On County Road 251 0.1 miles north of County Road 714, on the right when traveling north.
Dedicated to the memory
of all our servicemen
who were in the
Revolutionary War 1775-1783
War with Great Britain 1812-1814
Indian wars - various 1813-1837
War with Mexico 1846-1848
War Between the States 1861-1865
Spanish-American . . . — — Map (db m156266) WM
The Confederate States of America in 1862 commissioned the Noble Brothers of Rome, Georgia to erect a cold blast furnace to produce needed pig iron for the war effort.
The skilled labor was detailed from Confederate army personnel. It is . . . — — Map (db m83267) HM
On County Road 251 0.1 miles north of County Road 714, on the left when traveling north.
Built in late 1862 by the Noble brothers, Cornwall Furnace was named for a similar blast iron furnace in James Noble's home state of Pennsylvania. The pig iron ingots produced from this facility were taken to the Noble Foundry in Rome where they . . . — — Map (db m156264) HM
On County Road 251 0.1 miles north of County Road 714, on the right when traveling north.
The furnace was constructed 1862-1863 by the Nobles Brothers Foundry from Rome, GA using financing from the Confederate States of America. Slave labor was used to dig a half mile canal upstream to the Chattooga River, which powered the airblast. A . . . — — Map (db m156261) HM
On Alabama Route 273 at County Route 275, on the right when traveling south on Alabama Route 273.
Gen. Hood, commanding the Dept. of Tennessee and Georgia for the Confederate Army, made his headquarters in this house on Oct. 19, 1864 on his retreat from Atlanta to Tennessee via Gadsden. His army numbered approximately 40,000 troops. — — Map (db m116615) HM
On Old Alabama Route 9 west of Sewell Ferry Road, on the right when traveling west.
This general area is believed to be the site of the Indian village of Costa visited by DeSoto July 2, 1540. The very old cedar trees may have been here at that time. They are some of the largest in the Southeast. These cedars are among the . . . — — Map (db m114988) HM
On County Road 92 0.3 miles east of County Road 585 when traveling east.
Constructed around 1875 by John Seaborn Watt for his bride, Emma Chastillette Williamson, this fine example of Victorian architecture was originally located near Yancey's Bend prior to the construction of Weiss Lake. The site was going to be . . . — — Map (db m137844) HM
On Cedar Bluff Road at West Main Street (Business U.S. 411), on the right on Cedar Bluff Road.
Area 575 square miles. Aborigines inhabited area 4000 B.C. Cherokee and Creek Historic Indians about 1300-May 1838. Hernando De Soto-First white man July 1540. First white settlers about 1810 from VA, NC, SC, GA, and Tenn. Formed Cherokee Cession . . . — — Map (db m133321) HM
On Cedar Bluff Road (State Road 283) north of West Main Street (Business U.S. 411), in the median.
The current courthouse is the fourth to be built on this site. The first courthouse, constructed of brick in 1849, burned in 1882. A second brick courthouse was built that year and it only lasted 13 years before it burned in 1895. The third brick . . . — — Map (db m114838) HM
On East Main Street (Business U.S. 411) at Cedar Bluff Road, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street.
In November 1958, Col. Robert E. Mann and a small group of interested residents organized the Cherokee County Historical Society in Cedar Bluff with a goal to initiate the preservation of the history of Cherokee County. Over the following years, the . . . — — Map (db m261855) HM
On East Main Street (Business U.S. 411) at Iris Drive, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street.
In honor of those men and women who fought for the
cause of freedom and in memory of those who paid the
ultimate price and or did not make it back home
World War I • World War II • Korea • Vietnam • Desert Storm
This war memorial . . . — — Map (db m197522) WM
On Cedar Bluff Road (State Road 283) north of West Main Street (Business U.S. 411), in the median.
