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Chickasaw Old Fields
This place has been known by three names:
CHICKASAW OLD FIELDS 1769
Cherokee Indians attacked Chickasaws who were invading their lands.
After severe battle Chickasaws withdrew.
DITTO'S LANDING
Early boat landing on Tennessee River established by John Ditto, Indian trader.
TOWN OF WHITESBURG
Old river port, incorporated 1824,
by James White, Abingdon, Va., "Salt King."
ALABAMA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION 1961
The Madison County Commission sponsored this Alabama Historical Association marker at the site of Chickasaw Old Fields. The marker, formerly located on the west side of Highway 231 just north of the Tennessee River, was dedicated on September 24, 1961. The marker disappeared sometime after its erection, and has never been replaced. More details of this river port can be found in References 10, 59, 71, 87, and 90.
