Samuel Dale

Samuel Dale (1772-1841) was a frontiersman who became famous during the Colonial-era wars with Native Americans over land. This sketch depicts his most famous exploit, the Canoe Fight. Dale County is named in his honor.

An ink sketch of frontiersman Samuel Dale fighting a Red Stick Creek warrior in a canoe.
Courtesy of the Alabama Department of Archives and History
An ink sketch of frontiersman Samuel Dale fighting a Red Stick Creek warrior in a canoe.