This area had long been home to the Cherokee Indians and the first white settlers did not arrive until the early 1800's. On December 29, 1835, the Cherokees signed a controversial treaty surrendering their lands here to the U.S. Government. A short . . . — — Map (db m114840) HM
On College Street (Route 20) 0.1 miles south of South River Road, on the right when traveling north.
Final resting place of Chief Pathkiller (B. 1749 - D. 1827) who served as principal chief of the Cherokee Nation. Many prominent early settlers are also interred here including newspaper editor and publisher, Confederate infantry captain and . . . — — Map (db m114282) HM
On Jackson Drive east of Bay Springs Road, on the left when traveling east.
Hatcher School was created as a result of the dreams and sacrifices of the people of the community. Black children in Centre had to travel to Cedar Bluff to attend school. The State purchased land and citizens of the community provided funding and . . . — — Map (db m133323) HM
On South River Street south of 2nd Street, on the left when traveling south.
This house was built in 1846 by George Walden soon after the town of Centre was laid out. The house was occupied by Judge Wm. Lafayette Whitlock who was a lawyer, delegate to the 1861 Secession Convention and judge of the 12th judicial district. . . . — — Map (db m120047) HM
On West Main Street (Business U.S. 411) at Tol Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
Inventor of the early typewriter—the pterotye. Born in 1831, Union Dist., S.C., died in 1905, grave 2 miles west. While registered in chancery and later editor of the National Democrat near this siteabout 1860, developed his first writing . . . — — Map (db m115571) HM
The McClung brothers, J.B. and Thomas, homesteaded land on Johhny's Creek in the 1800s. The two brothers harnessed power from water that flowed over the falls to operate a sawmill and grist mill. The McClung's two mills and blacksmith shop played . . . — — Map (db m212844) HM
On East Main Street (Business U.S. 411) at Cedar Bluff Road, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street.
Jordan Big Store
has been placed on the
Alabama Register of
Landmarks & Heritage
by the Alabama
Historical Commission
August 10, 2017 — — Map (db m114746) HM
On West Main Street at Watson Drive, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
Mose Hampton bought his freedom prior to the Civil War. He was a builder, assisted in laying out and surveying the town of Centre, a minister in the Episcopal Methodist North, and an inventor. Mr. Hampton owned land in the vicinity of this marker on . . . — — Map (db m120046) HM
On East Main Street (Business U.S. 411) at Iris Drive, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
Dedicated on November 19, 1948 has been listed in the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage by the Alabama Historical Commission June 27, 2019 — — Map (db m181355) HM
On College Street (County Route 20) 0.1 miles south of South River Road, on the right when traveling north.
Cherokee Chief Pathkiller owned a ferry across the Coosa River at this location in the early 1820's. His home was a short distance on the east side of the river. Upon Pathkiller's death in 1827, John Ride, a prominent Cherokee gained a majority . . . — — Map (db m114281) HM
On West Main Street (Business U.S. 411) at College Street, on the left when traveling west on West Main Street. Reported missing.
One mile south was an important Indian Council site from about 1707. Named for noted chief, the "Turkey". Here in October 1816, a council of Cherokees, Creeks, and Chickasaws met to settle boundaries and ratify a peace treaty. General Andrew . . . — — Map (db m262314) HM
On County Route 15 south of County Route 830, on the right when traveling south.
Born in Lockhart, Alabama in 1915, Tarzan played alongside Bear Bryant on the University of Alabama's 1934 National Championship Team and was honored as an All-American in 1936. He went on to play for the New York Giants, winning a NFL Championship . . . — — Map (db m115273) HM
On County Route 99 at County Route 95, on the right when traveling north on County Route 99.
One hundred feet east was one site where "The Trail of Tears" began. On May 23, 1838 the Indians of this general area, who had been held in a chestnut log stockade after being gathered by the U.S. Army, began their long trek to Oklahoma.
The . . . — — Map (db m114398) HM
On County Road 97 0.2 miles north of Main Street (State Route 68), on the left when traveling north.
