John Hollis Bankhead Historical

John Hollis Bankhead Historical (HM1THI)

Location: Sulligent, AL 35586 Lamar County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 54.319', W 88° 7.395'

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—1842 — 1920 —


Farmer Confederate Soldier Legislator
Member U.S. House and Senate
Thirty Three Years
Father of Federal Aid to Good Roads
Author making Warrior
longest canalized river in the world
Active in
development of Muscle Shoals and other
waterways throughout the nation
Bankhead Highway from Washington D.C.
to California named for him
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HM NumberHM1THI
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Placed ByAlabama Department of Conservation
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, August 4th, 2016 at 9:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 396152 N 3752225
Decimal Degrees33.90531667, -88.12325000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 54.319', W 88° 7.395'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 54' 19.14" N, 88° 7' 23.7" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)205
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 211 Bankhead St, Sulligent AL 35586, US
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