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Florence in Lauderdale County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
 

Edward Asbury O'Neal, III

City of Florence Walk of Honor

 
 
Edward Asbury O'Neal, III Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, July 13, 2009
1. Edward Asbury O'Neal, III Marker
Inscription.
Serving 16 years as president of the American Farm Bureau Federation (1931-1947), Mr. O'Neal developed major New Deal farm policies in the Franklin D. Roosevelt Administration.
 
Erected 2007 by City of Florence.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AgricultureGovernment & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #32 Franklin D. Roosevelt series list.
 
Location. 34° 48.381′ N, 87° 37.883′ W. Marker is in Florence, Alabama, in Lauderdale County. Marker can be reached from Hightower Place south of Veterans Drive (Alabama Route 133), on the left when traveling south. Beginning with marker one, this marker is on pole 13 backside. It is one of 18 poles each has four sides that is located behind the Marriott Hotel in River Heritage Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Florence AL 35630, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Rear Admiral Mary Alice Hall (here, next to this marker); Dr. Ethelbert Brinkley Norton (here, next to this marker); Charles Lee Moore (here, next to this marker); Robert E. "Bob" Bruninga (here, next to this marker); William D. "Buddy" Killen
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(here, next to this marker); Bennett Walker Smith (here, next to this marker); Dred Scott (here, next to this marker); Justice John A. McKinley (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Florence.
 
Also see . . .  New Deal. The New Deal was a series of economic programs passed by Congress during the first term of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States, from 1933 to his reelection in 1937. Few new programs were enacted after 1936, and many agencies were disbanded during World War II. (Submitted on March 21, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.) 
 
Walk of Honor River Heritage Park image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, March 22, 2010
2. Walk of Honor River Heritage Park
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,530 times since then and 16 times this year. Last updated on March 31, 2023, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. Photos:   1. submitted on March 21, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.   2. submitted on March 22, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.

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