In 1820 the Cherokee Nation divided its territory into eight districts with land in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. The village of Chattooga was chosen as base for the Alabama district, and a small log cabin near here served as . . . — — Map (db m259809) HM
On Riverside Lane at Canyon Drive ( Route 35), on the left when traveling west on Riverside Lane.
The river originates in Lafayette in Walker County, Georgia, flows through Chattooga County, Georgia and then enters Cherokee County before emptying into Weiss Lake. Prior to the construction of the lake, the Chattooga River converged with the Coosa . . . — — Map (db m137513) HM
On Shinbone Valley Road (County Road 127) 0.8 miles north of Jamestown Rd (County Route 15), on the right when traveling south.
In 1902, a coal mine was opened at Lake Lahusage in neighboring DeKalb County. The mined coal was carried by a "dinky line" to the brow of Lookout Mountain at Five Points in Cherokee County. The TAG railroad built a spur line about 2½ miles in . . . — — Map (db m202239) HM
Col. Charles Rattray served in the 57th Ill. Infantry. He served in Sherman's command at Gaylesville in October 1864. He fell in love with Theodora McWhorter and promised to return and marry her when the war ended. He was a man of his word. His . . . — — Map (db m202257) HM
On State Highway 273 at County Road 81, on the left when traveling north on State Highway 273.
David was born 4 of 12 children, served in combat in Vietnam, was wounded and is a highly decorated war veteran. David is a best selling author, a veteran advocate, and State Commander of the American Legion. He is a former college instructor and . . . — — Map (db m114742) HM
On Canyon Drive (Alabama Route 35) at Main Street ( Route 68), on the right when traveling south on Canyon Drive.
Post Office est. in 1836. During the Civil War, the main body of U.S. General William Tecumseh Sherman's Army camped around the town in October 1864. A private home served as his headquarters. Despite pleas from citizens, his troops burned the mill . . . — — Map (db m114532) HM
On Alabama Route 273 near County Road 81, on the left when traveling north.
Cherokee County established - 1836
Area Cherokee Indians relocated - 1838
Taff Community established - 1842
Community named in honor of Taff family - 1842
Union and Confederate soldiers occupied the area - 1864
Taff post office established . . . — — Map (db m114743) HM
On Main Street (Alabama Route 68) at College Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman commanding the Union Military Div. of the Mississippi at Summerville, GA., on Oct. 19, 1864 moved the Army of the Tennessee, the Army of the Ohio, and the Army of the Cumberland to Gaylesville. The Armies with attachments . . . — — Map (db m202456) HM
On County Road 15 at State Route 35, on the right when traveling north on County Road 15.
In February 1937, W.P. Brown & Sons Lumber Co. signed a contract with Alabama Power for an estimated 20,000,000 feet of saw timber. The south end of Brown's property is located 1,000 feet back of this marker and extended northward ¾ mile. Brown . . . — — Map (db m114741) HM
On U.S. 411 at John L Foster Drive (County Highway 20), on the right when traveling north on U.S. 411.
On October 23, 1864, U.S. troops under Brig. Gen. W.L. Elliot, Chief of U.S. Calvary, Dept. of the Cumberland, advanced upon Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler's Confederate forces positioned on King's Hill. The C.S. troop's fell back to another line of . . . — — Map (db m115399) HM
On Industrial Boulevard (Alabama Route 68) at Lokey Street on Industrial Boulevard. Reported missing.
The town's name was derived from the name of the Henslee Family which were early settlers in the community. A post office was established in 1837. The Rome & Decatur Railroad (later Southern Railway) began rail service through the town in 1888. . . . — — Map (db m261856) HM
On County Route 48 0.2 miles south of County Route 600, on the left when traveling south.
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Put into blast by noted Southern ironmaster Moses Stroup in 1852, the Round Mountain Furnace was the fourth oldest blast furnace in Alabama. It was the first furnace to make use of red fossiliferous iron ore.
Driven by steam . . . — — Map (db m139401) HM
On Blue Pond Road (State Highway 273) at County Road 365, on the right when traveling south on Blue Pond Road.
