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<br />1Ilf" for t'atll~h at Ili"ht. 4\ fayoritp f:lInilv w('(.kPTtd for Iwadl" n.~i-
<br />d(:~lfS is tu hikf', illt; the rin'l' fOI' l:atfisliill~ duriul! the ~}ll"ilig' alld
<br />:5nIII 1llt:'1'.
<br />Thl' un'a has an ('xtn'lllf'ly hi~h n'cn'ationul potf'ntilll for 4\lahama
<br />alllllll!' :O-:l111tlll'astf'l"ll l~llitl'(1 St;ll!'.....
<br />~\ portion of the rin'r mns through till' Sips('y :1l'f'a of Hankhf'uc1
<br />Xatioll;ll Forl'~t. This an'a is propoSl.d :1S a wiltl('r!l(,5..'i area in tIle
<br />Ea:.:tt'rlL 'rildl'nH'~s An'as .hl which thi3 COlllmitlt.t.' n~p0l1('d :lIld tI\t'
<br />:-:l'natl' p:1~st'tll'al'lil:"r this COJl.!!rl'ss.
<br />III additioll 10 it~ n'knrnnll'd lwallt\., I h(> f!nhJ'tl)l1 Ni1'rr has !.!Tf'at his-
<br />forit':d Sig'lIifit':lI\1'I" 'I'hi' fil'!'t p"rlJ1ailt'nt l'apital of till' ~tat{> of Ala-
<br />h;\Iua was IOt'atl'd 011 its hank:". TIIP. ('nll<lba al~o i'il'rnu ..<.; a Illajor
<br />II lI'a liS of l.ransl'ort. dnrill,!! the ~14t kllH'llt of .\lao:lI11a and the den>lop-
<br />1l11'1lt. or tilt' ('olton tnl<lp of thl' Old South. Indian catl()('S, !"ettler~'
<br />lJaI'g-t'f' alld raft:.:, and Rtl'lIlllboat:') "lied the l'in'l'. It was p::.:.prcially
<br />irlll'ortant to the Indians of ~\I\'l.kllna, antI dpl'in_'~ its nalll(' frolll the
<br />lan.:.!lIagl' of tho~' whu liHd along- it:-- J,allli~. TIll' ('aha\,;l too ha:-:; lille
<br />POt'l"Jltial fol' ,'anoeing awl ollu.'1' fOl'llls of rpcreatioll,
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<br />Ii, TilE liE'il'l.E J:l\Tr:, :"oll:-;:>,'ESIYI'.'
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<br />(:;:n 1\"1'\:1.', .\lintH'~tJt:r: Tht. Pill in' RP!!IlH'llt \\-ilhin the
<br />:-:lal1' of '\liIl!H':;ot:l. '
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<br />{h'i~_611;llillg' ill Carltoll Coul1ty. lltf' Kdtll' I:i\"i'l' WillI!:, its WHY
<br />:-olllll\';:.nl toward thl' 10\\'11 Jt(.arin;! il~ llallll' and tlll'1l 1lo\\"s inlo tIlt:
<br />:-::tinl (';,oix, E:':'t'lltialh-:J. wild l"iHr wilh nnly a fl'\\" ~c'atll'l'{'d dw('I1.
<br />in:.!;; I hroll.!..dlolll lllll:-l ,;r its II'll~rtl1. it is a SJlI....t:H.1l1a1" a:'p:l I'njoyilll-! a
<br />llatiClll:\1 I't'pnlalillll for ifS t'xl'Pllt'Ilt'I', as a_ white wat('1' canoe !'in'r.
