Sylacauga - Sylacauga, AL
N 33° 09.387 W 086° 15.047
16S E 569866 N 3668881
Sylacauga, AL was first settled by native Americans in the 1700s, then later by soldiers who fought under Andrew Jackson in the Creek Indian War of 1813-1814.
Waymark Code: WMEYGG
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 07/22/2012
Views: 7
This is one of those old-style markers that used big text and incomplete sentences. The marker is located in the fork formed by the intersection of AL Hwy 21 and Talladega County Road 511. The marker was placed by the Alabama Historical Association.
Marker Name: Sylacauga
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
Settled in 1748 by Shawnee Indians from Ohio. They joined Creek Confederacy, fought against U.S. in War of 1812, were moved west in 1836. Settled before 1836 by men who had fought in the area under Andrew Jackson. Indian name Syllacogga or Chalakagay.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1954
Marker Number: None
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