Completed in 1891 as the Chattanooga Southern Railway, the line ran 91.7 miles from Chattanooga to Gadsden. It was re-organized as the TA&G in 1911. From 1922 until 1951, the "scooter" motor car handled passenger service on the line. The railroad . . . — — Map (db m114744) HM
On Sand Rock Avenue at Wildcat Street, on the left when traveling north on Sand Rock Avenue.
The town was named for the characteristics of local rocks. A post office was established in 1855 and closed in 1903. The Sand Rock High School Wildcats won the Class 1A football championship in 1985 and the Class 2A State softball championship in . . . — — Map (db m116616) HM
On County Route 33 at County Route 29, on the left when traveling south on County Route 33.
In 1835, pioneering families migrated from Morgan County, Georgia to Cherokee County, AL, settling in the Ambersonville area, later renamed Spring Garden. These families were members of Carmel Presbyterian Church in Morgan County and brought their . . . — — Map (db m132792) HM
On County Route 8 at Highway 9, on the right when traveling east on County Route 8.
On the night of May 2, 1863, John H. Wisdom passed through Spring Garden on his way to warn Rome, Ga. about approaching U.S. Troops. Wisdom, originally from Rome, Ga., lived near Gadsden which was part of Cherokee Co. at that time. Upon learning . . . — — Map (db m133475) HM
Near County Route 587 at Troy Lane, on the right when traveling south.
Last fighting between armies of Hood and Sherman. Here Ferguson turned back Kilpatrick's larger force.
These two armies had fought all summer from Chattanooga to Atlanta, west to here.
To split South, Sherman turned, led Union forces . . . — — Map (db m132782) HM
On County Route 29 at County Route 45, on the right when traveling north on County Route 29.
Put into blast on June 1, 1874, the furnace would change ownership two times prior to being purchased by the Bass Foundry and Machine Co. of Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1880. A rail spur was built from the furnace to Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad at . . . — — Map (db m114842) HM
On County Route 8 3 miles east of County Route 45, on the left when traveling east.
Located 500 yards southeast of this marker. Incorporated in 1888, Bluffton was promoted as a future iron center of the South, due to large iron ore deposits and four furnaces within a four mile radius. The town soon boomed due to an influx of . . . — — Map (db m140001) HM
On County Road 29 at County Road 27, on the left when traveling east on County Road 29.
Was originally named Ambersonville after one of the early families that settled the community. A post office was established in 1842 as Liberty and changed to Spring Garden in 1844. The Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad began rail service through the . . . — — Map (db m114959) HM
On County Road 29 at County Road 8, on the right when traveling north on County Road 29.
During the late 1920s and early 1930s the Spring Garden School "on the hill across the road" was a two-story wooden structure. Grades one through nine were taught in two rooms upstairs and two rooms downstairs. In 1936, a new brick building was . . . — — Map (db m202242) HM
On County Road 11 0.2 miles south of County Road 24, on the right when traveling north.
Shortly after the removal of the Creek Nation to Oklahoma during the Trail of Tears, the Alabama Gold Rush began in Cleburne County. The Striplin Gold Mines were constructed in the Carr Creek Placer in approximately 1837. The majority of the . . . — — Map (db m288226) HM
The first of three Baptist Churches was built on
this site about 1842 as white pioneer settlers
increased. The present building was constructed
about 1895. The only surviving church book,
begun in 1898, shows sixty-eight male and
seventy-six . . . — — Map (db m288228) HM
On Vickery Street at Hunnicutt Street, on the right when traveling south on Vickery Street.
Cleburne County was created December 6, 1866, and was named for Confederate Major General Patrick R. Cleburne. He was born March 17, 1828 in Ireland. He was the South's highest-ranking foreign-born officer and one of the best of any nationality. . . . — — Map (db m83273) HM
On Ross Street north of Burns Street, on the left when traveling north.
