Me holding up a historical marker

[Yard Digger]

Holding up a historical marker for photo shoot for the town of Etowah, Arkansas.
The Civil War Marker will soon be placed in the town's cemetery.

[fossis]

Welcome Yard Digger, but i doubt that he is 'quite that old' to have witnessed the battle.

A former Arky,

Fossis...........

[Yard Digger]

Welcome Yard Digger, but i doubt that he is 'quite that old' to have witnessed the battle.

A former Arky,

Fossis...........

My younger brother took the picture, but I didn't know that he included me in the shot.
He also wrote the little article below the photo.

[allen]

neat pic and your younger brother
has a great sense of humor

[Yard Digger]

Thanks Allen

[AU24K]

Etowah, huh?
There's an Etowah river here in north central Georgia near where I like to camp.
Wonder if Etowah is Native American, what it means and which tribe.
If so, seems odd that it would be from the same tongue
for such a distance from each other.....

Best,
Scott

[Yard Digger]

Hi Scott,
The word Etowah comes from the Muskogee/Creek word italwa meaning "town."
Do a Google search on Etowah and you'll find several places with it's name. Some that I found are
listed here:
Etowah -- U.S. County in Alabama
Etowah, AR -- U.S. town in Arkansas
Etowah, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina
Etowah, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
Etowah, TN -- U.S. city in Tennessee
Also an article on the Etowah Mounds in Georgia here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etowah_Indian_Mounds
I'm not sure how or where Etowah, Arkansas got it's name, but there is one small indian mound there, although it's badly eroded from farming activities. Northeast Arkansas has quite a bit of ancient indian background. If I ever get down to your neck of the woods, I'll like to see the Etowah Mounds and the River. Regards, Roger

[spitfire55]

That was really interesting and I learned something tonight. THANK YOU ALL

[AU24K]

Roger,
Thanks for the "schooling." I'm always interested in learning such things.

Best Wishes,
Scott

[Yard Digger]

That was really interesting and I learned something tonight. THANK YOU ALL

Roger,
Thanks for the "schooling." I'm always interested in learning such things.

Best Wishes,
Scott

You're both welcome...
HH in 2011, Roger