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

Encanchata

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 19, 2014

1. Encanchata Marker

Inscription. Here at the Indian village of Encanchata, future site of Montgomery, Col. John Tate, last British agent to the Muscogee Nation, recruited and drilled Creek warriors in 1780 to relieve Tories in Augusta, Ga. being besieged by American patriots.

Erected by the Gen. Richard Montgomery Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1780.

Location. 32° 22.859′ N, 86° 18.774′ W. Marker is in Montgomery, Alabama, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of Water Street and Commerce Street, on the right when traveling east on Water Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 Water Street, Montgomery AL 36104, 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. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Domestic Slave Trade / Slave Transportation to Montgomery (within shouting distance of this marker); Struggle For Colonial Empire (within shouting distance of this marker); Rainbow Soldier (within shouting distance of this marker); Train Shed 1897 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Transportation and Commerce

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(about 400 feet away); Montgomery (about 400 feet away); High Red Bluff (about 400 feet away); Major Charles W. Davis, Infantry United States Army / "Above and Beyond" (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montgomery.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Union Station & Riverfront Park / Lower Commerce Street (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Encanchata Marker Area image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 19, 2014

2. Encanchata Marker Area

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,588 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 19, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.