Choctaw Corner Historical Marker near Bashi, AL

This historical marker is located west of Thomasville on County Road 48 near the Bashi community (GPS coordinates N31.970778,W87.830889).  It describes the location of the boundary that was between the Choctaw and Creek Indians in Clarke County and how …

Gravesite of Major Jeremiah Austill at Rockville, AL

Jeremiah Austill is known as the Paul Revere of Clarke County. As a teenager, he volunteered to make a dangerous night ride to Mt. Vernon following the Creek War attack on Ft. Sinquefield. He was also a hero of the famed Canoe Fight on the Alabama Rive …

Moundville Archaeological Park near Tuscaloosa, AL

Called “The Big Apple of the 14th Century” by National Geographic, Moundville Archaeological Park was once the site of a powerful prehistoric community that, at its peak, was America’s largest city north of Mexico.  Located on the Black Warrior River n …

Site of Fort Sinquefield & the Kimbell-James Massacre near Whatley, AL (Clarke County)

Fort Sinquefield was a wooden stockade fortification in Clarke County near the present-day community of Whatley, AL.  It was one of the many forts built by early Clarke County pioneers for protection during the Creek Indian War.  Fort Sinquefield was a …

The Alabama River Museum near Franklin, AL

The Alabama River Museum is part of the Monroe County Heritage Museums.  It is located on the east bank of the Alabama River at the Claiborne Lock and Dam in Monroe County (GPS coordinates N31.615500,W87.548306). The Alabama River Museum has a collecti …

THE CANOE FIGHT Historical Marker near Gainestown, AL

This historical marker is located beside Madison Road about three miles east of Gainestown in south Clarke County (GPS coordinates 31.445267, -87.644307). Following is the inscription on the marker: ———- The Canoe Fight On November 12, 1813, the Canoe …

Tommy Hart’s Indian Artifacts Museum at Carlton, AL

Tommy Hart lives in Carlton, AL which is located in the remote southern end of Clarke County near the forks of the Tombigbee and Alabama Rivers.  He is an amateur river archeologist that has spent years searching the banks of the Tombigbee River for In …

Tuscahoma (Red Warrior) Historical Marker near Mt. Sterling, AL

This marker is located in Choctaw County beside Co. Rd. 27 approximately 4 miles SE of Mt. Sterling just before getting to the Tuscahoma Landing on the Tombigbee River (GPS coordinates 32.060166,-88.114815). Following is the inscription of the marker: …