Inscription
Town laid out in 1819 at crossing of Old Line and Old Federal Roads. Named for Wm. Suggs, storekeeper. Site of Clarke County's first newspaper, cotton gin, carriage, shoe and silk factory. Site of extensive aviation experiments by Dr. Denny 100 years before Wright Bros. Early religious & educational center.
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| HM Number | HMW4N |
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| Tags | |
| Placed By | Clarke County Historical Society |
| Marker Condition |  0 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Sunday, September 28th, 2014 at 10:00pm PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16R E 434440 N 3494799 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 31.58640000, -87.69098333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 31° 35.184', W 87° 41.459' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 31° 35' 11.04" N, 87° 41' 27.54" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 251 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 3047 Bird Jackson Rd, Whatley AL 36482, US |
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