Before European settlement , the area that today includes Cullman was originally in the territory of the Cherokee Nation . The region was traversed by a trail known as the Black Warrior 's Path , which led from the Tennessee River near the present location of Florence , Alabama , to a point on the Black Warrior River south of Cullman . This trail figured significantly in Cherokee history , and it featured prominently in the American Indian Wars prior to the establishment of the state of Alabama and the relocation of several American Indian tribes , including the Creek people westward along the Trail of Tears . During the Creek War in 1813 , General Andrew Jackson of the U.S. Army dispatched a contingent of troops down the trail , one of which included the frontiersman Davy Crockett
Trail of Tears
Trail of Tears
Cullman, Alabama