Gaylesville in Cherokee County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

W.P. Brown & Sons Lumber Company

Photographed by Angela Nichols, March 8, 2018

1. W.P. BROWN & SONS LUMBER COMPANY Marker

Inscription. In February 1937, W.P. Brown & Sons Lumber Co. signed a contract with Alabama Power for an estimated 20,000,000 feet of saw timber. The south end of Brown's property is located 1,000 feet back of this marker and extended northward ¾ mile. Brown Lumber Co. employed 1,706 people in its twelve years of operation at Blanche. The TAG Railroad which ran alongside the sawmill played a very important role in transporting the lumber to market.

Erected by Cherokee County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1937.

Location. 34° 21.83′ N, 85° 36.55′ W. Marker is in Gaylesville, Alabama, in Cherokee County. It is at the intersection of County Road 15 and State Route 35, on the right when traveling north on County Road 15. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gaylesville AL 35973, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Alabama and specifically in North Alabama.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: History of Taff, Alabama (approx. 1.8 miles away); David Hartline (approx. 1.8 miles away); Trail of Tears – 1838 (approx. 2.4 miles away); Indians, Settlers, and Tourists (approx. 2.4

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miles away); Arthur "Tarzan" White (approx. 3 miles away); Colonel Charles Rattray (approx. 5½ miles away); Johnny's Creek Mill Hole (approx. 7 miles away); Chattooga (approx. 7.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gaylesville.

Also see . . . W.P. Brown & Sons Lumber Company Marker on YouTube. (Submitted on November 25, 2025, by Angela Nichols of Centre, Alabama.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 5, 2022

2. W.P. Brown & Sons Lumber Company Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2018, by Angela Nichols of Centre, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,595 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 8, 2018, by Angela Nichols of Centre, Alabama. 2. submitted on May 9, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.