Bluffton-Lanett, Alabama

Bluffton-Lanett, Alabama (HM1QDA)

Location: Lanett, AL 36863 Chambers County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 52.091', W 85° 11.461'

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Side 1
Known as Bluffton from about 1835-1893. Bluffton was incorporated in 1865. Name changed to Lanett, town of Lanett incorporated 1893. Its charter was approved in 1895. Early records mention academies, two near this site. The Presbyterian Church was organized in 1837 at the home of Thomas S. Reese. Bluffton tanyard produced leather for the Confederacy. Lanett Cotton Mills incorporated 1892, Lanett Bleachery & Dye Works incorporated 1895, Subsidiaries, later Divisions of West Point Manufacturing Company. Lanett's early mayors were George Newton Croft, Sr., E. B. Reid, and James D. Norman.

Side 2

Forrest "Fob" James, who was elected Governor of the State of Alabama on November 7, 1978, was born in Lanett and resided here through young manhood, receiving his early education in this city's public school system.

In October 1798 Benjamin Hawkins journeyed through present Chambers County near the Chattahoochee. His path led across the present city of Lanett. Hawkins' journal is a record of the first known journey through this area.
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HM NumberHM1QDA
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Year Placed1979
Placed ByThe Historic Chattahoochee Commission and the Chattahoochee Valley Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, January 4th, 2016 at 5:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)31N E 166021 N 0
Decimal Degrees32.86818333, -85.19101667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 52.091', W 85° 11.461'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 52' 5.46" N, 85° 11' 27.66" W
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Area Code(s)334
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 105 N Lanier Ave, Lanett AL 36863, US
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