Florence, Alabama -
World's Longest Memorial to a Woman or an Indian
Since 1988, Tom Hendrix has been building a thick, low, snaky wall out of 7 million pounds of rocks to honor his Indian great-great-grandmother.
- Address:
- County Road 8, Florence, AL
- Directions:
- From the Tennessee-Alabama line, drive south on the Natchez Trace Pkwy for around three miles, then near milepost 338 turn east onto County Road 8. The wall will quickly appear on the right.
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The stone wall is Hendrix's tribute to her and to all Native American women. [Jim Robinson, 10/25/2007]
[RA: The wall is reportedly the World's Longest Memorial to a Woman or an Indian. Tom has been building it since 1988, it contains over 7 million pounds of rocks, and if straight it would stretch over a half-mile.]Nearby Offbeat Places
- Cloverdale Spook Lights, Cloverdale, AL - 4 mi.
- Ghost Bridge, Florence, AL - 9 mi.
- Forks of Cypress Plantation Ruins, Florence, AL - 9 mi.
- In the region: Home of Buford "Walking Tall" Pusser, Adamsville, TN - 37 mi.
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