Cosa - Childersburg, AL
N 33° 16.620 W 086° 21.561
16S E 559659 N 3682178
Cosa, Coosa, and Coca are all names for the same Indian villagee visited by DeSoto in 1540. The three names can be found on three historical markers within about three miles of this marker.
Waymark Code: WMG4H7
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 01/11/2013
Views: 4
The Cosa historical marker is an engraved stone, white marble from the Sylacauga quarry possibly. It is located at the intersection of US Hwy 280 and Talladega County Road 8. The marker was placed by the National Society of Colonial Dames of America in Alabama.
Marker Name: Cosa
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
Marker Text:
Two miles north of this spot was the Indian town COSA visited by De Soto July 16, 1540
This stone erected by the National Society of Colonial Dames of America in Alabama
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1936
Marker Number: None
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