The Town of Courtland / Early Settlers

The Town of Courtland / Early Settlers (HMJAR)

Location: Courtland, AL 35618 Lawrence County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 40.013', W 87° 18.651'

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1819

Side A
Federal lands in this area were first sold in 1818 and quickly purchased by settlers and speculators. A group of investors calling themselves the "Courtland Land Company" and consisting of William H. Whitaker, James M. Camp, William F. Broadnax, John M. Tifford, Benjamin Thomas and Bernard McKiernan acquired the future town site and had it laid off in a gridiron street pattern containing 300 lots. These were immediately put up for sale. In hopes that Courtland would become the county seat, the present square was set aside for a courthouse. Alabama's territorial legislature incorporated Courtland on December 13, 1819.

Side B
Major Lewis Dillahunty and his wife, Lucinda, reputedly settled at Courtland in 1816. Dillahunty, a surveyor, had fought with Andrew Jackson at New Orleans. Soon afterward came wealthy planters, with their families and slaves, from Virginia, Tennessee, the Carolinas and Georgia. They were joined by merchants artisans, lawyers, doctors, preachers and innkeepers as Courtland became the trade center for the surrounding farms and plantations. A newspaper, The Courtland Herald, was established in the 1820s. For most of its history, Courtland's population has numbered between 400 and 700 people.
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Placed ByThe Town of Courtland
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Date Added Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 at 8:19am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 471519 N 3836146
Decimal Degrees34.66688333, -87.31085000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 40.013', W 87° 18.651'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 40' 0.78" N, 87° 18' 39.06" W
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Area Code(s)256
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 400-498 Tennessee St, Courtland AL 35618, US
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