In the 1830s, a group of people from Edgefield, South Carolina
settled in the lowlands of what is now Cleburne County. Among
them were Frederick Ross and John and Nancy Ross. John and
Nancy had 13 children, some of whom were born in . . . — — Map (db m285178) HM
Near Interstate 20 (Interstate 20) west of Route 37, on the right when traveling west.
Hernando De Soto in Alabama
Hernando de Soto brought his 700-man army to Alabama in the fall of 1540. This was the first major European expedition to the interior of the southeastern United States. The De Soto expedition had landed at Tampa . . . — — Map (db m114373) HM
On Old Lee Highway (County Road 20) at Garner Lane, on the right when traveling west on Old Lee Highway.
Bullet - marked tombstones in this cemetery show evidence of a brisk skirmish here Oct. 26, 1863, when Gen. P.J. Osterhaus's first division of Sherman's Corps came under fire from Gen. S.D. Lee's Confederate troops. CSA artillery on a hill near a . . . — — Map (db m83329) HM
Near Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 327.3), 1.4 miles east of N Pike (County Route 21), on the left when traveling east.
During the early 1800s, a slave-owning planter class including George Colbert’s family, emerged among the Chickasaw.
George’s success stemmed from a variety of endeavors. He fought with the Americans against the Shawnee and Creeks, traveled to . . . — — Map (db m107261) HM
Near Natchez Trace Access Road (at milepost 327.3), 0.4 miles west of Natchez Trace Parkway, on the right when traveling west.
Here, near the bubbling waters of Buzzard Roost Spring, Levi Colbert (Itawamba Minko, “Bench Chief”) built one of the many inns—called stands—along the Natchez Trace.
But it was Colbert’s negotiating and language skills . . . — — Map (db m107265) HM
On Middle School Road north of Old Lee Highway (County Road 20), on the left when traveling north.
Cherokee High School began here in 1921 as a grammar school with two teachers in a new frame building. The building was erected by African Americans using a Julius Rosenwald Grant with additional funds from the local community. The county school . . . — — Map (db m192084) HM
Near Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 327.3), 1.4 miles east of N Pike (County Route 21), on the left when traveling east.
George Colbert's stand sat atop the ridge before you. As one of many inns that dotted the Trace between Nashville and Natchez, it provided travelers with food and lodging.
With a Scottish father and Chickasaw mother, George Colbert used his . . . — — Map (db m107260) HM
On Mulberry Lane 0.4 miles east of Moody Lane, on the left when traveling east.
was moved by Benjamin Smith from Pontotoc, Miss. in 1825 to this site, known as Bennkhinnah, where it remained until 1837. Bennkhinnah Post Office, established at the Agency in 1829, was renamed Newport in 1837. In 1856 with D. C. Oates as . . . — — Map (db m156992) HM
Near Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 327.3), 1 mile north of N. Pike (County Road 21).
This scene would have occurred far below the surface of the lake you see now. From 1802 to 1819, George Colbert operated a ferry across the quarter-mile breadth of the powerful Tennessee River. The ferry carried mail, militia, settlers, Indians and . . . — — Map (db m84705) HM
On Park Road 0.4 miles north of Natchez Trace Parkway, on the left when traveling east.
George Colbert operated a ferry across the Tennessee River from 1800 to 1819. His stand or inn offered travelers a warm meal and shelter during their journey on the Old Trace. Colbert looked after his own well-being and once charged Andrew Jackson . . . — — Map (db m69630) HM
Near Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 327.3), 1 mile north of N. Pike (County Road 21).
This monument is to memorialize Chickasaw Chief George Colbert who operated a river ferry, traveler’s stand, and had a home on this Natchez Trace site. Colbert Co. AL was named in his honor. — — Map (db m84706) HM
On Main Street close to 1st Street, on the right when traveling north.