<br />I~al'id;; int"I':,p;\I't'd wilh Ion:.! tralHlllil pools om.1' a ,'IJ:llll'llgl' 10 t'\-c'll
<br />tht, lIto:-t t'xl,,'rit'llt','d l':ll1ot'isl:". a:- \\'1'11 as a ,'h:IIWI' for quil'l 11'lh'('lioll,
<br />l'I'C'P .:.!Ol";!t':'. IlltJraill(':-', ~1:1,'ial tlllIWllsJ..l'laill:-', kl'lfll' holt's and (.;\\t'S
<br />i1hr:-lral(' tilt' glacial ;!(',do;!y of tllt' art'iI. 1)\,('1', 1ll1l)O;kr:lls, hl';;p'l',
<br />lH'roll~' :lwl hawl;:. an' flllly 1I fl'\\' l'x:llllpll's of tlil' al,unduut \\"ildli("
<br />fhllf illhal.it tl1l' \-:1 lit'". III tlll' ..!Par w:lter:, of till' I\l'tt!t.. li:,llill'T i:-
<br />l'XI'~'Ilf'rJt; I':-O\ll','jall'\" (1;1' _\y:d~I',\"":-:' :;11_I,1'J,!('OIl allt! sl~ui.ll111outh I.I:\:'S, .-
<br />J' rtllll It:- lI':lllw;llI'I':-O III ( ;Il'ltnn ((I\lllt,". tlu' h!'ttll' limn; 111 a ""('Il-
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<br />t'rall\' lIorth-:-onth llin'l'Iioll. Fol' tilt' /in.;t :-oi:x lllill':' fl.(. rin'l' nO\\:;
<br />!hl"tl'l;.!h:lll an'a of .!..!.I:wi;d Illoraillt' wlH'J'(' pll..J:-; lllltll':ll'ids al't' ,.10:-Ol'ly
<br />11l1l'1'...:p:W!'tl. Ih';I\}' lon'~t:; of ;I:O:pt'11 ;!Ild 1111"'11. dolt,..! with (It'(':l:-oional
<br />:-ot:l1HI;-; nf \'OI'\\"O!,\" and whill' piliI', ('Xf('Illl :dIlIO_.;f III tIll' waf!'r':, I.dg,',
<br />('IlI'lo."ill;! tht' ..in'l' and ('t'l.:tlin!.! ;ljl intirl1;\!t. alld intt'Il:'-t'I\- HatH!":!1
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<br />.\...; IIII' rin'l' ,,-idt'lI:,..tlU' poob :Iwlr:l\,id", h('I'O!HI' lOIl;.!('1' ,1Ild tll'l'III'I"
<br />1...;I:ltld:, 1'1'\'111111' a tlotHlllalJ! rt'atlln' of and:-:c';lfll', nnd till' Illain ,'11<:11-
<br />lit. I :-;OOll 1""'Ollll''''; t1itlil'lllt ft) di:o:tin!.!\Iisl1, 1{t'low lilt' poinf wlwl't. tilt'
<br />.\loo":t, i:in't' join:" flw I\dtll', I lit' 1'\'l'I'-witknillg-:-'1 n'alll 110\\:-0 thr(lll~h
<br />a \ a Ill',\" or f:ll"llllal~d and olwn wood~. .
<br />.\1 1{:lJ!llill.!! ;-;Otat!' Pad,. fill" 1\1'llh' tlo\\":; t~II'nll;!h a g-lll'gP approxi-
<br />1Il:!1l'''' I:;jl h"'l tlt'I'I" whwh f"!'Ills thp lIatJlln:dh- c'l'l"hl':ltl'd 11,,11':-:
<br />(;~ltt' !::\pid,.:, Th\'~l' r:lpid:-. :lpl'rtlxilllatl'ly 011(' miil' ill 1t'I1~th, l'tlu~i:-t
<br />nf (.1111" Ill:li'll'clrop~ .If al"llll fin' fl'd t':lC]l. .
<br />1-'1I1'tl11'I' dllwn.;I!"t':un lilt'. rin'r paR...:t~~ ~hrOHdl ~('\('ral ~lltllt I';ll,id~
<br />and puol~ of lip to :!U fed III dl'pth. It whk'lJ~ nllt oelow tlli~ point to
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