Tags: Alabama
Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail
Established: March 28, 1983 Managing Nonprofit: Natchez Trace Parkway Association Managing Agency: National Park Service A long-used footpath that likely began as a series of game trails made by animals, the roughly 500-mile long Natchez Trace was eventually adopted by Native populations and,…
Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail
Established: November 12, 1996 Managing Agency: National Park Service The Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail traces the 54-mile route of the 1965 Voting Rights March led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Central Alabama. Notable historic sites include Brown Chapel…
Trail of Tears National Historic Trail
Established: December 16, 1987 Managing Nonprofit: National Trail of Tears Association (ToTA) Managing Agency: National Park Service The Trail of Tears National Historic Trail commemorates the survival of the Cherokee people, forcefully removed from their homelands in Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee to live…