As we've discussed in a previous post, country music legend Hank Williams was born in Alabama, and spent the majority of his short life here. In September 1952 he was staying in a cabin on Lake Martin and writing songs. One of the local place names was Kowaliga, named after a former Creek town. There was also a life-size wooden carving of an Indian near the lake that locals called Kowaliga, and the statue inspired Williams to write one of the last songs of his career,
Kowaliga Cabin
Kowaliga Cabin
Kowaliga Cabin
As we've discussed in a previous post, country music legend Hank Williams was born in Alabama, and spent the majority of his short life here. In September 1952 he was staying in a cabin on Lake Martin and writing songs. One of the local place names was Kowaliga, named after a former Creek town. There was also a life-size wooden carving of an Indian near the lake that locals called Kowaliga, and the statue inspired Williams to write one of the last songs of his career,