On West Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in February 2006, the district includes 117 commercial and residential properties dating from around 1875 to 1950. The district lies along and adjacent to Grand Avenue, South Valley Avenue and Main . . . — — Map (db m62367) HM
On East Main Street, on the left when traveling east.
Collinsville burned twice. On December 24, 1884, the Collinsville Depot, Hall-Mackey Store and other businesses were destroyed. Flames again swept the town on February 2, 1900, damaging and destroying businesses and homes including: B.A. Nowlin . . . — — Map (db m62377) HM
On Alabama Route 68, on the right when traveling west.
Cherokee Indians first inhabited this mound site, subsequently settled by A.H. Lamar, a captain in the Seminole War and first constable (1836) of DeKalb County. Lamar and his Cherokee wife operated trading post and stage coach stop on site, selling . . . — — Map (db m62366) HM
On Main Street (Alabama Route 68) at Gaines Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
(front)
Crossville, once known as a little village, was named by James A. Copeland because of the area’s many crossroads. In the mid-1800s, mail was brought through Crossville from Rome, GA and Guntersville, AL by stagecoach. The first . . . — — Map (db m79904) HM
On Gault Avenue North (US Highway 11) at 4th Street, on the right when traveling north on Gault Avenue North (US Highway 11).
In the late '60s, cousins Randy Owen and Teddy Gentry discovered they shared a common interest in music. Joined by Jeff Cook, they started playing on a regular basis. Working their day jobs and playing any place they could locally in the evenings, . . . — — Map (db m25277) HM
On 5th Street south of Gault Avenue North (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling north.
Around 1889-1891 Fort Payne experienced a great industrial boom due to promotion by New England investors who speculated greatly on the area’s mineral deposits. During this period several highly ornate commercial and civic buildings, along with the . . . — — Map (db m28027) HM
On Godfrey Avenue at Logan Street Southeast, on the right when traveling north on Godfrey Avenue.
Under the provisions of the Cherokee Removal Act of 1830, a log stockade was built, “Two hundred yards Northeast of Big Spring.” The spring supplied abundant water for the Cherokees, the soldiers and livestock. Fort Payne was used as . . . — — Map (db m36743) HM
On Gault Avenue North (U.S. 11) at 5th Street (Alabama Route 35), on the right when traveling north on Gault Avenue North.
(front)
1861 1865
To the Confederate Soldiers.
Some of whom sacrificed all, and all of whom sacrificed much.
(left side)
On fame's eternal camping ground their silent tents are spread, and glory guards with solemn . . . — — Map (db m100368) WM
Near 4th Street near Gault Avenue South (Alabama Route 35) when traveling east.
In 1837 Federal Troops arrived in this area to select a fort location for the collection, holding and removal of the Cherokee. Part of a much larger compound, this site contained a cabin seized by the troops for use as part of the fort. Today a . . . — — Map (db m100286) HM
On Gault Avenue North (U.S. 11) at 5th Street Northtwest, on the right when traveling west on Gault Avenue North.
Opened Sept. 1890. Built during local boom period. Converted into theatre during era of silent movies. Closed as a theatre in October, 1935. Purchased by Landmarks of DeKalb County, Inc. 1969. Renovated, restored and reopened to public in 1970. The . . . — — Map (db m83686) HM
On Gault Avenue North (U.S. 11) east of 4th Street, on the right when traveling east.
The fort, consisting of a log house and large stockade, was built in 1838 by order of General Winfield Scott, commander of military forces responsible for the removal of Cherokee Indians.
Soldiers occupying the fort were commanded by Captain . . . — — Map (db m28030) HM
Near Little River Falls Overlook Trail, 0.1 miles west of State Road 35.
Little River Canyon has been attracting humans for over 10,000 years. Ancestors of the American Indians came here to hunt, gather fruits and nuts, and create temporary settlements. In 1540 Hernando DeSoto and his army of Spanish soldiers passed . . . — — Map (db m196858) HM
On County Road 52 at County Road 293, on the left when traveling west on County Road 52.
Lebanon Courthouse was constructed during the 1840s when Lebanon, the county seat of
DeKalb County, was a thriving community with inns, taverns, and government offices. This building, built for courthouse use, remained in use as a courthouse until . . . — — Map (db m156255) HM
On Gault Avenue South (U.S. 11) at 2nd Street SW, on the left when traveling north on Gault Avenue South.
The Fort Payne Main Street Historic District developed between 1889 and the 1940s, because of the city's rapid growth during the hosiery mill industry boom. The increased population needed new commercial and governmental buildings, which were . . . — — Map (db m100028) HM
On Gault Avenue North (U.S. 11) east of 4th Street, on the right when traveling east.
Born in Tennessee, Sequoyah moved to Wills Town (DeKalb County, Alabama) area of the Cherokee Nation in 1818.
