1. Historic Markers

Indian Creek Canal

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Northern Terminus
INDIAN CREEK CANAL
First Canal in Alabama
Incorporated 1820
Completed 1831

This canal was constructed to the Tennessee River to facilitate the transportation of cotton to market. Developers were: Thomas Fearn, LeRoy Pope, Stephen S. Ewing, Henry Cook, and Samuel Hazard.

ALABAMA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION – 1965

  • Indian Creek Canal - Image 1
  • Indian Creek Canal - Image 2
  • Indian Creek Canal - Image 3