this marker); Removal (here, next to this marker); Culture (here, next to this marker); Florence Indian Mound (within shouting distance of this marker); The Florence Mound (within shouting distance of this

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, July 20, 2024

2. Adaptation Marker

marker); Florence Little League Baseball (1951) (approx. ¼ mile away); Constellium (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Singing River Sculpture (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Florence.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Prehistoric Mound (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on July 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2022, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 372 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 10, 2022, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 2. submitted on July 20, 2024, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.