Caisson Trace - Spanish Fort, AL
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Markerman62
N 30° 40.500 W 087° 54.887
16R E 412372 N 3393941
Located on Caisson Trace at Spanish Main Street, Spanish Fort
Waymark Code: WM13F83
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 11/28/2020
Views: 2
A trail used in early times by Indians, Spanish Explorers, French Settlers and later by soldiers during the battle of Spanish Fort 1865. At one time a stream driven train paralleled this trace. Its ancient road bed can still be seen south of this site.
Marker Name: Caisson Trace
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
Erected by Spanish Fort Historical Society
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1960
Marker Number: Not listed
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