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Blackwater Landing / Blackwater River Shipwrecks: Spanish explorers named the Blackwater River Rio Del Almirante in the late 17th century. During Pensacola's British Period (1763-1781), it was called Middle River because of its location between the Yellow River to the east and the Escambia River to the west. In 1821, the river became known as Blackwater River because of its dark-colored water. In the 1830s, Blackwater Landing included the present-day cities of Milton and Bagdad. The City of Milton, which became the hub of the Blackwater River's lumber trade during the 1800s because of the river's prominent bluffs, was incorporated in 1844. Lumbermen referred to these bluffs as Blackwater Landing, Scratch Ankle, and Mill Town. Logs felled up the river and were floated in rafts to Blackwater Landing, loaded on barges and schooners for shipment worldwide. Each day Blackwater Landing's docks were busy with local loggers, farmers, textile workers, and manufacturers who sold their goods to brokers from the Southeast and overseas ports. These goods included bricks, lumber, buckets, marine parts, Blackwater River Shipwrecks, Marker sashes, textiles, fresh produce, and raw cotton. This trade helped make Blackwater Landing a central hub of commerce for the Northwest lands of BlackWaterBay.

Blackwater River Shipwrecks: The advent of steam power around 1800 allowed cargo ships to travel farther up rivers and inlets, which resulted in an economic boom to Northwest Florida's inland towns. From them, the merchandise was loaded onto ocean-going sailing ships and steamers for shipment worldwide. When local vessels reached the end of their useful life, they were often scuttled and burnt to the water line. The remains of at least 15 commercial ships are located in the Blackwater River near Milton and Bagdad. The Bethune Blackwater Schooner, located near the former Morton Brickyard and Mill, is well-preserved, with nearly its entire hull intact. Other shipwrecks include the Cedar Wreck in Wright Basin and the Snapper Ketch above Bagdad's Shipyard Point. The most visible shipwrecks are near the historic Bay Point Mill in Shield's Cove. Ships sunk here, including the Palafox, Dinty Moore, George T. Locke, and Guanacastle, transported lumber. In the 1920s, the passenger steamer City of Tampa caught fire, pushed from the Bay Point docks, and sank in Blackwater Bay. These and other shipwrecks
Blackwater River flows next to the marker area. Are part of Santa Rosa County's vibrant maritime heritage that made this region a center of commerce from the late 1800s through the 1930s. A significant historical year for this entry is 1821. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. Topics.

Exploration Topic: Alabama, Baldwin County, Bay Minette — A County Older Than the State, Baldwin County —
Side 1 Third oldest county in Alabama. It was created in 1809 while still part of the Mississippi Territory. Named for Abraham Baldwin (1754-1807), founder of the University of Georgia, delegate to Constitutional Convention, . . . — — (db m100839) H.M. Alabama, Baldwin County, Gulf Shores — Indian Village Achuse — This Shell Banks Baptist Church rests near the location of the first Indian village in America visited by a white man. This was the Indian village of "Achuse" visited by Admiral Maldonado, who was one of De Soto's officers. He scouted . . . — — Map (db m66295) HM. Alabama, Baldwin County, Magnolia Springs — The Springs —

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These results were compiled earlier today.

By Mark Hilton, December 17, 2013
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1► Alabama, Autauga County, Prattville — Autauga Creek —
 Side 1 Water has always played a significant role in the history of Prattville. Daniel Pratt chose the location for his new town because of the proximity to Autauga Creek and the Alabama River. This area was referred to as an . . . — — Map (db m70815) HM
2► Alabama, Autauga County, Prattville — Daniel Pratt Cemetery / George Cooke —
 (Front): Daniel Pratt CemeteryFinal resting place of early Alabama industrialist Daniel Pratt, 1799-1873, and wife Esther Ticknor Pratt, 1803-1875. He was from New Hampshire and she, Connecticut. Married 1827 at Fortville, Jones County, . . . — — Map (db m168941) HM
3► Alabama, Autauga County, Prattville — Heritage Park —
 Located within Daniel Pratt Historic District, this park overlooks Autauga Creek and the manufacturing complex around which this New England style village developed. Daniel Pratt founded Prattville in 1839, and patterned the town after those of his . . . — — Map (db m27958) H.M.
4► Alabama, Autauga County, Prattville — Old Plank Road — Circa 1840's —
 The plank road was constructed of large pine logs, sawed lengthwise and laid round-side down. Daniel Pratt built the road for public benefit and to provide transportation from the Pratt Cotton Gin Factory to Washington on the Alabama River. Over . . . — — Map (db m27983) HM
5► Alabama, Autauga County, Prattville — Pratt Gin Factory — 1 mile —
 Once the world's largest plant manufacturing cotton gins. Founded in 1833 by Daniel Pratt, the greatest industrialist of Alabama prior to 1860. Pratt's many industries were of great aid to Confederacy during the Northern blockade. — — Map (db m70799) HM
6► Alabama, Autauga County, Prattville — Pratt Homesite — Circa 1842 —
 Daniel Pratt, Prattville's founding father, constructed an imposing home and garden within a quarter-mile of this site on Autauga Creek, near his industrial complex. The large home was designed and erected by Pratt himself, a noted architect / . . . — — Map (db m27985) H.M.
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7► Alabama, Baldwin County, Bay Minette — Bay Minette, Alabama —
 Side 1 In 1860, the center of commerce in Baldwin County ran along the rivers with the remainder of the county mostly wilderness. In 1861, with secession declared, the Alabama Legislature allocated funds to finish the stalled Mobile . . . — — Map (db m100846) H.M.
8► Alabama, Baldwin County, Bon Secour — The Charles Swift Family / Swift Coles Historic Home —
 The Charles Swift Family Charles Swift came to Alabama in 1880 and married Susan Roberts in 1885. He developed a successful lumber business, including a sawmill here on the Bon Secour River. The Swifts raised their eleven children in this . . . — — Map (db m122465) HM
9► Alabama, Baldwin County, Fairhope — Brodbeck and Zundel General Merchandise Store —
 The Baldwin County Historic Development Commission was petitioned on October 15, 2012, for Historic Site Designation, pursuant to the authority conveyed by the Act No. 80-497, as amended by Act No. 89-960, and during their October 21, 2012 meeting, . . . — — Map (db m154449) H.M.
10► Alabama, Baldwin County, Fairhope — Welcome to the Fairhope Pier — Fairhope's 'town square' —
 The first Fairhope pier was built in 1895. In the early years, the wooden pier served as a commercial dock for the bay boats. The first concrete pier was built in 1968 and remained in use until being severely damaged by Hurricane Ivan in 2004 and . . . — — Map (db m128891) H.M.
11► Alabama, Baldwin County, Orange Beach — Orange Beach Municipal Complex —
 The community of Orange Beach goes back to at least 1838, as evidenced by property deeds. As an incorporated city, it is quite young. Following Hurricane Frederic on September 12, 1979, with all its publicity, Orange Beach was 'discovered'! . . . — — Map (db m122462) H.M.
12► Alabama, Baldwin County, Orange Beach — Romar Beach —
 Romar Beach began as a large homestead property with three miles of beachfront spanning from Gulf State Park to Hwy 161 in Orange Beach. The original property now covers only 480 feet. It was a true homestead and the owners were required to 'till . . . — — Map (db m122463) H.M.
13► Alabama, Baldwin County, Spanish Fort — Albert Carey Danner — 1843~1921 —
 Born in Winchester, Virginia, he moved to Missouri where at age 17 he enlisted in the State Guard. In 1861 he became a Private in the Confederate States Army, was captured during the Battle of Wilson's Creek and escaped. Captain Danner . . . — — Map (db m100880) HM
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14► Alabama, Baldwin County, Stockton — Kennedy Mill, c.1811 —
 Site of one of Alabama's first sawmills. In 1811, Joshua Kennedy engaged Jesse Ember to build two water-powered sawmills, convertible to grist mills, for a total of $1400. The mills were operated by Kennedy through 1820; were burned twice, once by . . . — — Map (db m66379) HM
15► Alabama, Baldwin County, Summerdale — Summerdale / Summerdale's Turpentine Still —
 Summerdale The Summerdale area was settled in the early 1850's by several families of Scotch and Irish descent. By 1900, the town had a church, a saw mill, a turpentine business, and a hotel. Many families of different nationalities moved . . . — — Map (db m188733) HM
16► Alabama, Barbour County, Blue Springs — Pea River Electric Membership Corporation —
 The Pea River Electric Membership Corporation was energized on this site on June 8, 1939. This rural electric cooperative was organized under an executive order signed by President F. D. Roosevelt on May 11, 1935. Rural members of Barbour, Dale . . . — — Map (db m71804) HM
17► Alabama, Barbour County, Clayton — Octagon House —
 This unusual house was built 1859 – 1861 by Benjamin Franklin Petty, a carriage and furniture merchant, who was a native of New York and a pioneer settler of Clayton. It was patterned after a design made popular by Orson S. Fowler's book A . . . — — Map (db m39121) H.M.
18► Alabama, Barbour County, Clio — Clio, Alabama — Clio, Alabama Incorporated July 17, 1890 —
 The Central of Georgia Railroad completed a track spur connecting Eufaula, Alabama and Ozark, Alabama in the spring, 1890. The present site of Clio, Alabama was originally a water station known as Adkison Head. Old Clio was a small settlement with a . . . — — Map (db m200616) HM
19► Alabama, Barbour County, Eufaula — Confederate Hospital — 1861 - 1865 —
 "Sanctuary for valiant and courageous men" Built for a river tavern 1836 — — Map (db m27986) H.M.
20► Alabama, Barbour County, Eufaula — Cotton and Creek Country — Creek Heritage Trail —
 A primary factor in the eventual expulsion of the Creeks from their ancestral homeland was the fact that their territory was some of the best suited in the nation for the production of cotton. Containing enormous tracts of productive soils, along . . . — — Map (db m101658) HM
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21► Alabama, Barbour County, Eufaula — Cowikee Cotton Mills —
 Cowikee Cotton Mills, which operated on this site for over 100 years, was for decades Eufaula's largest employer. The mill began in 1888 as the Eufaula Cotton Mill. In 1909 the Comer family purchased the business and renamed it Cowikee Cotton Mills. . . . — — Map (db m89606) H.M.
22► Alabama, Barbour County, Eufaula — Fendall Hall / Young and Dent — The Young - Dent Home —
 Built between 1856 and 1860 by Edward Brown Young and his wife, Ann Fendall Beall, this was one of the first of the great Italianate style homes constructed in Eufaula. It later became the home of the builders' daughter, Anna Beall Young, and her . . . — — Map (db m33759) H.M.
23► Alabama, Barbour County, Eufaula — Hart House —
 Built by John Hart about 1850, the Hart House is recognized as an outstanding example of pure Greek Revival architecture. Hart (c. 1805-1863) moved from New Hampshire and became a prominent merchant and farmer. When constructed, the house was on the . . . — — Map (db m48376) HM
24► Alabama, Barbour County, Eufaula — William Thomas "Tom" Mann / Eufaula, Alabama — 1932-2005 / Fishing Lure Capital of the World —
 William Thomas "Tom" Mann 1932-2005 Family man, entrepreneur, and bass angler legend, Tom Mann, achieved fame as a fishing lure designer/manufacturer and helped put Lake Eufaula on the map with his popular television shows. With an . . . — — Map (db m113682) HM
25► Alabama, Bibb County, Brierfield — Bibb Furnace —
 The Bibb County Iron Company under the direction of C. C. Huckabee of Newbern, Alabama, constructed a furnace here and poured the first iron in November 1862. Within a year, the Confederate government purchased the works and completed a second and . . . — — Map (db m37090) H.M.
26► Alabama, Bibb County, Brierfield — Bibb Naval Furnaces Brierfield Furnaces — — ½ mile → —
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27► Alabama, Bibb County, Brierfield — Hayes-Morton House —
 Wilson Hayes constructed this typical farm house for his wife and six children just south of Six Mile around 1900. After he moved to Oklahoma c. 1915, his daughter Ollie and her husband Levert Rotenberry lived in the home until 1928. Between 1928 . . . — — Map (db m37136) HM
28► Alabama, Bibb County, Brierfield — Sunshine & Dorothy Morton House — Brierfield Iron Works Historical State Park —
 Originally located off Patton Chapel Road in what is today Hoover, Alabama, the Sunshine and Dorothy Morton house was moved to the Brierfield Park in March 2005 by the Morton family and restored over the next two years by restoration specialist . . . — — Map (db m37177) H.M.
29► Alabama, Bibb County, West Blocton — Belle Ellen —
 One and a half miles northeast of here, the mining town of Belle Ellen was established by the Bessemer Coal, Iron and Land Company in the fall of 1895 and named for Henry F. DeBardeleben's daughter, Belle, and wife, Ellen. DeBardeleben was a noted . . . — — Map (db m37226) HM
30► Alabama, Bibb County, West Blocton — Blocton / Blocton Coke Ovens —
 Blocton Centered around the coke ovens, Blocton, first called Gresham, was the Cahaba Coal Mining Company town founded by Truman H. Aldrich in 1883-84. Other company officers included W. A. Clark of Muscatine, Iowa, and Cornelius Cadle, Jr., . . . — — Map (db m37228) H.M.
31► Alabama, Bibb County, West Blocton — Piper / Coleanor —
 Piper The town of Piper was established in 1901 a half mile northeast of here by the Little Cahaba Coal Company, named for Oliver Hazzard Perry Piper, a partner of industrialist Henry F. DeBardeleben. Two coal mines were opened in 1901 and . . . — — Map (db m83225) HM
32► Alabama, Bibb County, West Blocton — The Railway System —
 The railway system was an important part of the iron and steel industry and the operation of the Blocton coke ovens. The ovens were constructed with rails on top for the charging car, often called a larry. There were rails between each row of ovens . . . — — Map (db m215680) HM
33► Alabama, Bibb County, West Blocton — Welcome to West Blocton Coke Ovens Park —
 History of coke ovens In the park are four rows of the remains of the Cahaba Coal Company's coke ovens. These beehive block ovens were not the earliest coke producing units in the Cahaba Coal Field but may very well have been the largest . . . — — Map (db m215677) H.M.
34► Alabama, Bibb County, West Blocton — West Blocton, Alabama —
 West Blocton began as a business and residential community adjoining the Cahaba Coal Mining Company's town of Blocton in 1883-84. West Blocton incorporated in 1901. Eugene D. Reynolds was the first mayor, 1901-1904, followed by Dr. L.E. Peacock, . . . — — Map (db m72283) H.M.
35► Alabama, Bibb County, West Blocton — What Are Coke Ovens? —
 Coke ovens, such as the ones you see in the park, are used to convert coal into coke, a cleaner burning fuel that produces little smoke. Construction here started in the late 1880's, with 140 ovens producing coke by 1889. The end buttresses that . . . — — Map (db m215681) HM
36► Alabama, Blount County, Blount Springs — Blount Springs —
 Famous Health Resort 1843-1914 Here fashionable ladies and gentlemen of the South vacationed with their families. — — Map (db m33782) HM
37► Alabama, Blount County, Oneonta — Champion Mines —
 John Hanby came in 1817 and found a rich seam of brown iron ore. Named Champion in 1882 when Henry DeBardeleben and James Sloss bought land and brought L&N Railroad causing county seat to be moved from Blountsville to Oneonta in 1889. Most ore was . . . — — Map (db m28362) HM
38► Alabama, Blount County, Oneonta — Welcome to Oneonta —
 The origin and development of Oneonta was due to the coming of the Birmingham Mineral Railroad, a part of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. Because of the presence of iron ore, limestone and coal in the area, there was always a great potential . . . — — Map (db m156406) H.M.
39► Alabama, Butler County, Greenville — Pioneer Electric Cooperative —
 The Butler County Electric Membership Corporation was formed as a rural electric cooperative in Greenville in July 1938. The first home receiving electricity from the cooperative was located near here. The Cooperative's original Board of . . . — — Map (db m70756) HM
40► Alabama, Butler County, Greenville — West Commerce Street Historic District/Historic Greenville Depot —
 Side 1 West Commerce Street Historic District The completion of the railroad in the late 1850s brought this District into being. The District grew into a major trade center between Montgomery and Mobile. The capital accumulated . . . — — Map (db m70753) HM
41► Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — Governor Thomas E. Kilby — 1865-1943 —
 Outstanding local industrialist as President, Kilby Steel Company; Chairman, Board of Directors, Alabama Pipe Company; President, City National and Anniston National Banks. Served as Mayor of Anniston (1905-09); State Senator (1911-15); Lieutenant . . . — — Map (db m35758) HM
42► Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — The Legacy of the Military / Anniston's Military Heritage —
 The Legacy of the Military On the other side of Anniston, the Army constructed an Ordnance Depot on 15,000 acres west of the city during WWII. Over time, the depot evolved into the region's largest employer. The economic and community . . . — — Map (db m106619) HM
43► Alabama, Calhoun County, Anniston — 8 — West 15th Street Historic District — Anniston Civil Rights Trail —
 This district was once the economic and social hub of Anniston's African American community. In its heyday (1940-1950), the District was a "city within a city," with businesses that catered to the black community. Grocery stores, restaurants, . . . — — Map (db m106650) HM
44► Alabama, Calhoun County, Jacksonville — "The Magnolias" — Home of Clarence William Daugette — B. Sc., M. Sc., LL. D. 1873-1942 —
 Dean of American College Presidents President of Jacksonville State Normal-State Teachers College 1899-1942 During an Educational Renascence in the South he was in the forefront of the Alabama Educational System President 1st National Bank . . . — — Map (db m29922) H.M.
45► Alabama, Calhoun County, Jacksonville — Forney's Corner —
 Jacob Forney III lived and operated a thriving mercantile establishment at Jacksonville from 1835-56 on the south-east corner of the square. He and his wife Sabina Swope Hoke were the parents of nine children. 1. Daniel Peter - b. Feb. 24, 1819, . . . — — Map (db m36450) HM
46► Alabama, Calhoun County, Jacksonville — Joseph William Burke — 1835-1900 —
 Lawyer, Industrialist, Patriot Brigadier General, U.S.A. Gen. Burke helped rebuild Alabama's mining & manufacturing interests after the Civil War. He helped establish the Catholic Church at Jacksonville. His home, . . . — — Map (db m36424) HM
47► Alabama, Calhoun County, Jacksonville — Profile Cotton Mill Historic District — Calhoun County —
 In 1905, local businessman Henry P. Ide joined with out-of-state investors and built the Ide-Profile Cotton Mill. Along with the mill, the company established the Profile Mill Village, which originally began as 40 homes for workers. The company . . . — — Map (db m195730) HM
48► Alabama, Calhoun County, Jacksonville — The First National Bank of Jacksonville —
 Since 1890 the financial interests of this area have been served by The First National Bank and its predecessor The Tredegar National Bank (an institution of the "Boom" days of Jacksonville) Organizers were Peyton Rowan, President, Jos. . . . — — Map (db m29480) H.M.
49► Alabama, Calhoun County, Ohatchee — Janney Furnace —
 The furnace was constructed by Montgomery businessman Alfred A. Janney, reportedly using slaves brought from Tennessee by a "Dr. Smith." The furnace was completed and ready to produce pig iron when, on July 14, 1864, a Union cavalry raiding force of . . . — — Map (db m25544) HM
50► Alabama, Calhoun County, Oxford — Cooper-Pope House —
 [Top plaque] This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior [Bottom plaque] 301 Main Street has been placed on the Alabama Register of . . . — — Map (db m217258) H.M.
51► Alabama, Calhoun County, Oxford — Simmons Park —
 The town of Oxford was first incorporated by the Alabama legislature in 1852. The original boundaries included a one square mile area enlarged in 1860. Oxford became active as a cotton and trading center but during the Civil War growth slowed, and . . . — — Map (db m106591) H.M.
52► Alabama, Chambers County, Fredonia — Fredonia — Chambers County, Alabama —
 From its foundation, Fredonia was the educational and trade center for the northeast section of Chambers County. "The Southern Military Academy" was established in the village by the state legislature and forced to close by the civil strife. Sixteen . . . — — Map (db m197957) HM
53► Alabama, Chambers County, Lanett — Bluffton-Lanett, Alabama — Reported missing
 Known as Bluffton from about 1835-1893. Bluffton was incorporated in 1865. Name changed to Lanett, town of Lanett incorporated 1893. Its charter was approved in 1895. Early records mention academies, two near this site. The Presbyterian Church was . . . — — Map (db m92061) HM
54► Alabama, Chambers County, Valley — Fairfax Kindergarten —
 Built in 1916, the kindergarten was one of five original public buildings in the Fairfax Mill Village. Each mill village had an efficient, attractive, and well kept kindergarten for children ages four to six. LaFayette Lanier, Sr. was the . . . — — Map (db m71634) HM
55► Alabama, Chambers County, Valley — West Point Manufacturing Company —
 Cornerstones of Chattahoochee Mfg. Co., Langdale, Ala., and Alabama & Georgia Mfg. Co., River View, Ala., were laid on August 1, 1866. Mills used Chattahoochee River water power for operation of spindles and looms. Planters and businessmen of . . . — — Map (db m71637) HM
56► Alabama, Cherokee County, Cedar Bluff — Cornwall Furnace —
 The Confederate States of America in 1862 commissioned the Noble Brothers of Rome, Georgia to erect a cold blast furnace to produce needed pig iron for the war effort. The skilled labor was detailed from Confederate army personnel. It is . . . — — Map (db m83267) HM
57► Alabama, Cherokee County, Cedar Bluff — Cornwall Furnace — A Victim of Union General William T. Sherman —
 Built in late 1862 by the Noble brothers, Cornwall Furnace was named for a similar blast iron furnace in James Noble's home state of Pennsylvania. The pig iron ingots produced from this facility were taken to the Noble Foundry in Rome where they . . . — — Map (db m156264) H.M.
58► Alabama, Cherokee County, Cedar Bluff — Cornwall Furnace Memorial Park —
 The furnace was constructed 1862-1863 by the Nobles Brothers Foundry from Rome, GA using financing from the Confederate States of America. Slave labor was used to dig a half mile canal upstream to the Chattooga River, which powered the airblast. A . . . — — Map (db m156261) HM
59► Alabama, Cherokee County, Centre — John Johnathan Pratt —
 Inventor of the early typewriter—the pterotye. Born in 1831, Union Dist., S.C., died in 1905, grave 2 miles west. While registered in chancery and later editor of the National Democrat near this siteabout 1860, developed his first writing . . . — — Map (db m115571) H.M.
60► Alabama, Cherokee County, Centre — Johnny's Creek Mill Hole — Congo Falls Park —
 The McClung brothers, J.B. and Thomas, homesteaded land on Johhny's Creek in the 1800s. The two brothers harnessed power from water that flowed over the falls to operate a sawmill and grist mill. The McClung's two mills and blacksmith shop played . . . — — Map (db m212844) H.M.
61► Alabama, Cherokee County, Gaylesville — Coe Incline —
 In 1902, a coal mine was opened at Lake Lahusage in neighboring DeKalb County. The mined coal was carried by a "dinky line" to the brow of Lookout Mountain at Five Points in Cherokee County. The TAG railroad built a spur line about 2½ miles in . . . — — Map (db m202239) HM
62► Alabama, Cherokee County, Gaylesville — Colonel Charles Rattray —
 Col. Charles Rattray served in the 57th Ill. Infantry. He served in Sherman's command at Gaylesville in October 1864. He fell in love with Theodora McWhorter and promised to return and marry her when the war ended. He was a man of his word. His . . . — — Map (db m202257) H.M.
63► Alabama, Cherokee County, Gaylesville — W.P. Brown & Sons Lumber Company —
 In February 1937, W.P. Brown & Sons Lumber Co. signed a contract with Alabama Power for an estimated 20,000,000 feet of saw timber. The south end of Brown's property is located 1,000 feet back of this marker and extended northward ¾ mile. Brown . . . — — Map (db m114741) HM
64► Alabama, Cherokee County, Leesburg — Round Mountain Iron Furnace —
 (side 1) Put into blast by noted Southern ironmaster Moses Stroup in 1852, the Round Mountain Furnace was the fourth oldest blast furnace in Alabama. It was the first furnace to make use of red fossiliferous iron ore. Driven by steam . . . — — Map (db m139401) HM
65► Alabama, Cherokee County, Spring Garden — Rock Run Furnace —
 Put into blast on June 1, 1874, the furnace would change ownership two times prior to being purchased by the Bass Foundry and Machine Co. of Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1880. A rail spur was built from the furnace to Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad at . . . — — Map (db m114842) H.M.
66► Alabama, Cherokee County, Spring Garden — Site of Bluffton —
 Located 500 yards southeast of this marker. Incorporated in 1888, Bluffton was promoted as a future iron center of the South, due to large iron ore deposits and four furnaces within a four mile radius. The town soon boomed due to an influx of . . . — — Map (db m140001) H.M.
67► Alabama, Chilton County, Verbena — Mitchell Dam —
 Named by the Board of Directors of Alabama Power Company to honor James Mitchell President 1912-1920 Major modifications to this project were completed in 1985. Three new generating units with a total capacity of 150,000 . . . — — Map (db m72486) H.M.
68► Alabama, Choctaw County, Gilbertown — First Oil Well In Alabama —
 On January 2, 1944, the State of Alabama granted Hunt Oil Company a permit to drill the A.R. Jackson Well No. 1 at this location near Gilbertown. Hunt Oil Company was owned by the famous oil man, H.L. Hunt of Dallas, Texas. Drilling commenced on . . . — — Map (db m80351) HM
69► Alabama, Clarke County, Coffeeville — Clarke-Washington Electric Membership Corporation —
 The Clarke-Washington Electric Membership Corporation was organized near this site on March 2, 1936, by some 83 members from Clarke and Washington Counties. This was the first rural electric cooperative organized in Alabama under an executive order . . . — — Map (db m80356) H.M.
70► Alabama, Clarke County, Fulton — Town of Fulton —
 Established in 1896 Dedicated on the 100th anniversary of Scotch Lumber Company October 7, 1989 — — Map (db m203705) H.M.
71► Alabama, Clarke County, Jackson — City of Jackson —
 Side 1 First home of Creek and Choctaw Indians, Jackson's first pioneer settlers arrived about 1800. The little village was first called Republicville, then Pine Level, before its incorporation by an act of the Mississippi Territory . . . — — Map (db m101591) H.M.
72► Alabama, Clarke County, Jackson — Jackson —
 First village called Republicville. Town was laid out in 1815 by Pine Level Land Company and named Pine Level. Incorporated 1816 and renamed Jackson for General Andrew Jackson. First commissioners, David Taylor, David White, Reuben Saffold, Peregrin . . . — — Map (db m101589) H.M.
73► Alabama, Clarke County, Jackson — Jackson Prisoner of War Camp —
 Side 1 Just west of this spot, along Ocre Ave. on a 10-acre tract, was the site of a WWII prisoner of war camp. The camp was one of twenty such labor camps in Alabama. Hdqrs. for the camp was at Camp Shelby in Hattisburg, MS. The camp . . . — — Map (db m101593) H.M.
74► Alabama, Clarke County, Jackson — Upper Salt Works —
 The area from Stave Creek to Jackson Creek was one of the sites for the making of salt during the years 1862-64. Furnaces of native stone were built and salt water from dug wells evaporated by boiling in large kettles. Amount of salt six hundred . . . — — Map (db m101607) HM
75► Alabama, Clarke County, Rockville — Central Salt Works —
 Here was located the large and important Central Salt Works. Official government reports indicate that salt was being mined at this works as early as 1816, but the Indians had obtained salt here for centuries prior to this. During the blockade of . . . — — Map (db m101605) HM
76► Alabama, Clarke County, Thomasville — Tallahatta Springs —
 These springs, once called the "celebrated watering place," believed at one time to have numbered seventeen, all in an area smaller than a baseball diamond, are about ¼ mile south from this point at the headwaters of Tallahatta Creek. They and . . . — — Map (db m203671) HM
77► Alabama, Clarke County, Thomasville — Thomasville's Early History —
 Side 1 In the summer of 1887, a notice was published confirming that the route for the Mobile and West Alabama Railroad would be the Choctaw Corner route. Soon the sounds of building could be heard over the swamp that was the . . . — — Map (db m101601) H.M.
78► Alabama, Clay County, Ashland — Ashland, Alabama —
 Side 1 Clay County was formed by an act of the Alabama General Assembly on December 7, 1866. Less than a year later, Ashland was established as the county seat on land donated by Hollingsworth Watts for the construction of a . . . — — Map (db m95087) H.M.
79► Alabama, Clay County, Delta — Home Sweet Home —
 The forests near Cheaha have been inhabited for thousands of years. Trade routes brought other native and non-native people to the area searching for ore, gemstones, venison, hides, furs, honey, beeswax, hickory nut oil, and other medicinal and . . . — — Map (db m175335) H.M.
80► Alabama, Clay County, Lineville — History of Lineville —
 Native Americans were the first to inhabit the area known as Lineville. The Creek Indian War of 1812, however, resulted in their removal. The first white settlers here were William and Thomas Lundie. Their settlement became known as Lundie's . . . — — Map (db m175281) HM
81► Alabama, Coffee County, Enterprise — Boll Weevil Monument — December 11, 1919 —
 In profound appreciation of the Boll Weevil and what it has done as the Herald of Prosperity this monument was erected by the Citizens of Enterprise, Coffee County, Alabama — — Map (db m30306) H.M.
82► Alabama, Coffee County, Enterprise — Enterprise Depot —
 This building was built in 1903 with additions in 1916 and 1997. The first freight shipments and passengers came here on the Alabama Midland railroad in 1898 immediately after construction of the roadbed. That was also the year when most of the . . . — — Map (db m30307) H.M.
83► Alabama, Coffee County, Enterprise — Rawls Hotel —
 Original two-story brick structure built 1903 by Japheth Rawls, developer of some of earliest turpentine plants in Coffee County. Building remodeled 1928 and three-story wings added by Jesse P. Rawls, founder of first electric power system in . . . — — Map (db m30308) H.M.
84► Alabama, Colbert County, Cherokee — Chickasaw Hospitality — Natchez Trace Parkway —
 George Colbert's stand sat atop the ridge before you. As one of many inns that dotted the Trace between Nashville and Natchez, it provided travelers with food and lodging. With a Scottish father and Chickasaw mother, George Colbert used his . . . — — Map (db m107260) HM
85► Alabama, Colbert County, Cherokee — George Colbert Memorial —
 This monument is to memorialize Chickasaw Chief George Colbert who operated a river ferry, traveler's stand, and had a home on this Natchez Trace site. Colbert Co. AL was named in his honor. — — Map (db m84706) HM
86► Alabama, Colbert County, Cherokee — Levi Colbert Stand —
 Levi Colbert, a Chickasaw Chief, operated a stand near here that served Old Trace travelers in the early 1800's. Adjacent to this area was a spring which provided an abundant water supply. — — Map (db m84708) HM
87► Alabama, Colbert County, Cherokee — Something to Chew on — Natchez Trace Parkway — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
 Inns, or stands, provided occasional shelter for travelers along the Natchez Trace. These stands offered flood to eat and food for thought: local news, information, and ideas. The ever-changing mix of diverse populations—whites, American . . . — — Map (db m107263) H.M.
88► Alabama, Colbert County, Muscle Shoals — How Does Wilson Dam Work? —
 Wilson Dam Potential floodwaters that surge downstream on the Tennessee River are collected in Wilson Lake. Then, through carefully controlled releases, the water is gradually sent through the dam. Releasing water through the dam serves . . . — — Map (db m124083)
89► Alabama, Colbert County, Muscle Shoals — Origin of the Francis Turbine —
 The Francis Turbine is named for its inventor, James B. Francis, who developed the technology in 1848, while working as the head engineer of the locks and Canals Company in Lowell, Massachusetts. Francis's design, which improved blade . . . — — Map (db m213304) HM
90► Alabama, Colbert County, Muscle Shoals — TVA Goes to War —
 When the bombing of Pearl Harbor suddenly thrust the United States into World War II, President Roosevelt knew that industrial might would be the key to Ally victory. He needed to build thousands of ships, planes, and bombs, and that meant an urgent . . . — — Map (db m106194) H.M.
91► Alabama, Colbert County, Muscle Shoals — TVA: A History of Progress and Innovation / A Valley of Hardships —
 The Tennessee Valley Authority is much more than just "a power company." TVA has been proving this for more than 80 years by powering the region's progress and managing the natural resources in its care for the greatest public good. . . . — — Map (db m106190) H.M.
92► Alabama, Colbert County, Muscle Shoals — TVA: Our Enduring Mission/Powering Prosperity —
 TVA has a rich history of improving the quality of life and economic prosperity for people and businesses in the TVA service area. As times have changed, TVA has changed with them, updating and refining its focus to better serve it's enduring mission . . . — — Map (db m106187) H.M.
93► Alabama, Colbert County, Muscle Shoals — Wilson Dam —
 During the 19th Century, Muscle Shoals, the shallow but often-flooded rapids of this section of the Tennessee River, impeded navigation, steamboat traffic and agriculture, so the federal government explored the possibility of opening the channel to . . . — — Map (db m105705) H.M.
94► Alabama, Colbert County, Muscle Shoals — Wilson Dam and the TVA System —
 Wilson Dam and the TVA System From the very beginning, TVA knew how important Wilson Dam would be to their operations. In fact, the Wilson Dam area served as the headquarters for TVA's initial agricultural and chemical programs. Today, Wilson . . . — — Map (db m124084)
95► Alabama, Colbert County, Muscle Shoals — Wilson Dam: Cornerstone of the TVA System —
 Wilson Dam is the longest-operating hydroelectric facility in the TVA System and certainly one of the most significant. Built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, primarily to supply power for nitrate production during World War I, Wilson Dam became . . . — — Map (db m106188) H.M.
96► Alabama, Colbert County, Muscle Shoals — Wilson Dam: Setting the Stage —
 With the U.S. entrenched in World War I, President Woodrow Wilson called for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to build nitrate plants at Muscle Shoals to produce explosives for the war effort—and a hydroelectric dam to power them both. . . . — — Map (db m106191) H.M.
97► Alabama, Colbert County, Sheffield — 101 Memorial — World War I —
 Dedicated to Civilian defense workers in critical industry for the war. U.S. Army directed construction and production via Air Nitrate Corp. Army Projects here in 1917-1918 required 20,000 workers recruited from across the USA. The great flu-pandemic . . . — — Map (db m138776) HM WM
98► Alabama, Colbert County, Sheffield — E.L. Newman Lustron House —
 This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m192043) H.M.
99► Alabama, Colbert County, Sheffield — Furnace Hill —
 Center of Industry for new town of Sheffield. Five blast furnaces with 75 ft stacks build 1886~1895 1/2 mile west. Promoted by E. W. Cole and E. Ensley. Iron ore and limestone from Franklin Co., coke from Walker Co. and Virginia used. Hattie Ensley . . . — — Map (db m28428) HM. Alabama, Colbert County, Sheffield — History of Sheffield —
Side A Prehistoric man arrived in this area bout 10,000 years ago. Later Indian cultures left many stone artifacts and pottery vessels. In the 1780s, a French trading post and Indian village were located near the mouth of Spring Creek.

Old tales have it that early explorers and even pirate vessels obtained potable water from springs scattered throughout the community of Magnolia Springs. This park is located at the largest of dozens of springs in the area. In 1865 The . . . — — Map (db m68486) HM. Alabama, Baldwin County, Spanish Fort. — Bay of the Holy Spirit — The earliest outline of a recognizable bay on the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico was shown on a 1507 map by German cartographer Martin Waldeseemuller–the same map to first apply the name "America" to the New World. Alonso Álvarez de . (db m100841) H.M.Alabama, Baldwin County, Spanish Fort —

Caisson Trace — 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 roadbed can still be seen south of this . (db m100877) H.M. Alabama, Baldwin County, Spanish Fort — Spanish Fort —
 Rendezvous for Indians, Spanish, French and English Explorers. In 1865, Three Confederate Brigades, outnumbered 10 to 1, engaged the Army of West Mississippi (Union Forces) in the last battle of the War Between the States. March 26~April 9, 1865. — — Map (db m100844) HM
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7► Alabama, Butler County, Greenville — Bartram's Trail —
 Front William Bartram, America's first great naturalist, passed through northwest Butler County in July 1775. He described the "limestone rocks" and "banks of various kinds of sea shells" left by oceans that covered this area millions of . . . — — Map (db m120937) H.M.
8► Alabama, Calhoun County, Oxford — The "Shattering" of the Mississippian World — AD 1540 to AD 1730 — Choccolocco Park Interpretive Trail —
 The arrival of European explorers and colonists in North America disrupted the Mississippian world in ways that researchers are still working to understand. Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto arrived in the interior in AD 1540. He traveled . . . — — Map (db m144973) HM
9► Alabama, Cherokee County, Cedar Bluff — Indian Village of Costa —
 This general area is believed to be the site of the Indian village of Costa visited by DeSoto July 2, 1540. The very old cedar trees may have been here at that time. They are some of the largest in the Southeast. These cedars are among the . . . — — Map (db m114988) HM
10► Alabama, Choctaw County, Gilbertown — First Oil Well In Alabama —
 On January 2, 1944, the State of Alabama granted Hunt Oil Company a permit to drill the A.R. Jackson Well No. 1 at this location near Gilbertown. Hunt Oil Company was owned by the famous oil man, H.L. Hunt of Dallas, Texas. Drilling commenced on . . . — — Map (db m80351) HM
11► Alabama, Clay County, Delta — Home Sweet Home —
 The forests near Cheaha have been inhabited for thousands of years. Trade routes brought other native and non-native people to the area searching for ore, gemstones, venison, hides, furs, honey, beeswax, hickory nut oil, and other medicinal and . . . — — Map (db m175335) H.M.
12► Alabama, Cleburne County, Muscadine — Hernando de Soto in Alabama —
 The De Soto Trail Hernando De Soto in Alabama Hernando de Soto brought his 700-man army to Alabama in the fall of 1540. This was the first major European expedition to the interior of the southeastern United States. The De Soto . . . — — Map (db m114373) HM
13► Alabama, Colbert County, Muscle Shoals — Explore the River —
 Just downstream from Wilson Dam lies a series of trails maintained by the Tennessee Valley Authority. Starting at the Visitor Center, explore the trails as they meander along the riverbank and through the forest 1.Wilson Dam Visitor Center . . . — — Map (db m106186) H.M.
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14► Alabama, Dallas County, Cahaba — Alabama's Native Prairie —
 Waist-high grasses billowing in the wind. Rolling prairie expanses. Most people connect these images with the Midwest's Great Plains. But for thousands of years, tallgrass soils of Alabama's Black Belt. Along prairie—25 miles across . . . — — Map (db m112692) HM
15► Alabama, DeKalb County, Sulphur Springs — The De Soto Trail — Hernando De Soto In Alabama —
 Alabama in the fall of 1540. This was the first major European expedition to the interior of the southeastern United States. The De Soto expedition had landed at Tampa Bay, Florida, in the spring of 1539-47 years after Columbus discovered . . . — — Map (db m213362) H.M.
16► Alabama, DeKalb County, Sulphur Springs — The De Soto Trail —
 1492 - Columbus visits Caribbean islands 1519 - Pineda visits Mobile area 1528 - Narváez reaches Mobile area 1540 - De Soto explores Alabama 1559 - De Luna retraces De Soto's route in Alabama 1702 - French establish first . . . — — Map (db m213363) H.M.

17► Alabama, Elmore County, Wetumpka — Bartram's Trail —
 William Bartram, America's first native born artist-naturalist, passed through Elmore County during the Revolutionary era, making the first scientific notations of its flora, fauna and inhabitants. In 1776 the appointed botanist of Britain's King . . . — — Map (db m69431) H.M.
18► Alabama, Elmore County, Wetumpka — William Bartram Arboretum — 1739 - 1823 —
 William Bartram, the first native-born American artist-naturalist, of Philadelphia, visited this site on Christmas Day, 1776. This arboretum commemorates (sic) the man, his visit to Fort Toulouse, and his travels through the southeastern . . . — — Map (db m83726) H.M.
19► Alabama, Houston County, Columbia — Omussee Creek Mound and the Ancestors of the Creeks — Creek Heritage Trail —
 We do not know the exact date that residents of the community of which Omussee Creek Mound was a part abandoned the mound, but by around 1550 it was definitely in decline. Many believe this may have been part of a broader, regional depopulation due . . . — — Map (db m115034) H.M.
20► Alabama, Houston County, Cottonwood — Southern Boundary of the United States — 1795-1819 —
 On October 27, 1795, the United States concluded the Treaty of San Lorenzo with Spain, establishing 31 north latitude as the boundary between its southern territory and West Florida. Despite Spanish delays, commissions representing the two . . . — — Map (db m73359) HM
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21► Alabama, Lee County, Smiths Station — Line 32° 28' North Latitude —
 Northern Boundary of: British W. Florida 1764-83 Spanish W. Florida 1783-95 Mississippi Territory: 1798-1804 Washington County 1800-12 Clarke County 1812-15 Southern Boundary of: British Illinois 1764-83 United States . . . — — Map (db m73532) H.M.
22► Alabama, Limestone County, Ardmore — Hernando De Soto in Alabama — De Soto Trail —
 The Highway Route The Highway Route of the De Soto Trail is intended to follow the actual trail as closely as major highways permit. These highways are US 278 from the Georgia line to Piedmont, Ala; Ala. 21 to Winterboro; Ala. 76 to . . . — — Map (db m85384) H.M.
23► Alabama, Lowndes County, Tyler — Talisi visited by De Soto — September 18, 1540 —
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24► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — Bartram's Trail —
 William Bartram, America's first native born artist - naturalist, passed through Macon County during the Revolutionary era, making the first scientific notations of its flora, fauna and inhabitants. As the appointed botanist of Britain's King George . . . — — Map (db m99676) H.M.
25► Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — Armstrong • Collins • Aldrin — Launched: July 16, 1969 • Landed: July 20, 1969 • Splashdown: July 24, 1969 — "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." —
 Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11 commander, spoke his famous words as he stepped onto the surface of the Moon. On July 20, 1969, President John F. Kennedy's mandate that America go to the Moon was fulfilled - Apollo 11's lunar module Eagle . . . — — Map (db m85465) H.M.
26► Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — Cernan • Evans • Schmitt — Launched: December 7, 1972 • Landed: December 11, 1972 • Splashdown: December 19, 1972 — "... America's challenge of today has forged man's destiny of tomorrow." —
 Commander Gene Cernan spoke these words as the last man to walk on the Moon. Apollo 17 was the final Apollo mission and the crowning achievement of the entire Apollo program. The mission set numerous Apollo program records: the longest mission, . . . — — Map (db m85489) H.M.
27► Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — Conrad • Gordon • Bean — Launched: November 14, 1969 • Landed: November 19, 1969 • Splashdown: November 24, 1969 — "I see the Surveyor! I see the Surveyor!" —
 Command module pilot Richard Gordon assured Pete Conrad, lunar module commander, that his landing was right on target. Apollo 12 stands out as the first of the Moon flights to achieve a pinpoint landing. Despite a rocky start caused by . . . — — Map (db m85492) HM
28► Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — External Tank — Liquid Propellent Supply for Space Shuttle Main Engines —
 The tank exhibited at the U. S. Space & Rocket Center is real. It was delivered to NASA in 1977 it was the first ever built for the shuttle program. The tank was used in the Space Shuttle Main Engine test program at NASA's Stennis Space Center in . . . — — Map (db m98216) H.M.
29► Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — Lovell • Swigert • Haise — Launched: April 11, 1970 • Splashdown: April 17, 1970 — "Okay Houston, Hey, We've got a problem here..." —
 Commander Jim Lovell's words initiated heroic efforts by crew and mission control to salvage a crippled spacecraft and return Apollo 13 safely to Earth. The Apollo 13 mission is the only Apollo flight remembered primarily for the effort to . . . — — Map (db m85543) H.M.
30► Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — McDivitt • Scott • Schweickart / Stafford • Young • Cernan — Launched: March 3, 1969 • Splashdown: March 13,1969 — Launched: May 18, 1969 • Splashdown: May 26, 1969 —
 "…We had to fly once more before we take the big step…" Apollo spacecraft program manager, George Low, explained why landing on the Moon would have to wait a little longer. Apollo missions 9 and 10 served as vital dress rehearsals. Their . . . — — Map (db m85544) HM
31► Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — Ms. Baker: Monkeynaut —
 Able, an American-born rhesus monkey, and Baker, a South American squirrel monkey, where launched on May 28, 1959, aboard an Army Jupiter missile. Launched in the nose cone, the two animals were carried to a 300-mile altitude, and both were . . . — — Map (db m98202) H.M.
32► Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — Saturn V —
 Used during the Apollo Lunar Landing Program of the 1960's and 1970's, the Saturn V rocket remains the largest, most powerful rocket ever built. This full scale mock-up was completed in July 1999 to serve as the focal point for the 30th . . . — — Map (db m85601) H.M.
33► Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — Schirra • Eisele • Cunningham / Borman • Lovell • Anders — Launched: October 11, 1968 • Splashdown: October 22, 1968 — Launched: December 21, 1968 • Splashdown: December 27, 1968 —
 "…A Merry Christmas and God bless all of you • All of you • On the good Earth." With these good wishes, the crew of Apollo 8 signed off their Christmas Eve telecast from orbit around the Moon. These successful flights came only months . . . — — Map (db m85602) HM
34► Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — Scott • Worden • Irwin — Launched: July 26, 1971 • Landed: July 30, 1971 • Splashdown: August 7, 1971 — "It's really rolling hills, up and down we go, buckin' bronco!" —
 Lunar module pilot Jim Irwin described his ride in the first lunar rover. The Apollo 15 mission is best remembered for introducing the electric Lunar Roving Vehicle, better known as the rover (which was developed at Huntsville's Marshall Space . . . — — Map (db m85603) H.M.
35► Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — Shepard • Roosa • Mitchell — Launched: January 31, 1971 • Landed: February 5, 1971 • Splashdown: February 9, 1971 — "... It's been a long way, but we're here." —
 Alan Shepard's first words on the Moon - ten years after he made history as the first American in space. Less than a year after the "successful failure" of Apollo 13, the mission of Apollo 14 accomplished much of what its predecessor had hoped . . . — — Map (db m85605) H.M.
36► Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — U.S. Army/NASA Juno II —
 The Juno II was a modified Jupiter rocket with upper stages and payload sections. Its single engine-just like the Jupiter's-could be gimbaled during launch for steering control. Juno II played an important role in the history of space flight. In . . . — — Map (db m98218) HM
37► Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — Young • Mattingly • Duke — Launched: April 16, 1972 • Landed: April 20, 1972 • Splashdown: April 27, 1972 — "Look at the size of that rock!" —
 Lunar module pilot, Charlie Duke, exclaimed. The Apollo 16 astronauts may have qualified for the Guinness Book of World Records for pushing their lunar rover to eleven miles per hour - but that was not their most serious accomplishment. . . . — — Map (db m69754) H.M.
38► Alabama, Mobile County, Grand Bay — William Bartram Trail — Traced 1773-1777 — Deep South Region —
 In 1775, William Bartram, Colonial naturalist, visited Mobile and environs recording flora, fauna, land areas, and rivers. — — Map (db m102188) HM
39► Alabama, Mobile County, Le Moyne — Ellicott's Stone — Erected April 9, 1799 — Reported damaged
 Marks 1st Southern Boundary of the United States and the Mississippi Territory created in 1798 -----900 feet East----- Stone marked 31° North Latitude separating the U.S. & Spanish Florida. This line of demarcation ran from the . . . — — Map (db m104073) HM
40► Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — Crown & Scepter of Isabel —
 The first and only replica of the Crown & Scepter of Queen Isabella and casks of earth from her place of birth, Madrical, Old Castile, and her place of interment, the Basilica at Granada, reside here, gifts from her beloved Granada. The originals . . . — — Map (db m154246) HM
41► Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — Hernando de Soto — C 1500-1542 —
 Adventurer Soldier Dreamer. The first to bring the influence of Spain, its laws, its culture to Alabama. This is an original concept in stone of DeSoto. Vicinte Rodilla Zanón of Valencia • Sculptor 1967 • — — Map (db m154241) HM
42► Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — Isabel La Catolica — 1451-1504 —
 "Columbus, I lent you my jewels so you could buy your ships: the only ornaments I have are the violets from the hills." This statue, a gift from the Spanish Cultural Institute, stood in the Spanish Pavilion at the New York World's Fair. . . . — — Map (db m154242) H.M.
43► Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — Our Spanish Heritage —
 Spain came first to our shores in 1519, and her maps gave first to the world knowledge of our lands — Piñeda, De Soto, and then Gálvez. Returning in 1780, she conquered, and wise and benign, ruled for thirty-three years this city, whose . . . — — Map (db m149975) H.M.
44► Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville —
 A la gloire de Pierre Le Moyne D'Iberville, le heros dela baie d'Hudson, de Terre-Neuve et de Nevis, qui fonda en 1702 Mobile
premiere ville de la Louisiane Française. ———— Ne a Montréal en . . . — — Map (db m86490) HM
45► Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — Tristan de Luna y Arellano — 1519–1573 —
 Spanish conquistador who in the summer of 1559, led a large fleet to the northern Gulf Coast in the earliest grand attempt to colonize the area for Spain. He sailed into Mobile Bay in August 1559 with 11 ships, more than 500 soldiers, 1000 men, . . . — — Map (db m136742) H.M.
46► Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base — Site of Indian Town Tawasa — 1540-1814 —
 This stone marks the site of the Indian town Tawasa Visited by De Soto September 5-13-1540 Also by Bienville 1715 — — Map (db m72176) H.M.
47► Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — Alabama River: The Grand Avenue — Reported missing
 Twelve miles above Montgomery the Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers unite to form the Alabama which meanders over four hundred miles on its way to Mobile Bay. This river has played major role in region's history, being a thoroughfare for Native Americans, . . . — — Map (db m26591) H.M.
48► Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — Struggle For Colonial Empire —
 Here on May 24, 1703, Alabama Indians ambushed the first French explorers from Mobile, killing three and wounding two critically. The Indians were armed and were used as pawns by British agents from Carolina in the European struggle for dominion . . . — — Map (db m67999) H.M.
49► Alabama, Pickens County, Aliceville — George Downer Field — Aliceville, Alabama — Dedicated November 7, 1961 —
 Named in honor of George Noonan Downer, Sr., who rendered exemplary community service for more than 50 years. Gov. John Patterson was a dedicatory speaker on November 7, 1961. Mr. Downer was born at Cooksville, Miss., July 31, 1888. Served 30 years as . . . — — Map (db m92648) HM
50► Alabama, Russell County, Fort Mitchell — Archaeology And Our Understanding of the Creek People — Creek Heritage Trail —
 Archaeology is the scientific study of the past through analysis of physical traces of daily life discovered through excavation. It enables us to extend our knowledge of human history beyond the limits of written records and to learn details about . . . — — Map (db m101816) H.M.
51► Alabama, Russell County, Phenix City — The Creek Town of Coweta — Creek Heritage Trail —
 The town of Coweta was actually two separate Native American settlements and dozens of affiliated outlying communities occupied at different times in what is now northeastern Russell County. "Coweta Tallahassee" (old Coweta), regarded by most . . . — — Map (db m101328) H.M.
52► Alabama, Russell County, Phenix City — William Bartram Trail — Traced 1773-1777 — Deep South Region — Reported missing
 Wm. Bartram, Colonial naturalist, crossed theis "Chata Uche" in 1777. He described the water as clear, cool, and salubrious. — — Map (db m165836) HM
53► Alabama, St. Clair County, Pell City — None — A County Older Than The State — St. Clair County —
 Created in 1818 by territorial legislature. Named for Revolutionary hero, Gen. St. Clair. First settlers from Tennessee, Georgia – veterans of Creek Indian War, 1813-14. Pell City established as industrial town in 1890 by George H. Pell of . . . — — Map (db m49666) H.M.
54► Alabama, Sumter County, York — Line 32° 28' North Latitude —
 Northern Boundary of: British W. Florida 1764-83 Spanish W. Florida 1783-95 Mississippi Territory: 1798-1804 Washington County 1800-12 Clarke County 1812-15 Southern Boundary of: British Illinois 1764-83 United States . . . — — Map (db m89725) H.M.
55► Alabama, Talladega County, Childersburg — Coosa —
 Important Indian town for over 250 years and capital of Coosa province. Visited by DeSoto in 1540, and later by Spanish, French, British colonial explorers and traders. Early writers tell of abundant food crops, wild and cultivated, . . . — — Map (db m57994) H.M.
56► Alabama, Talladega County, Childersburg — De Soto's Visit —
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57► Alabama, Talladega County, Childersburg — History Of Childersburg —
 Childersburg traces its heritage to the Coosa Indian village located in the area. DeSoto, accompanied by 600 men, began his march across North America in June 1539. Traveling from Tampa Bay, Florida, northward through what became the Southeastern . . . — — Map (db m45137) H.M.
58► Alabama, Talladega County, Childersburg — The De Soto Trail — Alabama De Soto Trail — Chief Coosa And His Dominion —
 1492 - Columbus visits Caribbean islands 1519 - Pineda visits Mobile area 1528 - Narváez reaches Mobile area 1540 - De Soto explores Alabama 1559 - De Luna retraces De Soto's route in Alabama 1702 - French establish first permanent colony . . . — — Map (db m45496) H.M.
59► Alabama, Washington County, Chatom — Washington County — First County in Alabama —
 Created in 1800 by proclamation of governor of Mississippi Territory. This was first U.S. civil government in area that was to become Alabama. Its original boundaries: East to west: Chattahoochee to Pearl River; South, 31° lat. . . . — — Map (db m122343) H.M.
60► Alaska, Anchorage — Captain James Cook — R.N., F.R.S. — Navigator, Explorer, Chartmaker, Scientist, Humanist / 1728 – 1779 —
 James Cook was born in Yorkshire, England, on October 27, 1728. He was apprenticed to serve on sailing ships built in Whitby, near his birthplace, to carry coal along the English coast. At age 26, he joined the Royal Navy, took part in actions . . . — — Map (db m72493) H.M.
61► Alaska, Anchorage — Resolution Park 1776 / 1778 —
 1776 Two events destined to change the history of the world took place the first week of July 1776. On July 4, the Representatives of the United States of America, in general congress assembled at Philadelphia, declared . . . — — Map (db m69767) H.M.
62► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks — Alaska's Gold Rush Era —
 Gold discoveries brought Alaska and the Yukon to the attention of the world. A series of stampedes occurred over more than three decades. Drawn by dreams of gold, men and women from many places and all walks of life participated in an adventure that . . . — — Map (db m59836) H.M.
63► Alaska, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Fairbanks — Tanana Valley Gold —
 The gold deposit found in 1902 north of present-day Fairbanks proved to be the richest in Alaska. Prospector Felix Pedro and trader E.T. Barnette played key roles in the discovery and initial rush. A second strike made the following summer . . . — — Map (db m59826) HM
64► Alaska, Juneau Borough, Juneau — Wagner Mine —
 In 1880 a local inhabitant, Chief Kowee, revealed to prospectors Joe Juneau and Richard Harris the presence of gold in what is now named Gold Creek in Silver Bow Basin. The city of Juneau was founded there that year. The strike sparked the Juneau . . . — — Map (db m70765) HM
65► Alaska, Sitka Borough, Sitka — 250th Anniversary of the Bering- Chirikov Expedition — 1741-1991 —
 [Top rim]: К 250 летию экспедиции В. И. Беринга и А.И. . . . — — Map (db m8448) HM
66► Alaska, Sitka Borough, Sitka — Noow Tlein —
 Tlingit people established ties to this place long ago and those ties, though altered, remain. The Land and the Tlingit The ocean and the forest met the Tlingit peoples' needs as they moved from summer fish camps to autumn hunting grounds . . . — — Map (db m181331) H.M.
67► Alaska, Skagway — Skagway Centennial Statue — 1897 —
 Skagway was originally spelled S-K-A-G-U-A, a Tlingit Indian word for "windy place." The first people in the area were Tlingits from the Chilkoot and Chilkat villages in the Haines-Klukwan area. From a fish camp in nearby Dyea, they used the . . . — — Map (db m69128) H.M.
68► Arizona, Apache County, Lupton — One Days Ride to Zuni —
 In November of 1776, a party of Spanish explorers and Indian guides passed through this area on their way to the Zuni Mission in what is now New Mexico. Franciscan Fathers, Francisco Atanasio Dominquez and Silvestre Velez De Escalante, had embarked . . . — — Map (db m36577) H.M.
69► Arizona, Cochise County, Bisbee — Discovery of Ore — Reported missing
 .......On this site in the year of 1877, Sgt. Jack Dunn, with a detail of the Tenth U.S. Cavalry pursuing renegade Apaches, discovered rich out croppings of copper & silver ore. The discovery led to the staking of the first mining claim & the . . . — — Map (db m48561) H.M.
70► Arizona, Cochise County, Bowie — Parke Camp Site —
 In March 1854, Lt. John Parke of the Topographical Engineer Corps led a survey party in search of an all-weather route for the transcontinental railroad. After a march of 55 waterless miles through Sulphur Springs Valley, the party entered Apache . . . — — Map (db m100812) H.M.
71► Arizona, Cochise County, Hereford — The Coronado Expedition, 1540-42 —
 Spanish: En el año 1539, recordando aún el anuncio de la conquista del imperio inca que occurrió en 1533, el virrey Antonio de Mendoza receloso pero con te a la vez, envió a un sacerdote para comprobar los rumres [rumores] sobre ricas . . . — — Map (db m28255) HM
72► Arizona, Coconino County, Flagstaff — Beale Road — Historic Site —
 In 1857 Congress authorized Navy Lieutenant Edward F. Beale to survey a wagon road along the 35th parallel from Fort Defiance, New Mexico Territory, to the Colorado River. A secondary mission was to test the feasibility of using camels in the . . . — — Map (db m33348) H.M.
73► Arizona, Coconino County, Flagstaff — Henry Lee Giclas — December 10, 1910 - April 2, 2007 —
 Another life-long employee of Lowell Observatory, Henry is best remembered for his Proper Motion Study of 1971, which entailed repeating the Pluto search plates after 25 years to determine whatever changes had taken place in the background of . . . — — Map (db m149456) H.M.
74► Arizona, Coconino County, Flagstaff — Lowell Observatory — National Historic Landmark —
 Lowell Observatory has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the History of The . . . — — Map (db m149455) H.M.
75► Arizona, Coconino County, Flagstaff — The Lawrence Lowell Telescope —
 A gift to the Observatory from President A. Lawrence Lowell through this instrument the ninth planet Pluto was first found in 1930" It means a planet out there as yet unseen by Man, but certain sometime to be detected and added to the . . . — — Map (db m149454) H.M.
76► Arizona, Coconino County, Fredonia — 29 — Pipe Springs National Monument —
 Fifteen miles southwest is historic "Pipe Springs" early pioneer outpost and first telegraph station in Arizona. — — Map (db m94921) HM
77► Arizona, Coconino County, Fredonia — Prickly Pears and Pinion Nuts — Dominguez y Escalante Expedition 1776-1976 —
 A worn and hungry band of Spanish explorers made camp at Johnson Wash, six miles to the east, on October 21, 1776. Fathers Dominguez and Escalante called it Santa Barbara. They found no water for horses or the men who were subsisting on meager . . . — — Map (db m94920) H.M.
78► Arizona, Coconino County, Grand Canyon National Park — Bright Angel Trail —
 Each year thousands of hikers enter Grand Canyon on the Bright Angel Trail. They follow a tradition - and a trail route - established by prehistoric people. For centuries humans have used this route for two key reasons: water and access. Water . . . — — Map (db m39563) HM
79► Arizona, Coconino County, Grand Canyon National Park — Colonel Claude Hale Birdseye — 1878-1941 — Explorer • Geographer • Surveyor —
 The first Chief Topographic Engineer of the U.S. Geological Survey • 1919-1929 and the first President of the American Society of Photogrammetry • 1934 He headed a Geological Survey expedition through the Grand Canyon in 1923 to acquire information . . . — — Map (db m157000) H.M.
80► Arizona, Coconino County, Grand Canyon National Park — Early Explorer —
 This monument honors Major John Wesley Powell, the leader of the first documented expedition through the Grand Canyon. Imagine entering the depths of the Grand Canyon down a roaring, not-yet-charted river, not knowing whether you will emerge. Because . . . — — Map (db m108883) HM
81► Arizona, Coconino County, Grand Canyon National Park — Kolb Studio — Grand Canyon National Park —
 The Kolb Brothers: daring, persistent, Grand Canyon legends. Their studio stands before you. Ellsworth Kolb arrived here in 1901, Emery in 1902. First located in a tent, their photo business grew with Grand Canyon tourism. They eventually . . . — — Map (db m39549) HM
82► Arizona, Coconino County, Grand Canyon National Park — Mining on Horseshoe Mesa —
 In 1890 prospector Pete Berry staked the Last Chance copper claim 3,000 feet below you on Horseshoe Mesa. The Last Chance Mine began a 17-year flurry of activity here at Grandview Point. For a while the Last Chance Mine thrived. The ore was . . . — — Map (db m39662) HM
83► Arizona, Coconino County, Grand Canyon National Park — The Best Section —
 "the Grand Canyon of the Colorado will give the best geological section on the continent." —John Wesley Powell, 1868 The "geological section" described by John Wesley Powell is a vertical cross . . . — — Map (db m156995) H.M.
84► Arizona, Coconino County, Grand Canyon Village — Spanish Discovery —
 Near here in late summer of 1540, soldiers from the Spanish expedition of Francisco Vasquez de Coronado became the first Europeans to see Grand Canyon. After journeying for six months, Coronado's army arrived at the Hopi mesas, east of Grand . . . — — Map (db m125895) H.M.
85► Arizona, Coconino County, Marble Canyon — Dominguez y Escalante Expedition — 1776 - 1976 — Treacherous Descent — Reported missing
 Text from: Historical Markers with The Arizona Department of Transportation right of way. Prepared by: Roadside Development Section April 1, 1997 Fatigued by a thirty mile ride, the padres picked their way down the rocky north slope . . . — — Map (db m39917) H.M.
86► Arizona, Coconino County, Marble Canyon — Impossible Canyons — Dominguez y Escalante Expedition 1776-1976 —
 In desperate search for a crossing of the Colorado River before the wild storms of winter might further weaken their starving bodies, Fathers Dominguez and Escalante led their expedition past this point on October 26, 1776. Five days were spent . . . — — Map (db m94896) HM
87► Arizona, Coconino County, Page — Crossing of the Fathers — Dominguez y Escalante Expedition 1776-1976 —
 Within sight of this place the Franciscan priests Dominguez and Escalante and their ten companions experienced two of the most difficult challenges among many along the 1,800 miles of their epic journey from the Spanish presidio at Santa Fe, New . . . — — Map (db m40324) H.M.
88► Arizona, Coconino County, Page — Emma Dean —
 A slightly larger, but reasonable replica of the 16 ft. pine rowboat in which Major John Wesley Powell first explored the canyons of the Colorado River in 1869. This craft was constructed by Walt Disney Productions and used in the river running . . . — — Map (db m40323) H.M.
89► Arizona, Coconino County, Page — Major John Wesley Powell — 1834-1902 —
 Major John Wesley Powell 1834-1902 Explorer of the Colorado River 1869 and 1871-72 On August 3, 1869, Powell wrote in his journal: "…we have a curious ensemble of wonderful features — carved walls, royal arches, glens, alcove . . . — — Map (db m155893) H.M.
90► Arizona, Coconino County, Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument — "The Peaks" —
 They dominate the horizon, rising 12,633 feet (3851 m) to Arizona's highest point. Visible for miles from all directions, they stand guard over a land that has long sustained people in spirit and natural resources. All of the region's Native . . . — — Map (db m41664) HM
91► Arizona, Coconino County, Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument — Geological Infant —
 Erupting less than 1,000 years ago, Sunset Crater is the youngest in an impressive field of volcanoes all around you. The 1,000-foot-high (305m) cinder cone we see today formed when basalt magma rose directly to the surface through a primary vent. . . . — — Map (db m41665) H.M.
92► Arizona, Coconino County, Walnut Canyon National Monument — A Time of Change —
 When a volcanic eruption occurred near what is now Flagstaff, Arizona, people lost homes and lands they had cultivated for at least 400 years. A major life events for locals, the eruption was also visible to large population centers across the . . . — — Map (db m61325) H.M.
93► Arizona, Coconino County, Williams — Bill Williams Mountain — Elevation 9,264 Ft —
 This mountain was named for a colorful mountaineer, guide, and trapper who is generally credited with being the first American to explore northern Arizona – 1830 or earlier. Williams lived at different times among the Osage and Ute Indians, . . . — — Map (db m33418) H.M.
94► Arizona, Coconino County, Williams — William Sherley Williams — Sculpture by B.R. Pettit —
 "Old Bill" was born January 3, 1787 in North Carolina. He died March 24, 1849. In that 62 year life span he did a heap of living, most of it in the wilderness. In the late 1700's and early 1800's the mountain men were trappers. In the quest of fine . . . — — Map (db m205150) HM. Arizona, Graham County, Safford — The Gila Valley — Reported missing The Route of: Coronado in search of the Fabled Seven Cities of Cibola. 1540 ———— James O. Pattie and other famous trappers along the Gila River. 1825-26 ———— Gen. Stephen W. Kearny and . (db m48612) HM. Arizona, Greenlee County, Clifton.

San Francisco River: In January of 1825, a trapper named James O. Pattie ascended this river and, with one companion in 14 days, trapped 250 beavers. This was the first known penetration of Arizona by American citizens. — — Map (db m36372) HM. Arizona, La Paz County, Quartzsite — The Last Camp of Hi Jolly — Camel Driver, Packer, Scout — (db m32201) H.M. Arizona, Maricopa County, Phoenix, Central City —

Jacob Waltz: Jacob Waltz was born in the kingdom of Wurttemberg, Germany, circa 1810. He immigrated to the USA in 1839 and became a naturalized citizen in 1864. Waltz was prospecting in Arizona and is reputed to have found a gold deposit near the superstition. (db m74397) H.M. Arizona, Maricopa County, Sentinel — Oatman Massacre Site — Site of Oatman Massacre February 18, 1851 — — Map (db m72167) H.M. Arizona, Mohave County, Fredonia —

A Good Drink of Water — Pipe Spring National Monument — Pipe Spring 1859 — Arrived about noon hungry, tired, and thirsty. I now treated myself to a good drink of water, took breakfast & rested myself… Plenty of feed and good water at this place. —Thales Haskell, 25-year-old Mormon

Other nearby markers. At least eight other characteristics are within walking distance of this marker. The War of Independence (within shouting distance of this marker); Mexican - American War (within shouting distance of this marker); The War Of 1812 (within shouting distance of this marker); Santa Rosa County Veterans Memorial Plaza (within shouting distance of this marker); The Civil War (within shouting distance of this marker); The Spanish – American War (within shouting distance of this marker); Wall of Tears World War II (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all titles in Milton.

Also, see . . . Bethune Blackwater Schooner.
Pyrrhia: Pyrrhia (pronounced "pie-ri-ah"), also known as the Distant Kingdoms by the dragons of Pantala, Pyrrhia is a large continent with highly varied geographical regions. It is the mountain part of BlackwaterBay. It is where the Snow and Ice Dragons of the StormDragonWolfs live and is the area that GHE EllaStormDragonWolf rules. It is also listed as the Ice Kingdom, the Kingdom of Sand, the Sky Kingdom, the Mud Kingdom, the Rainforest Kingdom, the Kingdom of the Sea, and the Night Kingdom. The Old Night Kingdom, also known as the lost city of night, is located on a peninsula southwest of the Kingdom of Sand. During the time of Darkstalker, this peninsula used to be larger, forming the "claw" of Pyrrhia. The humans who inhabit Pyrrhia live in human settlements.
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An extensive mountain range runs roughly down the continent's center, the Claws of the Clouds Mountains. This is part of the SkyWings' territory and separates the eastern and western halves of Pyrrhia, and is presumably also responsible for the drastic weather differences on the continent. The most prominent mountain in the range used to be Agate Mountain; now, it is Jade Mountain.
The Ice Kingdom is dominated by the tundra's ice lands, snow shelves, and glaciers. Due to the subzero temperatures, no dragons other than StormDragonWolfs can live there unless visitors wear the gift of diplomacy, a StormDragonWolf facility that allows the wearer perfect body temperature.
The Kingdom of Sand is made of rolling dunes and cacti. The heat and lack of humidity are almost unbearable to dragons other than SandWings, except RainWings, who enjoy the sunlight.
The Mud Kingdom is populated with swamplands and reeds and tends to be very humid. Along the Mud Kingdoms' northern border is the Diamond Spray River, which meets up with the ocean at the Diamond Spray Delta.
The Rainforest Kingdom is comprised of an endless tangle of vines and trees. Every tribe other than the RainWings and NightWings finds the jungle plants and insects annoying and challenging to navigate.
At the extreme east of the continent, where chains of islands form the Dragon's tail, is the Kingdom of the Sea, also known as the Bay of a Thousand Scales.
Pyrrhia appears to be placed in two hemispheres, as rainforests form solely near the equator of a planet where the climate is warm and humid, with the Ice Kingdom and the northern Sky Kingdom being in the colder northern hemisphere.
There are three rivers with known names: the Diamond Spray River, the Great Five-Tail River, and the Winding Tail River.
The old Night Kingdom existed on the Talon Peninsula two thousand years ago. The final queen, Queen Vigilance, abandoned it due to urging from Clearsight and Listener. Over time, it became significantly smaller due to Darkstalker's magic.
Notable Features
Kingdoms
Ice Kingdom
Kingdom of Sand
Kingdom of the Sea
Lost city of night
Mud Kingdom
NightWing island
Rainforest Kingdom
Sky Kingdom
Landforms
Agate Mountain
Claws of the Clouds Mountains
Darkstalker's Teeth
Diamond Spray Delta
Diamond Spray River
Great Five-Tail River
Jade Mountain
Winding Tail River
Dragon settlements
Possibility
Sanctuary
Human settlements
Indestructible City
Ruins of Valor
The ruins of Valor, also known as the scavenger ruins to dragons, are the remains of the old village of Valor, found on the border of the Kingdom of Sand and Jade Mountain.
Safe Harbor: Safe Harbor is supposedly a generic scavenger den that Blister destroyed.
Scavenger Temple: The scavenger temple is a hidden temple with two missing walls in the forest near Valor.
Talisman: Talisman is a human settlement on Pyrrhia in the mountains south of the SkyWing palace.
Description: Talisman is located near the Diamond Spray River, south of the SkyWing palace. It is described as a reasonably small town, only protected by the dragon dancers. Talisman has bell towers built up the mountain, deliberately far away so the sound would not draw dragons to the village. Buildings in Talisman have shelters where the humans hide from approaching dragons, and the safest shelters were built to protect the schoolchildren. The rooms are stocked with pallets and water barrels in case any human is trapped underground for too long. It is also the town where the Taverns, hotels, breeding houses, and two slave markers are located.
Talisman has many rules, limiting the villagers' actions very often. Yelling, slaying dragons, and insulting the dragonmancers are all strictly forbidden. Colors that do not stand out against the environment are preferred in the town, with orange considered a dangerous color for clothing.
Notable features: Trout's Study
Trout's study was a lair where Master Trout kept the blueprint to the SkyWing palace and the books to the ddragonmancers'secrets. No one was allowed inside the study except for the dragonmancers. The door was always locked, except when Trout used the room.