Side 1 By 1805, half-blood Chickasaw leaders George and Levi Colbert were operating inns and a river ferry nearby on the Natchez Trace. The Chickasaw Indian Agency was moved to Agency Creek, now Malone Creek, (3.8 miles east) in 1825. Caney . . . — — Map (db m41132) HM
Near Natchez Trace Access Road (at milepost 320.3), 0.4 miles north of Natchez Trace Parkway (U.S. 72), on the left when traveling north.
Levi Colbert, a Chickasaw Chief, operated a stand near here that served Old Trace travelers in the early 1800's. Adjacent to this area was a spring which provided an abundant water supply. — — Map (db m84708) HM
On Mhoontown Road 1.1 miles east of North Pike, on the right when traveling north.
Chickasaw Indian removal began in July 1837. This removal allowed white settlers to establish residence in Colbert County. One example of this is the Mhoon family who migrated from Halifax County, North Carolina in June 1837. They built their . . . — — Map (db m244515) HM
Near Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 327.3), 1.6 miles east of N Pike (County Route 21), on the left when traveling east.
In the early 1800s, ferries like the one George Colbert ran near here on the Tennessee River linked segments of the Natchez Trace. Ferries carried people across the river—for a fee. Post riders, Kaintucks, military troops, casual travelers, . . . — — Map (db m107258) HM
On Natchez Trace Access Road (at milepost 320.3), 0.4 miles north of Natchez Trace Parkway.
Inns, or stands, provided occasional shelter for travelers along the Natchez Trace. These stands offered flood to eat and food for thought: local news, information, and ideas. The ever-changing mix of diverse populations—whites, American . . . — — Map (db m107263) HM
Near Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 327.3), 1.3 miles east of N Pike (County Route 21), on the left when traveling east.
Frontier America once walked along the Natchez Trace.
The Chickasaw and Choctaw used the Trace for transportation and trade. After 1801, with tribal permission, post riders who rode the Trace connected isolated settlements in Mississippi and . . . — — Map (db m107257) HM
Near Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 327.3), 2.7 miles east of N Pike (County Route 21), on the left when traveling east.
The Natchez Trace Parkway is designed to encourage leisurely exploration of the history and beauty of Old Southwest. Here are a few pointers to make your trip more enjoyable.
Regulations and Safety
Obey posted speed limits. Be alert for . . . — — Map (db m107254)
Near Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 327.3), 1.6 miles N Pike (County Route 21), on the left when traveling east.
Alabama’s Winter Waterfowl
The Tennessee River Valley is the winter home for thousands of waterfowl. These birds migrate from across the northern US and Canada down through the center of the continent to the Tennessee River.
Careful . . . — — Map (db m107253) HM
On Mt. Pleasant Road (County Road 66) 0.3 miles east of County Line Road (County Road 48), on the right when traveling east.
Old Brick Church began in 1820 as the Mt. Pleasant Cumberland Presbyterian Church and met in a frame building which burned in 1824. The present building has undergone few changes since its construction in 1828 when the congregation was officially . . . — — Map (db m147370) HM
On LaGrange College Road south of Route 157, on the right when traveling north.
In the early 1820s, wealthy landowners in the Leighton, Alabama, area established a village on the crest of the mountain to the southwest of this site. This community eventually had about 400 inhabitants and became known as LaGrange. In the 1820s, . . . — — Map (db m141747) HM WM
Near LaGrange College Road 0.9 miles west of Route 157.
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After LaGrange College moved to Florence in January 1855, a group of LaGrange citizens organized a college in the vacant buildings under the old name. Rev. Felix Johnson was elected president. To increase the patronage, a . . . — — Map (db m278612) HM
On Main Street at King Street (Old Route 20), on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
FrontByler Road
Pioneer's settled path to new lands, agriculture, transport and commerce that began in Northwest Alabama.
140 mile corridor/route designated on December 19th, 1819 by the State Legislature. This was . . . — — Map (db m205287) HM
On Old Highway 20 south of King's Lane, on the right when traveling north.
A strong Union column from Corinth commanded by Brig. Gen.