Here, in 1821, he invented an 86 symbol alphabet providing the Cherokees with the only written Indian language in the United States. . . . — — Map (db m28033) HM
Panel 1
1819-1838
(partially broken)
?on - During the middle 1700s, the Cherokee
?south into present day Alabama and
?important village of Willstown. Sequoyah
?kee syllabary while living in the area. In
?e Nation officially . . . — — Map (db m224648) HM
On Glenn Boulevard SW (Alabama Route 35) at Airport Road West, on the right when traveling west on Glenn Boulevard SW.
The first detachment of 1,103 Cherokees to emigrate under their own officers, prior to leaving for the west held a final council at Rattlesnake Springs (near present-day Charleston, TN) and, by unanimous vote, declared their intentions to continue . . . — — Map (db m113846) HM
Near Little River Falls Overlook Trail, 0.1 miles west of Alabama Route 35.
In 1838 U. S. soldiers and local militia rounded up over 1,100 men, women, and children in the Little River area during the forced removal of the Cherokee and Muscogee (Creek) Indians. Soldiers held some of them at Fort Likens and Fort Lovell east . . . — — Map (db m196860) HM
On this site during the mid 1900's stood what was known to locals as
Whittler's Corner
Folks would gather most any day to whittle, exchange gossip, talk politics, preach and most of all just pass time with friends. A large stump was where . . . — — Map (db m224650) HM
On Gault Avenue North (U.S. 11) east of 4th Street, on the right when traveling east.
The mission was established in 1823 by the American Board of Missions to further education and Christianity among the Cherokee Indians. Mission operated until the Indian removal in 1838.
Grave site of Reverend Ard Hoyt, first superintendent, . . . — — Map (db m28035) HM
On Alabama Route 75, 0.1 miles east of Main Street (Alabama Route 227), on the right when traveling north.
(front)
No one knows for sure how Geraldine got its name. Some say it was named for a lovely Indian maiden. The first official record was on September 5, 1882 when Mr. William A. Johnson applied for the location of a new post office. The . . . — — Map (db m79905) HM
On County Road 743, 0.1 miles west of State Highway 117, on the left when traveling north.
On Aug. 29, 1863, the Union XX Army Corps under Maj. Gen. Alexander M. McCook and the Army of the Cumberland's cavalry under Maj. Gen. David S. Stanley broke camp at Stevenson, AL and crossed the Tennessee River at Caperton's Ferry. This force of . . . — — Map (db m156168) HM
On County Road 165 at County Road 617, on the right when traveling east on County Road 165.
The chapel was built by Col. Milford W. Howard in memory of his first wife, Sally A. Lankford Howard and by the mountain people.
The back of the chapel is a large boulder and stones from Little River were used to construct the altar. The church is . . . — — Map (db m244134) HM
On County Road 613, 0.5 miles south of County Road 650/935, on the left when traveling north.
The A. A. Miller Dam Built in 1925 for the first Hydro Electric power in North Alabama. Lower Plaque Memorial cairn erected by William A. (Bill) Wise Grandson of A. A. Miller — — Map (db m182069) HM
On State Highway 117, on the right when traveling north.
Front:
The first Lookout Mountain settlers arrived shortly after the Cherokee Indian removal of 1838-1839. These pioneers had been too late for homesteading the good farmland in northwest Georgia. They now turned their attention to Lookout . . . — — Map (db m83688) HM
On McCurdy Avenue North (State Highway 75) at Main Street (State Highway 35), on the right when traveling south on McCurdy Avenue North.
Built in 1931 by the McCurdy family, the home's interior was lined completely with cedar wood and the floor made of hand selected quarter-sawed oak. Beveled glass was in the windows and doors. Home to a delicatessen in the 1980s, plans were being . . . — — Map (db m156252) HM
Near Interstate 59, 1 mile north of County Road 140, on the right when traveling south.
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 Bay, Florida, in the spring of . . . — — Map (db m213362) HM
Near Interstate 59, 1 mile north of County Road 140, on the right when traveling south.
1492 - Columbus visits Caribbean islands
1519 - Pineda visits Mobile area
1528 - Narváez reaches Mobile area
1540 - De Soto explores Alabama
1559 - De Luna retraces De Soto's route in Alabama
1702 - French establish first . . . — — Map (db m213363) HM
Near Interstate 59, 1 mile north of County Road 140, on the right when traveling south.
A Cherokee town founded 1770. Situated on Big Wills Creek, named for a half-breed chief, Red-Headed Will. A place of importance in the Cherokee Territory, it was the home of Sequoyah, inventor of the Cherokee Alphabet; John Ross, the last chief of . . . — — Map (db m213367) HM
On Winston Street at Sulphur Springs Road, on the right when traveling north on Winston Street.
Former Site Of Battelle
Thriving iron ore and coal mining community of early 1900’s established by Colonel John Gordon Battelle five miles north of Valley Head. — — Map (db m61018) HM
On Railroad Avenue at Mountain Street, on the right when traveling west on Railroad Avenue.
Here stood
The giant Black Spanish Oak
Under which
Traditionally
Sequoyah
Taught his newly invented
Alphabet
Tree felled by a storm
1934 — — Map (db m28036) HM
