1761-1835
— Veteran of the American Revolution —
Approximately 200 yards east of this site are the unmarked graves of Abner Alloway Strange, Sr., and other family members. (The markers were moved to Salem Methodist Cemetery in 1977.) A Sergeant in the Virginia Militia, Strange was at Yorktown under General LaFayette during the American War for Independence. In 1825 he moved from Fluvanna County, Virginia, and erected his log house approximately 100 yards west of this site. At least three of his married children came along in the caravan to settle here: Abner Strange, Jr., Ann (Mrs. Charles M. Bernard), and Martha (Mrs. Simpson Flanagan.)| HM Number | HMLR2 |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 1995 |
| Placed By | Strange, Bernard, and McCuan Descendants |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Thursday, September 11th, 2014 at 5:12am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 492469 N 3861341 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 34.89445000, -87.08241667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 34° 53.667', W 87° 4.945' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 34° 53' 40.02" N, 87° 4' 56.70" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 256 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 24990 Buck Island Rd, Elkmont AL 35620, US |
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