Jackson's Military Road

Jackson's Military Road (HM18DX)

Location: Florence, AL 35630 Lauderdale County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 48.8', W 87° 40.27'

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Built by Andrew Jackson, 1816~1820. Shortened by 200 miles the route from Nashville to New Orleans for movement of supply wagons and artillery.Built with U.S. funds and troops. Followed in part Doublehead's Road from Columbia, Tenn., to Muscle Shoals. After 1819 mail route was transferred from Natchez Trace to pass through Florence via Military Road.A portion of Hood's army followed the road to Franklin and Nashville in 1864. In later years called Jackson Highway.
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HM NumberHM18DX
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Year Placed1970
Placed ByAlabama Historical Association
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Date Added Monday, October 13th, 2014 at 9:05pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 438615 N 3852548
Decimal Degrees34.81333333, -87.67116667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 48.8', W 87° 40.27'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 48' 48.00" N, 87° 40' 16.20" W
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Area Code(s)256
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 917 Military Rd, Florence AL 35630, US
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