Grenville M. Dodge invaded the Tennessee Valley in April, 1863 to
create a diversion while a brigade mounted on mules and
commanded by Col. Abel D. Streight tried to march . . . — — Map (db m278606) HM
On Main Street at 1st Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
Frank R. King was born in Leighton on October 30, 1859, the son of Hartwell Richard and Mary Henderson (Smith) King. He grew up on a farm and attended common schools in Leighton and Trinity. King attended the University of Alabama from 1875 to 1876. . . . — — Map (db m236488) HM
On Main Street at King Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Side 1
Leighton developed at the intersection of the Byler Road (1819) and
the Tuscumbia - Courtland Stage Road (1820), where the Jeffers/Gregg
Tavern served the needs of travelers as early as 1810. Leighton was
named for William . . . — — Map (db m153259) HM
On Main Street 0.1 miles south of 1st Street, on the right when traveling south.
Side 1
The region's rich history of Methodism predates the creation of
Colbert County. Local Methodists helped raise $10,000 to persuade
the Tennessee Methodist Conference to build LaGrange College (4
miles SW), which opened in 1830. . . . — — Map (db m153325) HM
On Old Highway 20 at County Line Rd, on the left when traveling south on Old Highway 20.
Crossroads, or Jeffers Crossroads, now known as Leighton, marked the end of the segment of the Byler Road that was finished by early 1820. Here, the Byler intersected with the Decatur to Tuscumbia/Courtland Stage Road. For a time, Byler Road passed . . . — — Map (db m314933) HM
This is the site of LaGrange College Chartered in 1830 by act of the Legislature of Alabama An Institution of High Order for men attended chiefly by students from the southern states.
The college was burned April 28, 1863 by Federal Cavalry . . . — — Map (db m141745) HM
On Jimmy Hughes Street at 1st Street, on the right when traveling west on Jimmy Hughes Street.
Leighton Training School, an African American school
located near the Byler Road, operated as a Type 6
Rosenwald School - a type of school funded by Sears
Roebuck President Julius Rosenwald for African
American children across the South in the . . . — — Map (db m304745) HM
On County Line Road (Alabama Route 99) 0.2 miles north of Bethel Cemetery Road, on the left when traveling north.
The church was organized as Bethel Missionary Baptist Church on June 26, 1819, with Elder Theophilous Skinner serving as pastor. The church predates the creation of the state of Alabama by nearly 6 months. Bethel’s original was across County Line . . . — — Map (db m213754) HM
On Shaw Road 0.2 miles 6th Street, on the left when traveling north.
Baldy Shaw purchased this property from the state of Alabama in 1830. In 1844, he constructed this home. Over the years, various property owners made changes and addition to the Shaw Home and its outbuildings. The canning building is directly north . . . — — Map (db m209816) HM
On Old Hwy 20 east of Morgan Drive, on the right when traveling east.
The town of Leighton was named in honor of the Reverend William Leigh, son and grandson of Revolutionary War veterans. He was born in Amelia County Virginia, Oct 4, 1790 and moved to Alabama about 1823. Leigh settled nearby at “Jeffers Cross . . . — — Map (db m278611) HM
On George Wallace Highway (U.S. 43) at Lynwood Avenue (County Route 77), on the right when traveling north on George Wallace Highway.
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Capt. Benjamin F. Little, a former Confederate soldier, opened a store here after the railroad from Tuscumbia to Russellville was built in 1887. A train station and several houses were soon erected. A rail spur provided access to . . . — — Map (db m68954) HM
On Bainbridge Road north of Bainbridge Circle, on the left when traveling north.
The town of Bainbridge was located at the head of navigation on the Tennessee River. The first state highway called the Byler Road was built through Bainbridge. A ferry was located here where the water was deep and the current not as strong as other . . . — — Map (db m205286) HM
Many Kinds of Birds Call North Alabama Home
The northern tier of Alabama has two distinct landforms-the Tennessee River Valley and the Appalachian Plateau. A variety of terrain provides wonderful birding habitat and offers excellent . . . — — Map (db m150937) HM
Near Reservation Road 1 mile east of Route 133, on the left when traveling east.
