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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BJD_peerson-mckelvey-cemetery_Moulton-AL.html
First known as the Peerson Cemetery, it later became the McKelvey Cemetery and still carries that name. Buried here are some early Moulton pioneers and merchants, Veterans of the War of 1812 and Civil War, each contributed to Moulton's early histo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVZ0_the-tva-system-of-multi-purpose-dams_Town-Creek-AL.html
The Tennessee River has its headwaters in the mountains of Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia. The main stream forms at Knoxville, where the Houston and the French Broad Rivers join.
The valley, 41,000 square miles in area, receive…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP1Z_james-cleveland-jesse-owens_Danville-AL.html
Born near this site 12 September 1913 to Henry Cleveland and Emma (Fitzgerald)Owens, who were sharecroppers and the offspring of freed slaves, Jesse was destined to attain immorality in the 1936 Olympic Games at Berlin, Germany. Although he moved …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP1K_cheatham-road_Moulton-AL.html
Wyatt Cheatham (1769-1856) was one of the early settlers of Lawrence County and bought land near Wren in 1818. The Alabama Legislature on 14 Dec 1824 authorized him, "to open out and make a road leading from at or near the Gum Pond in said county …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP1F_warrior-mountain_Moulton-AL.html
This area was the home to Indians, settlers, people of mixed ancestry and their descendants. Local bluff shelters contain evidence of occupation from Paleo Indian (10,000 BC) through the Mississippian Period (1540 AD). Chief Tuscaloosa (Black Warr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOX8_saunders-hall-goode-mansion_Town-Creek-AL.html
This mansion, located about one mile east, was placed on the National Register of Historic places 1 Oct 1974. Built by Turner Saunders (1782-1853) on property purchased 9 April 1833, the house may have an earlier construction date.Revolutionary Wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO36_historic-indians_Danville-AL.html
Five Historic Indian tribes lived in this area. By 1701, The Yuchi were living at the shoals on the Tennessee River. In early 1700s the Yuchi left, some moving to the Cherokee Nation on the Hiwassee River, TN and others to Chattahoochee River, GA.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO35_copena-burial-mound_Danville-AL.html
Copena Indians built this mound with baskets of dirt some 2000 years ago. The Copena name was derived from their use of copper and galena (lead ore) found in their burials along with gorgets and celts. The mounds were a burial site with the dead e…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO33_doublehead_Danville-AL.html
Doublehead, (c1744-1807) aka Dsugweladegi or Chuqualatague, was the son of Great Eagle (Willenawah) and grandson of Moytoy. Among his siblings were Pumpkin Boy, Old Tassel and the unnamed grandmother of Sequoyah. After his sister's son John Watts …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO32_town-of-oakville_Danville-AL.html
Based on the large number of local mounds and artifacts, this site shows evidence of Indian occupation over 2000 years ago. According to tradition about 1780, Oakville became a Cherokee town located on Black Warriors' Path. By the early 1820's, Ce…