Follow the Trail: Early Roads | Alabama Highways & Byways

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Alabama Stories Alabama history transportation history Native Americans Indian trails early roads early settlers Creek tribe Creek Indians Mississippi Territory Creek War Indian Wars county roads federal roads state roads transportation system corduroy roads plank roads road construction construction engineering American Indians First Nations
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Follow the Trail: Early Roads | Alabama Highways & Byways

The earliest forms of transportation in Alabama involved trails followed by animals and Native Americans. These trails lead to water, and Alabama rivers served as a gathering place for many early Indian settlements. It is along the paths of Native American trails that the first highway systems were developed.
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