Sweetwater

Sweetwater (HMIWO)

Location: Florence, AL 35630 Lauderdale County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 49.516', W 87° 38.675'

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— 1828 —

Home of Major John Brahan, veteran War of 1812.Major General, Alabama Militia, who owned 4,000 acres here. Built of bricks made on the place, marble mantels imported from Italy, boxwood hedge from London. Named for spring nearby.Federal and Confederate quarters here at various times during the Civil War. Home of Brahan's son-in-law Robert M. Patton,Governor of Alabama, 1865-1868.
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HM NumberHMIWO
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Placed ByAlabama Historical Association
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Date Added Friday, October 17th, 2014 at 5:29am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 441055 N 3853855
Decimal Degrees34.82526667, -87.64458333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 49.516', W 87° 38.675'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 49' 30.96" N, 87° 38' 40.50" W
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Area Code(s)256
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2108-2198 Lee Highway, Florence AL 35630, US
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