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Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
 

Site of Indian Town Tawasa

1540-1814

 
 
Site of Indian Town Tawasa Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, March 8, 2014
1. Site of Indian Town Tawasa Marker
Inscription.
This stone marks the site
of the Indian town Tawasa
Visited by
De Soto
September 5-13-1540
Also by Bienville 1715

 
Erected 1930 by the National Society of Colonial Dames of America in Alabama.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ExplorationNative AmericansSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the The Colonial Dames of America, National Society of series list. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1988.
 
Location. 32° 23.118′ N, 86° 20.665′ W. Marker is in Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, in Montgomery County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of West Hickory Street and Chennault Circle when traveling west. Located in front of the Air Force Historical Research Agency. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: West Hickory Street, Montgomery AL 36112, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Republic F-105D "Thunderchief" (approx. 0.2 miles away); North American F-100D "Super Sabre" (approx. 0.2 miles away); McDonnell Douglas F-4D "Phantom II" (approx. 0.2 miles away); 1Lt Karl W. Richter (approx. 0.2 miles away); McDonnell RF-101C "Voodoo"
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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Monument to Powered Flight (approx. 0.2 miles away); North American F-86A "Sabre" (approx. 0.2 miles away); British and Commonwealth Pilots Trained in the U.S.A. (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Maxwell Air Force Base.
 
Site of Indian Town Tawasa image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, March 8, 2014
2. Site of Indian Town Tawasa
Marker area image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, March 8, 2014
3. Marker area
Hernando De Soto image. Click for full size.
Photographed By John Sartain engraving, circa 1858
4. Hernando De Soto
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 755 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on March 8, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.   4. submitted on March 25, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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