
Alabama history trail
Historical markers
Latest digs first. A plaque, a county, and a trail note — only what the nest keeper has buried.
1 markers on the trail, newest at the top. Saloli is a tour guide, not a museum. Read the plaque, then go sit under an oak.
#01 · Lauderdale County County · 1872
"MOUNTAIN" TOM CLARK HANGED SEPTEMBER 4, 1872
Florence
This notorious outlaw gang leader who boasted that no one would ever run over Tom Clark lies buried near the center of Tennessee Street where now all who pass by do run over him. in 1872 Clark, who terrorized helpless citizens during the Civil War. confessed to at least nineteen murders, including a child, and was hanged with two companions. Although graves were already dug in a nearby field, outraged townspeople interred Clark beneath Tennessee Street thus bringing his boast to nought.