Cahawba

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 30, 2014

1. Cahawba Marker

Inscription. Site of Alabama's first permanent capital 1820-26. County seat Dallas County, 1820-66. Prison for Union soldiers during the War Between the States 1863-65. Indians were the first inhabitants over 4000 years ago. Their large fortified village could have been visited by DeSoto in 1540. Located 5½ miles south on the Alabama and Cahaba Rivers.

Erected by The Alabama State Society of National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the The Colonial Dames XVII Century, National Society series list.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 32° 21.3′ N, 87° 8.909′ W. Marker was in Beloit, Alabama, in Dallas County. It was at the intersection of State Road 22 and County Route 9, on the right when traveling west on State Road 22. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Marion Junction AL 36759, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

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 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 4 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: The Beloit Industrial Institute (approx. 0.3 miles

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away); Whitt Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Alabama's First Gothic Revival Church (approx. 3½ miles away); Cahawba’s Current Residents (approx. 3½ miles away); Cahawba's Changing Landscape (approx. 3½ miles away); Black Belt Transformations (approx. 3½ miles away); What Happened to Cahaba (approx. 3.6 miles away); C.C. Pegues & His Most Unusual Home (approx. 3.6 miles away).

Other markers no longer nearby. Alabama's Native Prairie (was approx. 3½ miles away but has been permanently removed); Missing Pieces (was approx. 3.6 miles away but has been permanently removed).

More about this marker. Reported missing for some years by the the "Old Cahawba Archaeological Park" supervisor & also the Cultural Resources Assistant.

Also see . . . Old Cahawba Archaeological Site - Cahaba, Alabama. (Submitted on July 30, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 30, 2014

2. Cahawba Marker

Cahawba Marker area looking east image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 30, 2014

3. Cahawba Marker area looking east

Cahawba Marker area looking south image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 30, 2014

4. Cahawba Marker area looking south

Credits. This page was last revised on April 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,333 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 30, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.