In the early 1930s, which Wilson Dam serving as the starting point for the newly formed TVA and its river development plan, an era of new prosperity in the region began. TVA embarked on one of the largest U.S. hydropower construction programs . . . — — Map (db m106193) HM
On CCC Camp Road north of Reservation Rd, on the right when traveling west.
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was created as a public
work relief program during the Great Depression as part of Roosevelt's
New Deal. Congress passed legislation to create the agency in
March 1933, and by the time the CCC dissolved in . . . — — Map (db m280034) HM
The Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) Park features a stone picnic pavilion constructed in 1935 as well as mature tree
growth, trails and a commanding view that overlooks the Tennessee River and Wilson Dam. Many of the trails along
the river bluff . . . — — Map (db m280037) HM
On Lime Kiln Road at Houston Street, on the right when traveling north on Lime Kiln Road.
The Clyde Carter House, built in 1924,
was listed on the
National Register of
Historic Places, 2004
Criterion C in the area of Architecture
Criterion A in the area of Agriculture — — Map (db m192041) HM
On Bainbridge Road (County Road 83) 0.3 miles north of River Road (County Route 40), on the right when traveling north.
After the battles of Franklin and Nashville, the defeated Confederate Army of the Tennessee retreated southward in severe winter weather. At Old Bainbridge near here on December 26, 1864, its soldiers began to cross the Tennessee River on a . . . — — Map (db m205285) HM
Just downstream from Wilson Dam lies a series of trails maintained by the Tennessee Valley Authority. Starting at the Visitor Center, explore the trails as they meander along the riverbank and through the forest
1.Wilson Dam Visitor Center . . . — — Map (db m106186) HM
On South Wilson Dam Road, on the right when traveling south.
Near the turn of the twentieth century, residents of Houston
Crossroads became concerned that their community had no church or
school. In 1895, John Schluttenhofer deeded an acre of land in the
southwest corner of the crossroads for the purpose . . . — — Map (db m208820) HM
Gulls are a Diverse and Fascinating Group of Birds
Popularly known as sea gulls, these birds actually occur at the seashore and far inland as well. Each winter thousands of gulls gather along the Tennessee River. Three species form the . . . — — Map (db m106184)
The city of Muscle Shoals began with the construction of U.S. Nitrate Plant No.2 and Wilson Dam for defense purposes in 1918. The name came from the great stretch of rapids in the Tennessee River that contained rocky shoals and an abundance of . . . — — Map (db m83388) HM
Scan the wooded island just across the Tennessee River for numerous bundles of sticks scattered through the canopy. These bulky structures are the nest of Great Blue Herons. Dozens of these nests are scattered across the island, and each year Great . . . — — Map (db m106179) HM
Wilson Dam
Potential floodwaters that surge downstream on the Tennessee River are collected in Wilson Lake. Then, through carefully controlled releases, the water is gradually sent through the dam. Releasing water through the dam serves . . . — — Map (db m124083)
Marker Front:
Muscle Shoals City was incorporated on April 24, 1923. Among the leading developers were New York realtors A.L. Howell and C.T. Graves. Their interest in Muscle Shoals was inspired by the vision of Henry Ford to use power from . . . — — Map (db m28580) HM
The Muscle Shoals National Recreational Trail complex is a 17-mile paved and primitive trail and bikeway for public use located on TVA’s Muscle Shoals Reservation. This National Recreation Trail System connects numerous historical sites including . . . — — Map (db m106117) HM
Near Reservation Road 1 mile east of Route 133, on the left when traveling east.
Natural and Cultural Preservation
TVA is fully committed to protecting our natural and cultural resources. And nowhere is that more evident than right here at Wilson Dam.
Here, the 25-acre Old First quarters Small Wild Area showcases the . . . — — Map (db m106189)
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