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Sand Mountain Alabama History

6/05/2019

The sand mountain area has been inhabited for at least 9000 years as evidenced by archaeological finds at nearby russell cave national monument near bridgeport al. Cherokee and creek villages were located in the tennessee valley to the west of sand mountain and in wills valley to the east.

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The sand mountain area has been inhabited for at least 9 000 years as evidenced by archaeological finds at nearby russell cave national monument near bridgeport alabama.

Sand mountain alabama history. Sand mountain is a flat topped extension of the cumberland plateau stretching over a hundred miles along the tennessee river in the states of tennessee georgia and alabama. In historical times cherokee and creek villages were located in the tennessee valley to the west of sand mountain and in wills valley to the east. Thomas crossed sand mountain in september 1863 in an attempt to cut off the confederate troops in chattanooga.

Union troops under major general george h. References edit sand mountain. But in his richly documented account of the hidden history of america s sundown towns james loewen shows that sand mountain was one of as many as 3 000 communities where whites expelled african americans between 1890 and 1930.

To fort payne and boaz alabama near blountsville. Sand mountain was the home of john timothy morgan weeks a notable central alabama photographer. Sand mountain is an unincorporated community in bibb county alabama united states.

Its twin lookout mountain lies across the valley where interstate 59 runs from chattanooga tenn. They were unsuccessful and the opposing armies met at the battle of chickamauga on september 19 20 1863 resulting in a major confederate victory.

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