Indian Creek Canal
N 34° 43.760 W 086° 35.219
16S E 537812 N 3843105
A pioneer canal to the Tennessee River
Waymark Code: WM1PGN
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 06/16/2007
Views: 63
Northern terminus
Indian Creek Canal
First canal in Alabama
Incorporated 1820
Completed 1831
This canal was constructed to the Tennessee River to facilitate the transportation of cotton to market. Developers were: Thomas Fearn, LeRoy Pope, Stephen S. Ewing, Henry Cook, and Samuel Hazard.
Marker Name: Indian Creek Canal
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
Today, it just drains water to the river from Big Spring in downtown Huntsville.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1965
Marker Number: Not listed
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