This is a historic site on the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail in Alabama that you can visit:

Tuscumbia Landing, Sheffield

Location: at the confluence of the Tennessee River (Pickwick Lake) and Spring Creek, near the foot of Blackwell Rd., west of downtown Sheffield

Telephone: (256) 383-0250 (City of Sheffield)

Hours: not restricted

Historical Significance: Tuscumbia Landing was located at the western terminus of the Tuscumbia, Courtland, and Decatur Railway. During the summer of 1838, Cherokee detachments headed by Lt. Edward Deas and Lt. R.H.K. Whiteley attempted to travel from Ross Landing, Tennessee to Fort Gibson, Indian Territory via the “water route.” These detachments floated down the Tennessee River to Decatur. Due to low water and potential difficulties navigating through Muscle Shoals, they rode on the railway west to Tuscumbia Landing and then boarded boats headed downriver. Prior to that summer, numerous other “water route” detachments brought Creeks, Choctaws, and other groups past this spot on their way to Indian Territory. Tuscumbia Landing was also the site of considerable Civil War activity.

To learn more: www.cityoftuscumbia.org/Our_History/index.html