Colbert Ferry — Cherokee, Alabama

TRANSPORTATION · INTERPRETIVE SIGN

Colbert Ferry

Cherokee, Alabama

Transportation

THE STORY

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From 1802 to 1819, George Colbert operated a ferry across the quarter-mile breadth of the powerful Tennessee River, carrying mail, militia, settlers, Indians, and renegades over what many travelers considered the worst natural obstacle on the Trace.

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Photo: Duane Hall

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Cherokee, Alabama · USA

NEARBY MARKERS

Wilson's Headquarters and Camp

Military

Bridging Cultures

History

A Gathering of Eagles

Nature

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