Entrance To The Wall

by Kathy K McClellan

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Entrance To The Wall

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Kathy K McClellan

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Entrance To The Wall by Kathy K. McClellan is a photographic image created for Day 313 of the 365 Challenge (Journal 2022).

Turn to your right as you enter the property containing The Wichahpi Commemorative Wall a few miles northwest of Florence, Alabama (USA). This is the part of the memorial wall that you will see that meanders throughout the property.

The Commemorative wall, which would measure 6,600 if straightened out, is said to be the largest un-mortared wall in the United States and was built by one man over a period of 30 years. It is also known as Tom's Wall,

The builder, Tom Hendrix, built the wall as a memorial to his great-great grandmother Te-lah-nay, a Yuchi Indian healer who was sent to the Indian Territory of Oklahoma when the US government relocated Indians. She was a teenager at the time.

After spending one winter in Oklahoma, Te-lah-nay spent the next five years making her way back to The Singing River (Tennessee River) in Alabama.

Mr. Hendrix spent his childhood hearing Te-lah-nay's story repeatedly from his grandmother and has even written a book about her and her journey (If The Legends Fade).

This image has been featured in the following FAA/Pixels groups:

Showcasing The South 11/10/2022

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November 9th, 2022

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