Three Notch Road - Troy, AL
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hoteltwo
N 31° 48.465 W 085° 58.325
16R E 597296 N 3519586
Located in a downtown Troy square, right next to U.S. Highway 29, this stone etched marker describes how tree's were marked with notches to show the way along the road.
Waymark Code: WMMF7W
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 09/11/2014
Views: 8
Stone text:
Built by U.S. Army, 1824,
from Ft. Barrancas, at Pensacola
to Ft. Bainbridge, S.E. of Tuskegee.
Here it joined Federal Road leading to
Ft. Mitchell in Russell County.
Road followed Indian trade trail
Became main road for settlers
and traders before railroads.
Scouts notched trees to mark
route that ran along this ridge.
Marker Name: Three Notch Road
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
Wikipedia entry about 3 Notch Road in Troy:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Troy,_Alabama#Three_Notch_Road
Marker is at the intersection of South 3 Notch Street (U.S. 29) and East Church Street, on the right when traveling north on South 3 Notch Street.
Marker Number: Not Listed
Date Dedicated / Placed: Not listed
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