Centre in Cherokee County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Jordan Big Store
Photographed by Angela Nichols
1. Jordan Big Store Marker
has been placed on the
Alabama Register of
Landmarks & Heritage
by the Alabama
Historical Commission
August 10, 2017
Erected 2017 by David Johnson, Judith Rives, Jane Wilson, Mary Walden, Jay Jordan, Jamie Jordan, Becky McMichen, and Phil Jordan.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
Location. 34° 9.122′ N, 85° 40.723′ W. Marker is in Centre, Alabama, in Cherokee County. It is at the intersection of East Main Street (Business U.S. 411) and Cedar Bluff Road, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 East Main Street, Centre AL 35960, 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 walking distance of this marker: Cherokee County (here, next to this marker); Cherokee County Historical Museum (a few steps from this marker); Cherokee County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Cherokee County's Beginnings (within shouting distance of this marker); John Johnathan Pratt (approx. 0.2 miles away); Orville Estes Field (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cherokee County Veterans War Memorial
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. Turkey Town Council Site (was about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 5, 2022
2. Jordan Big Store Marker on building pillar.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 5, 2022
3. Jordan Big Store Building
Credits. This page was last revised on May 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2018, by Angela Nichols of Centre, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,127 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 8, 2018, by Angela Nichols of Centre, Alabama. 2, 3. submitted on May 9, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
