Cherokee County Historical Society, Alabama

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GET OUT AND EXPERIENCE YOUR LOCAL HISTORY

  • Museum 260 for website
    Visit The Cherokee County Historical Museum

    Click here to visit the Cornwall Furnace page.
    Explore Cornwall Furnace Park

    Click here to vist the Cherokee Rock Village page.
    Discover Cherokee Rock Village

Historic Sites and Landmarks

Sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places:

Cornwall Furnace - Civil War blast furnace situated on Weiss Lake.

Sites listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage:

Major Chisholm Daniel House, Circa 1835-  One of the oldest remaining houses in the county.  It served as the headquarters of Confederate General John Bell Hood on October 18, 1864. 

Bradford-West House, Circa 1863

Webb Chesnut House, Circa 1850

Jordan's Old Place, Circa 1880

Pleasant Gap County Store, Circa 1896

Pratt Park, Circa 1905

Rock Run Village, Circa 1874

Savage-Campbell House, Circa 1908-1910

Cemeteries listed on the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register:

Garrett Cemetery -   Cherokee Chief Pathkiller along with many early settlers are interred there.

Natural Wonders: 

Little River Falls / Little River Canyon - National Preserve

Yellow Creek Falls - Picturesque waterfall

Cherokee Rock Village -  Rock outcropping atop Lookout Mountain with a view of Weiss Lake

Other Historic Sites:

Barry Springs / Fort Likens site - Cherokee Indian removal fort

Streight Surrender Site - The site of U.S. General Abel Streight's surrender to C.S. General Nathan Bedford Forrest.

Round Mountain Furnace - Fourth oldest furnace in Alabama and played an important role during the Civil War.

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  • Click here to visit the Chamber's website Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce

    Click here to visit the secret's website

    the secret Bed & Breakfast Lodge

    Click here to see a close up of Cloud's business card

    Cloud Farrow Pen & Ink

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