Near Alexander City in Tallapoosa County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Menawa, War Chief
about 1766 - 1837
Photographed by Anita Curry Nyambo
1. Menawa, War Chief Marker
Erected 1973 by Alabama Historical Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War of 1812.
Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 32° 51.426′ N, 85° 57.59′ W. Marker was near Alexander City, Alabama, in Tallapoosa County. It was at the intersection of Our Childrens Highway (State Highway 63) and Walker Ferry Road, on the right when traveling south on Our Childrens Highway. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Alexander City AL 35010, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in East Alabama. It was also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it was in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once New Spain, the original Cherokee Nation, 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 7 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Youngsville (approx. 5.9 miles away); Alexander City: A Textile Community (approx. 6 miles away); The First Baptist Church (approx. 6 miles away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 6 miles away); Court Square (approx. 6 miles away); The Savannah And Memphis Railroad 1874
this page online
Also see . . . Wikipedia article on Menawa. (Submitted on June 28, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed by Anita Curry Nyambo
2. Menawa, War Chief Marker
Menawa War Chief
(distant view)
Located at the junction of Walker Ferry Road and Highway 63.
Public Domain
3. Me-Na-Wa, A Creek Warrior
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 19, 2015
4. Marker missing, only post is left.
Road construction has been started on nearby Highway 63. Still missing as of May 2022.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 19, 2015
5. Menawa, War Chief Marker is missing.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2011, by Dodson M. Curry of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,658 times since then and 98 times this year. Last updated on July 13, 2013, by Kevin Vincent of Arlington, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 8, 2011, by Dodson M. Curry of Birmingham, Alabama. 3. submitted on June 28, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 4, 5. submitted on July 19, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
