Wagarville in Washington County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Bassetts Creek

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 23, 2018

1. Bassetts Creek Marker

Inscription. Named for Thomas Bassett, a British Loyalist and native of Virginia. Migrated to Tombigbee area from near Augusta, Ga. circa 1772 to escape persecution by American patriots. Received in 1776, from King George III, a grant of 750 acres on the west side of river Tombigbee, five miles east of this site, where he established his residence and plantation.

Bassett also received a Crown grant to lands at McIntosh Bluff. He was murdered by Indians circa 1780 on the east side of Tombigbee near a creek that also bears his name. As a minor in Georgia, one of his guardians was General Lachlan McGillivray. Numerous Bassett descendants presently live in this area.

Erected 1976 by Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1772.

Location. 31° 27.876′ N, 88° 1.908′ W. Marker is in Wagarville, Alabama, in Washington County. It is on Jefferson Davis Highway

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(U.S. 43) 0.4 miles south of Sullivan Lane, on the right when traveling south. Located at the Creek Bank Restaurant, adjacent to the Tombigbee River. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 21711 US-43, Wagarville AL 36585, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Mobile Bay.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Sullivan Cabin (approx. 1.6 miles away); Prestwick Post Office / Prestwick High School (approx. 3½ miles away); The Taylor House (approx. 5.3 miles away); Old St. Stephens Masonic Lodge No. 9 / St. Stephens Lodge (approx. 5.4 miles away); The St. Stephens Historical Commission (approx. 6.3 miles away); St. Stephens

Bassetts Creek Marker at the Tombigbee River. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 23, 2018

2. Bassetts Creek Marker at the Tombigbee River.

(approx. 6.3 miles away); Site of Old St. Stephens (approx. 6.3 miles away); The Tombigbee Settlements (approx. 6.6 miles away).

Also see . . . Thomas Bassett, V - Bassett Family Association. (Submitted on August 24, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

View of marker looking south towards restaurant along U.S. Highway 43. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 23, 2018

3. View of marker looking south towards restaurant along U.S. