Big Spring in Huntsville, Alabama.
"This was a watering spot for Indians and later pioneers heading West, and it was this important watering place (now preserved in a park) that was the cause for Huntsville founding a century and a half ago. It was near this spot in Huntsville that President Monroe attended ceremonies concerned...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | "This was a watering spot for Indians and later pioneers heading West, and it was this important watering place (now preserved in a park) that was the cause for Huntsville founding a century and a half ago. It was near this spot in Huntsville that President Monroe attended ceremonies concerned with the admittance of Alabama to Statehood in 1819." |
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