Phenix City in Russell County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Ancient Fisheries

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 5, 2013

1. Ancient Fisheries Marker

Inscription. To the native people of the Chattahoochee River Valley, the Creek or Muskogulgi Indians, the shoals of the river were a source of recreation and food. In the spring, the women and children of Coweta Town came here to fish, using dip nets, spears, bows and arrows and cleverly designed fish traps to harvest shad, bass, catfish and sunfish. Creek boys lassoed the tails of huge sturgeon and wrestled them ashore. Natives from Cusseta Town had a fishery on the Georgia side of the river opposite this spot. The Creeks and their neighbors, the Yuchi, were forcibly removed to the West in the 1830s.

Erected 2004 by The Historic Chattahoochee Commission and the Phenix City-Russell County Chamber of Commerce.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 32° 28.223′ N, 84° 59.928′ W. Marker is in Phenix City, Alabama, in Russell County. It can be reached from the intersection of 13th Street and 3rd Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Park near 505 13th Street (brewing company) and walk down the Riverwalk about 500 feet. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 511 13th Street, Phenix City AL 36867, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Columbus.

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. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker: Before The Battle / Battle Of Girard (approx. 0.2 miles away); Albert Love Patterson (approx. ¼ mile away); The Tie-Snake (approx. ¼ mile away); Eagle & Phenix Mills (approx. ¼ mile away in Georgia); Mathews D. Swift Park (approx. ¼ mile away in Georgia); The Dam (1882) & Powerhouses (1899) (approx. ¼ mile away in Georgia); The Fall Line (approx. ¼ mile away in Georgia); Cotton Warehouses (approx. 0.3 miles away in Georgia). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Phenix City.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Red Hill Batteries (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Chattahoochee River image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 5, 2013

2. Chattahoochee River

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,345 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 5, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.