early 1900s
This Twentieth century business and residential area was developed by John D. Weeden Jr. during the building of Wilson Dam and the World War I Defense Plants. Weeden Heights was carved from 3,800-acre Sweetwater Plantation, the former home of his grandfather, Governor Robert M. Patton. The slave village, with its 23 small cabins facing a community square, was located north of the Broadway Recreation Center. An unmarked slave cemetery is nearby. In 1871 the Pattons gifted a 25-acre farm in this area to a former slave. Edmund Patton. "In consideration of his faithfulness and fidelity."| HM Number | HMNTF |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2009 |
| Placed By | Alabama Historical Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, October 3rd, 2014 at 5:22pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 441543 N 3853188 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 34.81928333, -87.63920000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 34° 49.157', W 87° 38.352' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 34° 49' 9.42" N, 87° 38' 21.12" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 256 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 230 N Broadway St, Florence AL 35630, US |
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