Warriorstand, Alabama
| Warriorstand, Alabama | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
 Warriorstand, Alabama
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| Coordinates: 32°18′43″N 85°33′12″W / 32.31194°N 85.55333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Macon |
| Elevation | 489 ft (149 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 334 |
| GNIS feature ID | 128603 |
Warriorstand (also Warrior Stand) is an unincorporated community in Macon County, Alabama, United States.
The lands of Macon County were historically occupied by Creek Indians prior to European-American settlement.
In 1805, the Old Federal Road was built across the Creek Nation, connecting Milledgeville, Georgia with Fort Stoddert, Mississippi Territory. The Creek were given authority by the United States to operate "houses of entertainment" along the route. A tavern was established at "Warrior Stand", a stagecoach stop owned by Big Warrior, a prominent Creek Chief. When Marquis de Lafayette visited the United States in 1824-1825, his party stayed one night at the tavern.
The community had a Methodist Episcopalian Church, as well as a Masonic Grand Lodge (#115).
Warrior Stand was listed on the 1880 and 1890 U.S. Censuses. It did not appear on any others after.
The community today consists of a scattering of homes and farms located along County Road 10. The Ridge Macon County Archaeology Project is located in Warrior Stand. The Ridge Macon County Archeology Project (a.k.a. The Ridge Project) is a non-profit organization founded in 2011 with a grant provided by the Alabama Historical Commission. The organization, founded by Shari Williams, is dedicated to archaeological exploration to document the story of the cultural evolution in Macon County, Alabama. Glenn Drummond, Macon County Archivist, conceived the name “The Ridge” because it aptly describes the topography found in southeastern Macon County where Native Americans established a pathway on high ground that eventually became link in one of their major east/west trade routes. This ridge divides the drainage basins of the Chattahoochee and Tallapoosa Rivers.
In 2012, The Ridge Project collaborated with the Dr. John Cottier* and graduate students Kelly Irvin and Hamilton Bryant from Auburn University to conduct site surveys in order to identify viable excavation sites. *(Dr. Cottier, professional Archaeologist, and Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, died in July 2015. He was noted for a 50 -year career, which included documenting archaeological and cultural sites along the Old Federal Road).
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