Mooresville in Limestone County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Mooresville, Alabama / Mooresville Stagecoach Inn and Tavern

Mooresville, Alabama Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brandon Fletcher, March 18, 2011

1. Mooresville, Alabama Marker

Side #1 of marker

Inscription.
(Side 1) Mooresville, Alabama
Incorporated November 16, 1818
Mooresville Post Office, c.1840, is the oldest operational post office in the state of Alabama. It has served the community form the same building since its construction of sawmill lumber in 1840. The mailboxes and office furnishings are even older, having been transferred from the original post office in the Stagecoach Tavern. The mailboxes are numbered 1-48, and some families have had the same box numbers for several generations. The building is owned and maintained by the Town of Mooresville. (Continued on other side) (Side 2) Mooresville Stagecoach Inn and Tavern
(Continued from other side)
The stagecoach Inn and Tavern was built c.1820 and served as the post office before the current post office was constructed around 1840. An Act of Congress on March 13, 1818 authorized mail delivery to and from neighboring Huntsville and necessitated the establishment of a post office in Mooresville. A road was built between the two towns, and horse and rider carried mail. The Stagecoach Inn and Tavern was listed on Tanner's Post Map of 1825 with supper priced at "2 bits." The original post office was located on the right side of the building

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and mail may have been deposited and received through the small window. This window is also believed to have been used for the after-hours sale of liquor. The first floor was used as a common room with an outside stairway leading to two sleeping rooms on the second floor. The Stagecoach Tavern is currently used as a museum and the official town hall.

Erected 2010 by Alabama Tourism Department and the City of Mooresville.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Postal Mail and Philately series list. A significant historical date for this entry is November 16, 1818.

Location. 34° 37.603′ N, 86° 52.83′ W. Marker is in Mooresville, Alabama, in Limestone County. Marker is on High Street north of Lauderdale Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mooresville AL 35649, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Historic Mooresville (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Buildings in Mooresville (within shouting distance of this marker); Mooresville Alabama (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Homes of Mooresville (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mooresville Brick Church/The Cumberland Presbyterian Church

Mooresville Stagecoach Inn and Tavern Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brandon Fletcher, March 18, 2011

2. Mooresville Stagecoach Inn and Tavern Marker

Side #2 of marker

(about 300 feet away); Cottonport / Mooresville (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Mooresville (about 400 feet away); Belle Mina / Woodside (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mooresville.

Mooresville, Alabama/ Mooresville Stagecoach Inn and Tavern Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brandon Fletcher, March 18, 2011

3. Mooresville, Alabama/ Mooresville Stagecoach Inn and Tavern Marker

Side #2 of marker

Photographed By Brandon Fletcher, March 18, 2011

4. Mooresville, Alabama/ Mooresville Stagecoach Inn and Tavern Marker

Side #1 of marker

Mooresville Post Office image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brandon Fletcher, March 18, 2011

5. Mooresville Post Office

Photographed By Brandon Fletcher, March 18, 2011

6. Mooresville Post Office

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 665 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 25, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.