McIntosh Bluff

McIntosh Bluff is a bluff on the Tombigbee River in Washington County, Alabama. The bluff is the original site of the community of McIntosh, which originally went by McIntosh Bluff.[2] McIntosh Bluff was the site of a sawmill, gristmill, and blacksmith shop that were used in the construction of gunboats during the American Civil War.[3]

References

Lossing, Benson (1868). The Pictorial Field-Book of the War of 1812. Harper & Brothers, Publishers. p. 751.
Kaetz, James P. "McIntosh". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
"National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form". Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 19, 2023.

31.25717°N 87.98882°W / 31.25717; -87.98882

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[1] Lossing, Benson (1868). The Pictorial Field-Book of the War of 1812. Harper & Brothers, Publishers. p. 751.

[2] Kaetz, James P. "McIntosh". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved 21 September 2023.

[NRHP-3] "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form". Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 19, 2023.