History
of Alabama by Albert James Pickett, 1851, describes both DeSoto's
explorations near Mentone during early July, 1540, and the Cherokee inhabitants
of Northeast Alabama.
The
Creek War of 1813 and 1814 by H. S. Halbert and T. H. Ball, 1895, recounts
how the Cherokees helped Andrew Jackson in his conflict with the Creeks.
1837 Map
Showing Cherokee Land in Northeast Alabama
1895 Map of
the Mentone Area
Removal
of the Cherokees by Jackson
John G.
Burnett's Story
Trail
of Tears
Cherokee
Treaty of 1835 Maps
Samuel's
Memory of a stockade which could have been Fort Payne.
The Legend of
Granny Dollar by Elizabeth P. Howard, 1992.
Extract from A Pictorial
History of DeKalb County, Alabama, published
by Landmarks of DeKalb County, Inc., 1972.
Early
History
Creation
of DeKalb County
Civil
War
Post
War Period
Mentone
