AL HR315

Recognizes the historic and cultural significance of marker trees intentionally bent and shaped by Native American tribes to mark trails and indicate important sites such as shelter, water, crossings, and sacred locations.

Acknowledges that trails marked by these trees were used for thousands of years by pre-colonial inhabitants of Alabama and early European settlers in the 1700s and 1800s.

Notes that marker trees and early trails have been documented throughout Alabama and North America since the early 1800s and were extremely significant to the development of the modern highway system.

Specifically references a notable oak tree in Madison County located on the historic route of the Trail of Tears as an impressive example of marker trees still standing in Alabama.