"Wildwood"

"Wildwood" (HMKQR)

Location: Gurley, AL 35748 Kings County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 41.596', W 86° 21.565'

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Home of Virginia Clay Clopton (1825-1915)
Author and Social Leader who was known
in Washington society
as "The Belle of the Fifties"
Whose first husband, Clement Claiborne Clay (1817-1882), was
United States Senator from Alabama (1853-1861)
and Confederate Leader (1861-1865)
and Whose second husband, David Clopton (1820-1892),
was a United States Congressman
from Alabama (1859-1861)
and later Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court of Alabama.
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HM NumberHMKQR
Series This marker is part of the United Daughters of the Confederacy series
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Year Placed1958
Placed ByHuntsville Historical Society/The Virginia Clay Clopton Chapter, U.D.C
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, October 7th, 2014 at 8:07pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 558672 N 3839215
Decimal Degrees34.69326667, -86.35941667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 41.596', W 86° 21.565'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 41' 35.76" N, 86° 21' 33.90" W
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Area Code(s)256
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 259-6620 Lee Highway, Gurley AL 35748, US
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