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Northern Terminus INDIAN CREEK CANAL First Canal in Alabama
Incorporated 1820 Completed 1831
This canal was constructed to the Tennessee River to facilitate the transportation of cotton to market. Developers were: Thomas Fearn, LeRoy Pope, Stephen S. Ewing, Henry Cook, and Samuel Hazard.
ALABAMA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION 1965
The Madison County Commission sponsored this Alabama Historical Association marker which was erected in 1969. The marker is located at the southern end of Spragins Avenue, Huntsville, Alabama, in the eastern portion of Big Spring Park. The marker was refurbished in 2000. References 10, 18, 26, 27, 41, 62, 87, and 90 reveal additional details about Indian Creek Canal.
