Home of Virginia Clay Clopton (1825-1915)Author and Social Leader who was knownin Washington societyas "The Belle of the Fifties"Whose first husband, Clement Claiborne Clay (1817-1882), wasUnited States Senator from Alabama (1853-1861)and Confeder…
Located on land owned by John Gurley, pioneer settler, and named for him. His son, Capt. Frank B. Gurley, became a Confederate hero as a member of the 4th Ala. Cavalry. The settlement that developed around the water tank on Memphis and Charleston …