The Great Pensacola Trading Path - Troy, AL
N 31° 49.490 W 085° 59.773
16R E 594994 N 3521458
The Great Pensacola Trading Path ran from Tuckabatchie, AL to Pensacola, FL.
Waymark Code: WMR1FK
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 04/27/2016
Views: 7
The Great Pensacola Trading Path historical marker is a metal marker. It is located to the right of the main building of the Pioneer Museum of Alabama. It was placed by the Alabama State Society and the National Daughters of the American Colonists.
Marker Name: The Great Pensacola Trading Path
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information:: Marker Text:
In the early 1800s, south Alabama was still inhabited by many groups of Native Americans: Creek, Chickasaw, and Choctaw among others. They traveled, hunted, traded, and made war on the many ancient trails here. European settlers improved these roads which included The Mobile and Hobuckintopa Trail, Old Wolf Path, Blind Jack, Three Notch Road, and The Great Pensacola Trading Path which ran from Tuckabatchie to Pensacola, FL. In 1824, troops under Capt. Daniel E. Burch improved a section of these paths through Troy, known as Three Notch, as part of the Great Pensacola Trading Path.
Marker Number: None
Date Dedicated / Placed: Not listed
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