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

The Black Warrior River

Photographed by Tim Carr, November 17, 2008

1. The Black Warrior River Marker

Inscription. Plied for thousands of years by Indians, then by early explorers and American settlers, this river extends 169 miles from the Sipsey and Mulberry Forks near Birmingham to its confluence with the Tombigbee at Demopolis. It drains 6228 square miles of one of the world's most ancient watersheds and has 130 species of fish and many rare plants and animals. Part of a navigable waterway system, this point is 339 river miles above Mobile. About 5 billion gallons of water flow past here each day. In the past it was designated as two rivers, the "Black Warrior" upstream and the "Warrior" downstream since Federal funds were appropriated on a per river basis. In the Choctaw language "Tuscaloosa" means Black Warrior.

Erected 2002 by Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Natural Resources • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list.

Location. 33° 12.856′ N, 87° 34.238′ W. Marker is in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in

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Tuscaloosa County. It can be reached from Greensboro Avenue north of 2nd Street (Jack Warner Parkway). Marker is located in the Black Warrior Riverwalk Park east or upriver of the Lurleen B. Wallace Blvd Bridge. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tuscaloosa AL 35401, 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 walking distance of this marker: Burns’ Shoals (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Medeiros Point (about 400 feet away); Horace King (about 600 feet away); Captain Benjamin F. Eddins (about 600 feet away); Navigation and Shipbuilding On The Black Warrior River (approx. 0.2 miles away); Home Guard Defended Covered Bridge / Bridging The Black Warrior River (approx. 0.2

Photographed by Tim Carr, March 13, 2010

2. The Black Warrior River Marker

miles away); Evolution of the Black Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway (approx. 0.3 miles away); Alabama Corps Of Cadets Defends Tuscaloosa (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tuscaloosa.

Photographed by Tim Carr, March 13, 2010

3. The Black Warrior River Marker

Upriver view of the Black Warrior River image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, March 13, 2010

4. Upriver view of the Black Warrior River

Downriver view of the Black Warrior River and the Lurleen B. Wallace Blvd Bridge. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, November 17, 2008

5. Downriver view of the Black Warrior River and the Lurleen B. Wallace Blvd Bridge.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,843 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 21, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.