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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27FT_clay-methodist-cemetery_Pinson-AL.html
Local Methodist connections for Clay Methodist Church were Cedar Mountain Church and Shiloh Methodist Church. Samuel, a Revolutionary War soldier, was a notable member of these early churches. Many of his descendants are buried here. James Self tr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPB5_pinson-alabama_Pinson-AL.html
Pinson, one of Alabama's oldest communities, was settled by General Andrew Jackson's soldiers in the early 1800s, after victory at Horseshoe Bend during the War of 1812. The community was originally known as Hagood's Crossroads for settler Zachari…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPB3_the-clay-community_Pinson-AL.html
The clay soil of the area, first cultivated by Creek Indians, gave this agricultural community it name in 1878 when a post office was established. Clay's historical roots date to the early 1800s through two small communities, Ayres and Self's Beat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHXG_jefferson-warriors_Pinson-AL.html
In honor of the men from Mt. Pinson who formed the "Jefferson Warriors" in mid-July, 1861. Marching to Huntsville, they were mustered into the Confederate army on August 12th as Company C of the Nineteenth Alabama Infantry Regiment under the comma…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGOD_wear-cemetery_Pinson-AL.html
Established about 1850, Wear Cemetery is located off Old Springville Road to the northeast at Countryside Circle. In the 1800's the Wear family was among the first settlers of the community later known as Clay. Twenty-three remaining graves were i…
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