In 1936, when Marshall County celebrated the 100th anniversary of its founding, the late O.D. Street delivered an address in which he told a number of interesting point about the county's history.

One thing he related was the story of the founder of Guntersville and Marshall County.

"John Gunter settled here 1785, the first white citizen of what is now Marshall County," he said. "He died in 1835, the year before the county was formed, and was buried on the western face of the hill (the town's farthest north hill) near it's northern extremity."

"His home was on the spot where Albert G. Henry and later, Sam Henry, long lived. He married a Cherokee woman who bore him several sons and daughters. The daughters married prominent Cherokees and emigrated to the west. The sons were Edward, Samuel and John Jr."

"Edward operated the ferry at Gunter's Landing in sight of where we now stand. He owned the Lusk farm where the north end of George S. Houston Bridge is now, and he resided at the old Allen Loveless place in South Guntersville."

"Samuel lived in the Meltonville or Town Creek Community. John Jr., conducted a merchant business within a few yards of the southern extremity of the George S. Houston Bridge, about 300 yards east of where we now stand."