1. Historic Markers

Chickasaw Old Fields

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This plaque has been known by three names:

CHICKASAW OLD FIELDS 1769 – Cherokee Indians attacked Chickasaws who were invading their lands. After severe battle Chickasaws withdrew.

DITTO’S LANDING – Early boat landing on Tennessee River established by John Ditto, Indian trader.

TOWN OF WHITESBURG – Old river port, incorporated 1824, by James White, Abingdon, Va., “Salt King.”

ALABAMA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION – 1961