THREE NOTCH ROAD - Andalusia, AL
N 31° 18.482 W 086° 28.852
16R E 549399 N 3463856
Historical marker about the 17th century Three Notch Road from Pensacola to Fort Mitchell.
Waymark Code: WM94HG
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 06/27/2010
Views: 11
Historical marker about the 17th century Three Notch Road from Pensacola to Fort Mitchell. The marker is located on Three Notch Road a block from the city square. The marker is doubly interesting because the reverse side is a marker for the location of Hank and Audrey Williams marriage in 1944 (WM93WP).
Marker Name: THREE NOTCH ROAD
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
THREE NOTCH ROAD
ESTABLISHED 1824
The Three Notch Road was a 90-mile section of a 230-mile
military road to connect Pensacola with Fort Mitchell in Russell
County on the Chattahoochie River. Capt. Daniel E. Burch marked
the route using three notches on trees for a crew under Lt. Elias
Phillips to follow. Soldiers from the U. S. 4th Infantry Division
cleared the route in June, July, and August, 1824, at a cost
of $1,130. The road runs through the present cities of Andalusia
and Troy. It follows the ridge dividing the water sheds of
the Conecuh on the northwest, and the Yellow and Pea rivers
on the southeast, from the town of Carolina, where it
intersected the 1817 Gaines Road to Union Springs where it
intersected the 1805 Federal Road. Local legends that credit
Andrew Jackson are not documented.
Marker erected 2006 by Alabama Bureau of Tourism & Travel
Date Dedicated / Placed: 2006
Marker Number: Not listed
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