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In 1824, a military road, the Three Notch Road, was laid out from Fort Barrancas in Pensacola, Florida and ran on top of the ridges to Fort Mitchell in Russell County, Alabama, and connected to The Federal Road. Capt. Daniel E. Burch of the U.S. Army marked the route using three notches on trees for a crew under Lt. Elias Phillips to follow The ...
The road was built by the US military in 1824. It started at Fort Barrancas in Pensacola, Florida, and ended at Fort Mitchell, Alabama.Letters exchanged between Quartermaster General Thomas Jesup and the Assistant Quartermaster General in Pensacola, Captain Daniel E. Burch, indicate its origin: in June, Burch recommends the construction of a wagon trail, and in September Jesup gives him the ...
Troy is a city in and the county seat of Pike County, [4] Alabama, United States. [2] It was formally incorporated on February 4, 1843. [5]Between 1763 and 1783, the area where Troy sits was part of the colony of British West Florida. [6]
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Alabama that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design.
Pike County is a county located in the U.S. state of Alabama.As of the 2020 census the population was 33,009. [1] Its county seat is Troy. [2] Its name is in honor of General Zebulon Pike, of New Jersey, who led an expedition to southern Colorado and encountered Pikes Peak in 1806.
The College Street Historic District is a historic district in Troy, Alabama.The district encompasses West College Street between Pine Street and Cherry Street. The district covers 15.5 acres (6.3 ha) and comprises 19 contributing properties, including 17 houses, a church, and a cemetery. [2]
The 1824 United States presidential election in Alabama took place between October 26 and December 2, 1824, as part of the 1824 presidential election. Voters chose five representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President .
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in an online map.