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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OLO_creek-indian-removal_Eufaula-AL.html
At the dawn of the recorded history of this land, the Creek Indians owned it. Before the men who built the great houses and the men who made the laws settled this area, the United States of America ceded this land to the Creek Indians for "As…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OLN_cowikee-cotton-mills_Eufaula-AL.html
Cowikee Cotton Mills, which operated on this site for over 100 years, was for decades Eufaula's largest employer. The mill began in 1888 as the Eufaula Cotton Mill. In 1909 the Comer family purchased the business and renamed it Cowikee Cotton Mill…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM155A_first-presbyterian-church_Eufaula-AL.html
In 1836 sixteen Eufaula Presbyterians met in a room above William McKenzie's store to hold worship services. By 1838 the congregation had built their first sanctuary dedicated to worship on the southeast corner of Forsyth Ave. and Union Street. Eu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWSB_central-railroad-of-georgia-freight-depot_Eufaula-AL.html
The Southwestern Railroad of Georgia was the first rail line to connect with Eufaula when the railroad bridge between Georgetown, Georgia and Eufaula was completed in late 1865. In 1867 the Vicksburg & Brunswick Railroad Company was formed to buil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWN7_eufaula_Eufaula-AL.html
Lower Creek village of the Eufaula Indians antedating 1733. Early white settlers began moving into the village called Yufala in 1823. Irwinton chartered 1832, and renamed Eufaula in 1843.
Hub of a prosperous plantation region with thriving rive…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWLR_hart-house_Eufaula-AL.html
Built by John Hart about 1850, the Hart House is recognized as an outstanding example of pure Greek Revival architecture. Hart (c. 1805-1863) moved from New Hampshire and became a prominent merchant and farmer. When constructed, the house was on t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV44_first-baptist-church-of-eufaula_Eufaula-AL.html
Irwinton Baptist Church was constituted on June 24, 1837. The name of the town changed to Eufaula in 1843, and consequently the name of the church became Eufaula Baptist Church. The church assumed its third name in 1869 when it was changed to Firs…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQ6P_eufala-first-united-methodist-church_Eufaula-AL.html
The origins of this church date back to 1834 when Methodists, under the leadership of Jesse Burch and others, met to worship and formed a Sunday School. A frame Greek Revival edifice, at the corner of Livingston and Barbour Streets, was completed …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMJH_fendall-hall_Eufaula-AL.html
Marker Front:Built between 1856 and 1860 by Edward Brown Young and his wife, Ann Fendall Beall, this was one of the first of the great Italianate style homes constructed in Eufaula. It later became the home of the builders' daughter, Anna Beall Yo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIMG_general-griersons-march_Eufaula-AL.html
This road marks the entrance into Eufaula of Federal Troops on April 29, 1865. Lee had surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia on April 9. General Benjamin H. Grierson was advancing with four thousand cavalry from Mobile and was then about at Louisvil…