Union Springs in Bullock County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Indian Treaty Boundary Line
Photographed By David J Gaines, October 25, 2012
1. Indian Treaty Boundary Line Marker
Inscription.
Indian Treaty Boundary Line. . The Treaty of Fort Jackson of August 9, 1814, by Major General Andrew Jackson on behalf of the President of the United States of America and the Chiefs, Deputies and Warriors of the Creek Nation, established a boundary line between the Mississippi Territory and the Creek Nation. The line began at a point ten miles from the mouth of the Ofucshee Creek directly to the mouth of the Summochico Creek on the Chatahouchie River. The Creek Treaty of Washington, signed on March 24, 1832, ceded the Indian territory north of the line to the United States. The Indian Boundary Line ran across present-day Bullock County from northeast of Mitchell Station, Alabama, to southeast of Pine Grove, Alabama.
The Treaty of Fort Jackson of August 9, 1814, by Major General Andrew Jackson on behalf of the President of the United States of America and the Chiefs, Deputies and Warriors of the Creek Nation, established a boundary line between the Mississippi Territory and the Creek Nation. The line began at a point ten miles from the mouth of the Ofucshee Creek directly to the mouth of the Summochico Creek on the Chatahouchie River. The Creek Treaty of Washington, signed on March 24, 1832, ceded the Indian territory north of the line to the United States. The Indian Boundary Line ran across present-day Bullock County from northeast of Mitchell Station, Alabama, to southeast of Pine Grove, Alabama.
Erected 1998 by The Bullock County Historical Society and the Alabama Historical Association.
Location. 32° 7.718′ N, 85° 42.888′ W. Marker is in Union Springs, Alabama, in Bullock County. Marker is on U.S. 29, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Union Springs AL 36089, United States of America. Touch for directions.
More about this marker. Located S of downtown Union Springs on US-29 near South Prairie St. There is an identical marker west of downtown on US-82.
Photographed By David J Gaines, October 25, 2012
2. Indian Treaty Boundary Line Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2012, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,074 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 11, 2012, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
