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Stop 08: McCartney Hotel Site |
(Sept. 2010) Enlarge Stop 09: "Captain, we've got it at last. The Charge of the 14th U.S. Colored Infantry |
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(Sept. 2010) Enlarge Charge of the 14th Site: This location is now the Rhodes Ferry Park which is located on the banks of the Tennessee River. Decatur was originally known as 'Rhodes Ferry Landing' as it was the site where Dr. Henry W. Rhodes, an early landowner, operated a ferry which crossed the Tennessee River in the 1810's. The ferry was located at the site of the present day Rhodes Ferry Park |
(Sept. 2010) Enlarge Shaudies-Banks Cottage marker |
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(Sept. 2010) Enlarge Shaudies-Banks Cottage: This is one of the early homes in Decatur as it was building itself back into a city once again during the reconstruction period |
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Modern day view of Bank Street |
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