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The Canebrake refers to a historical region of west-central Alabama in the United States, which was once dominated by thickets of Arundinaria, a type of bamboo, or cane, native to North America. It was centered on the junction of the Tombigbee and Black Warrior rivers, near Demopolis, and extended eastward to include large parts of Hale, Marengo, and Perry counties. Portions of Greene and Sumter were also often included.

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  • The Canebrake refers to a historical region of west-central Alabama in the United States, which was once dominated by thickets of Arundinaria, a type of bamboo, or cane, native to North America. It was centered on the junction of the Tombigbee and Black Warrior rivers, near Demopolis, and extended eastward to include large parts of Hale, Marengo, and Perry counties. Portions of Greene and Sumter were also often included. Cane thickets once covered hundreds of thousands of acres in Alabama, but this area, lying within the Black Belt, had the most extensive stands. American Naturalist William Bartram noted the growth in this area as he traveled along the Tombigbee River in 1775. He described cane that was "thick as a man's arm, or three or four inches in diameter; I suppose one joint of some of them would contain above a quart of water." The cane began to disappear following settlement by numerous European Americans after the Creek Wars and, especially, Indian Removal. The settlers introduced crops that replaced the native cane and suppressed fires. This resulted in species flourishing that competed with the cane. In addition, depending on enslaved labor, the new settlers had workers clear the area of cane in order to cultivate the important commodity crop of cotton. But, as late as 1845, Scottish geologist Charles Lyell noted the height and density of cane along the Black Warrior River. In his 1947 account of the Canebrake region, "Chronicles of the Canebrake, 1817-1860", published in Alabama Historical Quarterly, John Witherspoon DuBose described the early settlers, the land and plantations they bought or developed, and many of the details of the lives of these early settlers. (en)
  • El Canebrake («Cañaveral» en español) se refiere a una región histórica del centro-oeste de Alabama en los Estados Unidos, que una vez estuvo dominada por matorrales de Arundinaria, un tipo de bambú o caña, nativo de América del Norte.​ Se centró en la unión de los ríos Tombigbee y Guerrero Negro, cerca de Demopolis, y se extendió hacia el este para incluir gran parte de los condados de Hale, Marengo y Perry.​ A menudo también se incluían partes de Greene y Sumter.​​ Los matorrales de caña alguna vez cubrieron cientos de miles de acres en Alabama, pero esta área, que se encuentra dentro del Cinturón Negro, tenía los rodales más extensos.​ El naturalista estadounidense William Bartram notó el crecimiento en esta área mientras viajaba a lo largo del río Tombigbee en 1775. Describió cañas que eran «gruesas como el brazo de un hombre, o tres o cuatro pulgadas de diámetro; supongo que una articulación de algunas de ellas contendría por encima de un litro de agua».​ La caña comenzó a desaparecer después de la colonización de numerosos europeos estadounidenses después de las Guerras Creek y, especialmente, la deportación de los indios. Los colonos introdujeron cultivos que reemplazaron a la caña nativa y sofocaron los incendios. Esto resultó en el florecimiento de especies que competían con la caña. Además, dependiendo de la mano de obra esclava, los nuevos colonos hicieron que los trabajadores limpiaran el área de caña para cultivar la importante cosecha de algodón. Pero, aún en 1845, el geólogo escocés Charles Lyell notó la altura y la densidad de la caña a lo largo del río Guerrero Negro.​ En su relato de 1947 de la región de Canebrake, «Chronicles of the Canebrake, 1817-1860», publicado en el Alabama Historical Quarterly, John Witherspoon DuBose describió a los primeros colonos, la tierra y las plantaciones que compraron o desarrollaron, y muchos de los detalles de la vida de estos primeros pobladores.​ (es)
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  • The Canebrake refers to a historical region of west-central Alabama in the United States, which was once dominated by thickets of Arundinaria, a type of bamboo, or cane, native to North America. It was centered on the junction of the Tombigbee and Black Warrior rivers, near Demopolis, and extended eastward to include large parts of Hale, Marengo, and Perry counties. Portions of Greene and Sumter were also often included. (en)
  • El Canebrake («Cañaveral» en español) se refiere a una región histórica del centro-oeste de Alabama en los Estados Unidos, que una vez estuvo dominada por matorrales de Arundinaria, un tipo de bambú o caña, nativo de América del Norte.​ Se centró en la unión de los ríos Tombigbee y Guerrero Negro, cerca de Demopolis, y se extendió hacia el este para incluir gran parte de los condados de Hale, Marengo y Perry.​ A menudo también se incluían partes de Greene y Sumter.​​ (es)
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  • Canebrake (region of Alabama) (en)
  • Canebrake (región de Alabama) (es)
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