Andrew Jackson used the area around present-day Ohatchee to prepare for the Battle of Talladega.

[2] The site of the battle is marked with a large stone marker along Alabama Highway 144 between Alexandria and Ohatchee, near Tallaseehatchee Creek.

[3] The furnace never went into production, but locals often speak of the quality of the construction because the structure was supposedly built by slaves.

The site hosts a town festival every year that includes vendors, children's activities, music, and a Civil War reenactment.

A northwest extension of the town limits reaches to the shores of the Coosa River along Neely Henry Lake.

[5] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,157 people, 555 households, and 424 families residing in the town.