You can stand on the balcony of the Capitol in Montgomery and look northward...you see the Coosa and the Talapoosa come together and form the Alabama.

Learned that in 6th grade at BBC! Been there and done that and went back years later and took two grand daughters for the experience.

They didn't think as much of it as I!!

One of my all-time favorite books is "Alabama Empire," by Welbourn Kelley. It's historical fiction and is mostly located in the area where the Coosa and Tallapoosa come together to form the Alabama. That was the home of Creek, AKA "Red Stick" Indians. Every time I travel through Baton Rouge, LA, I think about that book and how wonderful it is. I own two copies now, after having my original "borrowed" by someone in Ragland when I was teaching there. If anyone is interested, you can pick up a copy for less than four bucks with free shipping from betterworldbooks.com
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