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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D3N_headland-world-war-i-monument_Headland-AL.html
South sideTo those who madethe supreme sacrifice1917 - World War - 1918—Till the day breaks andthe shadows flee awayNorth sideErected by Headland Chapter, U.D.C.To the soldiers of the ConfederacyValiant—Courageous—Unconquered&mda…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D2X_franklin-first-beachhead-into-east-alabama_Shorterville-AL.html
The frontier village of Franklin was established here by Colonel Robert Irwin in 1814 on the site of the Indian town of Cheeska Talofa. It was the first colonial village in east Alabama. Fort Gaines, Georgia, was constructed in 1816 to protect the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D2W_chattahoochee-river-crossing_Shorterville-AL.html
First settler crossings were made here prior to 1817 on a log ferry operated by Robert Irwin. First bridge built by Prescott and Bemis and destroyed by flood of 1855. Second wooden covered bridge was completed in 1869 by ex-slave Horace King. Thir…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D2U_henry-county-confederate-memorial_Headland-AL.html
To the glory of Godand in memory ofthose boys who went fromHenry County, Alabamato the battlefields of theConfederacy1861-1865
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D2S_indian-treaty-boundary-line_Abbeville-AL.html
The Treaty of Fort Jackson on August 9, 1814 by Major General Andrew Jackson on behalf of the President of the United States of America and the Chiefs, Deputies and Warriors of the Creek Indian Nation, established a boundary line between the Missi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D2Q_indian-treaty-boundary-line_Abbeville-AL.html
The Treaty of Fort Jackson on August 9, 1814 by Major General Andrew Jackson on behalf of the President of the United States of America and the Chiefs, Deputies and Warriors of the Creek Indian Nation, established a boundary line between the Missi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D2L_old-center-methodist-church-old-center-cemetery_Newville-AL.html
Old Center Methodist ChurchThe church was organized in 1859. The first building was a log structure located just NW of the present building. In the 1870's it was part of the Newton Circuit and was served by a minister who lived in the parsonage at…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D2J_liberty-united-methodist-church-hilliardsville_Abbeville-AL.html
Liberty United Methodist ChurchAlso called Liberty Chapel, the Church was organized circa 1830 and originally located three miles northeast of this site, on the Old Liberty Church Road. Rev. Anson West, D.D., renowned Methodist minister, missionar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D2H_mount-enon-primitive-baptist-church_Clopton-AL.html
This early settlers' church was constituted as a member of the Choctawhatchee Association District here on the Eufaula-Ozark Wagon Train Road, April 23, 1860. First Presbytery was M.W. Helms and J.J. Dickerson, Deacon William Hasten and Clerk D.R.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D2F_lawrenceville-lawrenceville-academy_Abbeville-AL.html
LawrencevilleThis early cultural, educational and religious center was settled in 1823 and named for Joseph Lawrence, prominent pioneer, farmer, and extensive land owner. A Baptist and a Methodist Church were established here prior to 1830. The fi…
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