Waterloo - Settled 1819 - Incorporated 1832 Marker

Waterloo - Settled 1819 - Incorporated 1832 Marker

This historic marker is located at the entrance of Waterloo on Hwy 14, Waterloo, Alabama. The text on the marker reads: "One of Alabama's oldest incorporated towns. Waterloo was an important Tennessee river ports during the steamboat ear. In low~ water season after large boats from Loui...

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Main Author: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
Format: Electronic
Published: Auburn University Libraries
Subjects:
Cultural resources
Online Access:https://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/1352
format Electronic
collection Alabama Cultural Resource Survey Collection
building Auburn University
publisher Auburn University Libraries
topic Cultural resources
spellingShingle Cultural resources
Waterloo - Settled 1819 - Incorporated 1832 Marker
Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
fulltopic Cultural resources
Historic Markers; Waterloo, AL; Lauderdale County, AL
description This historic marker is located at the entrance of Waterloo on Hwy 14, Waterloo, Alabama. The text on the marker reads: "One of Alabama's oldest incorporated towns. Waterloo was an important Tennessee river ports during the steamboat ear. In low~ water season after large boats from Louisville, Cincinnati and other places downriver unloaded here: smaller craft transported goods and passengers upriver to Florence at the foot of the Muscle Shoals. Following a disastrous flood in 1847, the town was moved from its location on the riverbank, now under Pickwick Lake, to present higher ground. Union gunboats shelled it July 1862. Gen. William T. Sherman crossed the river here, November 1863, and made temporary headquarters in Dr. O.B. Sullivan's home."
spelling Waterloo - Settled 1819 - Incorporated 1832 Marker Dylan Tucker, University of North AlabamaHistoric Markers; Waterloo, AL; Lauderdale County, ALThis historic marker is located at the entrance of Waterloo on Hwy 14, Waterloo, Alabama. The text on the marker reads: "One of Alabama's oldest incorporated towns. Waterloo was an important Tennessee river ports during the steamboat ear. In low~ water season after large boats from Louisville, Cincinnati and other places downriver unloaded here: smaller craft transported goods and passengers upriver to Florence at the foot of the Muscle Shoals. Following a disastrous flood in 1847, the town was moved from its location on the riverbank, now under Pickwick Lake, to present higher ground. Union gunboats shelled it July 1862. Gen. William T. Sherman crossed the river here, November 1863, and made temporary headquarters in Dr. O.B. Sullivan's home."Alabama Cultural Resource Survey11/11/2015Texthttps://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/1352”Waterloo - Settled 1819 - Incorporated 1832". Accessed 11/11/2015. http://www.lat34north.com/historicmarkersal/
title Waterloo - Settled 1819 - Incorporated 1832 Marker
titleStr Waterloo - Settled 1819 - Incorporated 1832 Marker
author Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
author_facet Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
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url https://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/1352
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