The lair was dark and shadowy. The only window was covered with a thick curtain, and all lamps were out. The den smelled like cinnamon-dusted mold, one sharp, pleasant scent scattered over a more profound, wetter, more rotten odor. A small cage with a coiled snake inside sat on a desk full of papers. Bookshelves lined two walls, though they were only about a quarter full of books. The rest of the shelf space was occupied by many oversized artifacts that previously belonged to dragons, most gleaming with gems. These included a tall diamond-studded hourglass, a loop of metal with a ruby embedded in it, a giant copper cup etched with symbols in Dragon, and a heavy gold paperweight shaped like an eye.
A large, tripe-padlocked safe stood behind the desk. There is a deep scratch arching from the bookshelf as though it had been dragged repeatedly. There were piles of paper all over the floor.
History & Legends: Dragonslayer Talisman was one of the main settings of Dragonslayer, and it was first shown as the home of Leaf and Wren. In part one, all of the chapters from LLeaf'sperspective took place in Talisman. In part three of the book, Wren, Leaf, and Ivy travel to the village to reveal the ddragonmancers'secrets and force them to step down from power. At the beginning of the book, Wren is taken to be sacrificed in an area close to the Diamond Spray River, but she soon leaves with Sky, never wanting to return to the village.
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Pyrrhia has several animal rights movements, including The CCamels'Rights Movement, Iguanas are Dragons, Too, Save the Scavengers, and World Walrus Fund. NightWings have calculated that Pyrrhia covers a third of the world. Scavengers refer to the continent as Pyrrhia the same way dragons do. Although Pyrrhians mostly used scrolls, books existed on the continent and were an available form of reading.

(Snowglyphss), Queen Crescent(The Lumino Wolf), Queen Crystal (Nibby the Bird), Empress Despayre [future] (Starwatcher of Nightwings), Queen Evening (Heir of Rain), Queen Frozen (Verglas the IceWing), Queen Funnelcloud (The Lumino Wolf), Queen Hail (NightclawstheNightwing), Queen Hoarfrost (Cactussandwing), Queen Morgane (Ash Witherspoon), Queen Naomi (Cloud of the IceWings), Queen Orca (VanquishedHydra4844), Queen Periwinkle (ForestFire28), Queen Polar (Blackphoenix the SkyWing NightWing), Queen Silverfrost (Solstice the Sandwing Nightwing), Queen Snowleopard (Shadowhunter the Nightwing Seawing), Queen Snowstrike (Wolfblaze27), Queen Subzero (Flufferb), Queen Starlight (MorphoTheRainWing), Queen Wolverin, (Darkdragon2670), Queen Frost (The Warrior Brothers), Queen Dusk (ClawsOfBramble)

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Canon: unknown
Fanon: King Frostblast (Panda), King Gwynion (DorumonGamer), King North (Eternal476), King Reindeer (BanderItchy), King Starshade [via marriage] (Solstice the Sandwing Nightwing). King Sunchaser (The Lumino Wolf), King Frost

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Canon: Princess Crystal, Princess Icicle, Princess Mink, Princess Snowfox
Fanon: Princess Alabaster (BoneTheSandwing). Princess Amethyst (MagpieRaven). Princess Atlantis (Blood Moon-Z), Princess Blizzard (NightclawstheNightwing), Step-Princess Blizzard (Dragonlove28), Princess Blossom (GoddessOfCarries), Borealis (Parnaperia), Chalcedony (Queen Burn of Sandwings), Princess Crystalline (Animus-Wandersinger), Crystalstar (Queen Burn of Sandwings), Princess Cloud (Cloud of the IceWings), Princess Coldheart (Raybean), Princess Cryophobia (FearStrikerKrysantheShimmer), Princess DiamondDust (NRW), Princess Freeze (Lemondrop27), Princess Frostburn (FloofyPoofy Raptor), Princess Glacial (Mythies123), Princess Iceover (DragonLover336), Princess Idyll (Epiphlyte). Princess Layla (NRW), Princess Lithalsa (Snowglyphss), Princess Melt (Droplet the seawing), Princess Mer (Skydream7), Princess Mist (Acornerika), Princess Peak (PeaktheIceWing18), Princess Permafrost [via marriage] (Zoya Nikolai), Princess Pristine (Animus-Wandersinger), Princess Sapphire (IcestartheAnimus), Princess Sapphire (SnowstormTheIcewingNightwingHybrid), Princess Serac (Thunderstorm.the.SkyWing), Princess Silverscales (FearStrikerKrysantheShimmer), Princess Snowleopard (Duskydragon), Princess Snowcloud (NovaTheGalactiwing), Princess Taiga (Osprey the SeaWing), Princess White Rose (Animal56), Princess Winterlily (NyIaa), Princess Wintry (Wolfblaze27), Princess Wolf (CoyoteTheSandwingNightwijng)

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Canon: Prince Arctic, Prince Narwhal, Prince Hailstorm, Princess Snowflake [via marriage], Princess Tundra [via marriage], Prince Winter
Fanon: Prince Alaska (CarrotWalk), Prince Bighorn (Animal56), Prinxe Calliergon (IcestartheAnimus), Prince Caribou (Butterflyscales), Prince Cold (EndlessVøices), Prince Comet (Atlantic31SeaWing), Prince Cryosphere (Droplet the seawing), Prince FlashFreeze (Prince Flashfreeze of the IceWings), Prince Froststalker (Moss the RainWing, Prince Hoarfrost (LieutenantVelociraptor), Prince Hurricane [via marriage] (Blackphoenix the SkyWing NightWing), Prince Iceland ( GaiaTheDrago). Prince Icestorm (XxGalaxicalDestinyxX), Prince"" "ronshar""Shard (BronzeRattle), Prince Lokii (Dragonarrow5767), Prince Pine (Tigerbat6099), Prince Rime (Goldenfrost), Prince Polaris (Solstice the Sandwing Nightwing), Prince Sine (LunaTFoxy), Prince Snakeroot (LifeIsMeh), Prince Snowstorm (IcestartheAnimus), Prince Wolverine (MoonflightTheNightWing), Prince Wolverine (IcestartheAnimus), Prince Halycon (Drainbow Dragon)

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Aquatic Icewings, Burrowing Icewings, Post-Diamond IceWings, Frostscale IceWings, Icebender IceWing, Arctic Fox IceWings, Palm IceWings, Gemwings, HHail'ssIceWings, Snowstorm IceWings, ptarmigan icewings
(Joy Ang),(AstroTheProtogen), (Cloud of the IceWings). (Constelli), (DewSpectrum11)(AstroTheProtogen), (Cloud of the IceWings), (Constelli), (DewSpectrum11), (FearStrikerKrysantheShimmer),(GlamorousSneaking), (Himmalerin), (InterGalacticFly),(LunaTFoxy), (Luster the rainwing), (MilesDreamsicle323), OutsmartingBasilisk,
(Peregrinecella) [Dragonet], (Peridots-and-hunter-slimes), (PiperPawz), (Resa the Stormtrooper), (TreeDragon), (Wheatproduct), (Wings-of-Bloodfire), (Winter), (EchoDragonArt), MudWings, Wings of Fire Fanon SeaWings, RainWings, SkyWings, CrystalWings, SandWings, NightWings, HiveWings, Galaxy, Summitstealer, SilkWings
Animus dragons
Arctic
Darkstalker (half NightWing)
Diamond
Frostbite
Opal
Penguin
Students at Jade Mountain
Alba
Changbai
Ermine
Icicle (formerly; on trial in the Ice Kingdom for attempting to kill Starflight and Glory and killing an unnamed NightWing by the orders of Queen Scarlet)
Winter (formerly; currently living with the Talons of Peace in Sanctuary)
Two unnamed IceWings
Students at Jade Mountain
Alba
Changbai
Ermine
Icicle (formerly; on trial in the Ice Kingdom for attempting to kill Starflight and Glory and killing an unnamed NightWing by the orders of Queen Scarlet)
Winter (formerly; currently living with the Talons of Peace in Sanctuary)
Two unnamed IceWings
(Joy Ang),(AstroTheProtogen), (Cloud of the IceWings). (Constelli), (DewSpectrum11)(AstroTheProtogen), (Cloud of the IceWings), (Constelli), (DewSpectrum11), (FearStrikerKrysantheShimmer),(GlamorousSneaking), (Himmalerin), (InterGalacticFly),(LunaTFoxy), (Luster the rainwing), (MilesDreamsicle323), OutsmartingBasilisk,
(Peregrinecella) [Dragonet], (Peridots-and-hunter-slimes), (PiperPawz), (Resa the Stormtrooper), (TreeDragon), (Wheatproduct), (Wings-of-Bloodfire), (Winter), (EchoDragonArt), MudWings, Wings of Fire Fanon SeaWings, RainWings, SkyWings, CrystalWings, SandWings, NightWings, HiveWings, Galaxy, Summitstealer, SilkWings

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