Tom's Wall - Florence, Alabama

When Tom Hendrix learned the story of his great-great-grandmother Te-lah-nay's journey, he wanted to commemorate her bravery. She was forced on the "Trail of Tears" to Oklahoma. Her people called the Tennessee River the Singing River, because they believed the river sang. Te-lah-nay escaped from Oklahoma and walked for five years to return home. Tom created a wall of unmortared stones to honor her. Tom's Wall is the largest unmortared stone wall in the country. It's also the largest memorial anywhere to a Native American woman.

If you go:
The wall is free to view. On weekends you may meet his son there.

stonetalker@comcast.net

Phone Numbers:

Tom's Wall
+1 (256) 764-3617