Things To Do in Stevenson, Alabama

Operation Schedule : Open M�F 8�4; call for Sat. schedule. ; Description : In 1861, Stevenson was a vital rail link to major points throughout the Southeast. Union General Rosecran's forces constructed a pontoon bridge across the ... More on 800Alabama.com

Inscription. Constructed by the Union Army in the summer of 1862 and expanded in 1864, using soldiers and freed slaves, Ft. Harker was built on a broad hill a quarter mile east of town. It overlooked Crow Creek and was well within ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Side A, One of the Five Lower Towns established by the Chickamauga Cherokees in 1782 under the leadership of Dragging Canoe. Territorial Governor William Blount reported to the Secretary of War in 1792 that: “Crow ... More on HMDB

Inscription. A one-story depot building was constructed here in 1853, when the railroad was first laid through Stevenson. That building burned after the Civil War and was replaced by the present brick depot and hotel in 1872. During ... More on HMDB

For more than 10,000 years, Russell Cave was home to prehistoric peoples. Russell Cave provides clues to th... More on Nps.gov

In addition to the visitor center museum , there are also several educational exhibits along the boardwa... More on igougo

Inscription. Vital Memphis-Charleston Railroad, "backbone of Confederacy", spanned Tennessee River here. Bridge burned several times, 1862-3. Gen. Mitchell (US), occupying Huntsville after Battle of Shiloh, seized Bridgeport in April ... More on HMDB

Inscription. In May 1838 soldiers, under the command of U. S. Army General Winfield Scott, began rounding up Cherokee Indians in this area who had refused to move to Indian Territory in Oklahoma. About 16,000 Cherokees were ... More on HMDB