Indian Town Cosa
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PeterNoG
N 33° 16.621 W 086° 21.563
16S E 559656 N 3682180
This Sign of History is at the corner of US Hwy 231 and County Road 8 in Childersburg, Alabama.
Waymark Code: WMDW3Z
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 02/29/2012
Views: 3
The sign is carved into a six foot tall rough piece of Alabama marble.
~ text from the marker ~
Two miles north of this spot was the Indian Town Cosa visited by De Soto July 16, 1540
This stone erected by The National Society of Colonial Dames of America in Alabama 1936
Although St. Augustine, Florida is the oldest permanently occupied European settlement in the United States (1565), Childersburg (originally Cosa) may be the oldest continuously occupied town in the United States.
(The small stone in front is a much more recent addition that reads: "All gave some, Some gave all, Dedicated to American Veterans")
Group that erected the marker: The National Society of Colonial Dames of America in Alabama
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
US Hwy 231 and County Rd 8
Childersburg, AL United States
35044
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