Cahaba in Dallas County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Anna Gayle Fry House

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 6, 2018

1. Anna Gayle Fry House Marker

Inscription. Home site of the author of "Memories of Old Cahaba," whose family lived here from the Capital's earliest days as landowners and lawyers, giving her a rich legacy of town history. Married to a doctor, she moved to Galveston, Texas, and returned here to write her book, published in 1905. The dwelling, once two stories, later was changed to a one-story structure.

Erected by Cahaba Historical Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 32° 19.021′ N, 87° 6.053′ W. Marker is in Cahaba, Alabama, in Dallas County. It is on Oak Street south of First Street South, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Orrville AL 36767, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in

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what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Methodist Church (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Double Duty: Burial Society & School (about 400 feet away); Who Lived Here? (approx. 0.2 miles away); "Hell in Harness" (approx. 0.2 miles away); Working on Walnut Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Alabama's First Statehouse (approx. ¼ mile away); C.C. Pegues & His Most Unusual Home (approx. ¼ mile away); Footprint of a Church (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cahaba.

Other markers no longer nearby. Site of Alabama's Statehouse (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Alabama's First Statehouse (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); St. Luke's Episcopal Church (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been permanently removed).

Former site of the Anna Gayle Fry House. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 6, 2018

2. Former site of the Anna Gayle Fry House.

View of marker looking north on Oak Street. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 6, 2018

3. View of marker looking north on Oak Street.

Entrance sign to the Cahawba Archaeological Park Site. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 6, 2018

4. Entrance sign to the Cahawba Archaeological Park Site.

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Credits. This page was last revised on January 6, 2018. It was originally submitted on January 6, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 703 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 6, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.