Gordon Cemetery / Early Gordon Leaders

Gordon Cemetery / Early Gordon Leaders (HM1E5B)

Location: Gordon, AL 36343 Houston County
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Country: United States of America
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N 31° 9.231', W 85° 6.072'

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Gordon Cemetery

Mr. William Wood (b. 22 Mar. 1826, d. 15 Oct. 1885), a prominent Gordon businessman, donated one acre of land located north of the town center adjacent to the old river road, now U.S. Highway 95, from his large plantation estate to the Town of Gordon for the purpose of establishing a permanent cemetery for the town. In 1859 Mr. Wood was elected to the Alabama State Senate, serving four years. He was also an active Mason and served as mayor of Gordon. A prosperous merchant, he established two riverboat landings at Gordon, known as the Upper and Middle landings.

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Early Gordon Leaders

Below are some of the prominent early Gordon
citizens buried in this cemetery.
Mr. Arthur J. Bowdon, b. 1809
Mr. William Wood, b. 1826
Mr. Samuel Bowdon, b. 1835
Mr. Samuel J. Hall, b. 1837
Mr. McKelvey C. Marsh, b. 1848
Mr. Ben F. Snead, b. 1851
Mr. William G. Roundtree, Jr., b. 1852
Dr. T. R. McLendon, b. 1854
Mr. John R. Espy, b. 1856
Mr. E. F. Tuttle, b. 1858
Details
HM NumberHM1E5B
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Year Placed2000
Placed ByDescendants of the below Gordon Families. The Dothan Landmarks Foundation and the Historic Chattahoochee Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, October 12th, 2014 at 6:14am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16R E 680994 N 3448204
Decimal Degrees31.15385000, -85.10120000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 31° 9.231', W 85° 6.072'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds31° 9' 13.86" N, 85° 6' 4.32" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)334
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 230 Main St, Gordon AL 36343, US
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