1887
On Jan. 11, 1887, the Decatur Land Improvement and Furnace Company, Inc. was formed under the leadership E. C. Gordon, C.C. Harris and W.W. Littlejohn. With a capital investment of $7,500.000, the company purchased 5600 acres of land, including 100 acres set aside for churches and schools. "New Decatur" was advertised as the "Gateway City" with well planned streets and improvements, and 41 new industries and 500 new structures were built in 1887. To alleviate northern/southern rivalries, street bore the names of four Civil War Generals, two Union and two Confederate. The State Legislature confirmed the "New Decatur" charter on February 13, 1889. However, a yellow fever epidemic in 1888 and financial panic in 1892-94 halted the initial boom. Recovery was slow but steady. In September, 1916 "New Decatur" changed its name to "Albany" (after Albany, New York) to diminish rivalries between "Old" and "New" Decatur. A consolidation effort failed on August 28, 1923, because of tax inequities, but finally succeeded on February 4, 1927. Albany was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on Feb. 3, 1983.| HM Number | HM10AB |
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| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, September 7th, 2014 at 5:12am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 501853 N 3828534 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 34.59863333, -86.97978333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 34° 35.918', W 86° 58.787' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 34° 35' 55.08" N, 86° 58' 47.22" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 256 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 606 Gordon Dr SE, Decatur AL 35601, US |
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