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13883 County. Road. 89
Fort Payne, AL 35967
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Mountain Legends

Learn about the Legends of DeSoto State Park and surrounding areas of Lookout Mountain.
 

Company 472, builders of DeSoto State Park

Memories of Days in the CCC by M.L. 'Pete' Leath(PDF)

Civilian Conservation Corps(PDF)

Hernando DeSoto(PDF)

A. A. Miller(Builder of DeSoto Dam) PDF

A. A. Miller's Brochure(PDF)

Alabama Conservation Magazine-1966 Dam Resurfacing Article(PDF)

 

Milford Howard(Builder of Howard's Chapel) PDF

 

Welsh Caves(PDF)

Little River Canyon(May's Gulf)PDF

Granny Dollar(PDF)

Granny Dollar Article by Milford Howard(PDF)

 

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