Near Hamilton in Marion County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

General Jackson's Military Road

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 4, 2016

1. General Jackson's Military Road Marker

Inscription. Andrew Jackson returned victorious from the Battle of New Orleans along this path to Tennessee after the War of 1812. Already in use by 1812, it was improved with federal funds in 1816. The road handled foot, horse, wagon, and stagecoach traffic and attracted settlement along its New Orleans to Nashville route for much of the nineteenth century.

Erected 2001 by Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • War of 1812. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association, and the Former U.S. Presidents: #07 Andrew Jackson series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.

Location. 34° 4.446′ N, 87° 59.872′ W. Marker is near Hamilton, Alabama, in Marion County. It is on Berryhill Road 0.1 miles south of County Road 55, on the right when traveling north. Marker is some 25 feet into a small clearing in the woods on the right side heading north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Berryhill Road, Hamilton AL 35570, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Hamilton Mounds Site (approx. 1.8 miles away); Toll Gate (approx. 2.7 miles away); Historical Pikeville

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(approx. 3½ miles away); Hamilton, Alabama (approx. 4.4 miles away); History of Marion Territory and Marion County Courts (approx. 4.7 miles away); The First Alabama Cavalry (approx. 4.7 miles away); Confederate Veterans Bicentennial Memorial (approx. 4.7 miles away); Stephen A. Caudle, Jr. (approx. 8.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hamilton.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on Jackson's Military Road. (Submitted on August 5, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

General Jackson's Military Road Marker partially into woods. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 4, 2016

2. General Jackson's Military Road Marker partially into woods.

Marker looking towards location of old military road. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 4, 2016

3. Marker looking towards location of old military road.

General Jackson's Military Road looking South. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 4, 2016

4. General Jackson's Military Road looking South.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,319 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 5, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.