Tennessee / Alabama
Lincoln County
(Tennessee)
Established 1809; named in honor of MAJOR GEN. BENJAMIN LINCOLN of the Revolutionary Army. After service at Saratoga, he was put in Chief Command in the Southern Colonies. Later, he was Secretary of War under the Confederation, 1781-83.
(Alabama)
Derived from Creek Indian phrase meaning "Here We Rest." In the early 1700s, several Spanish expeditions visited the state. In 1702 the French founded Mobile and settled near Tallapoosa. Alabama became a territory in 1817, a state in 1819. Montgomery was also the first capital of the Confederacy.
Marker is at the intersection of Huntsville Highway (U.S. 231/431) and Hunter Road, on the left when traveling north on Huntsville Highway.
Courtesy hmdb.org
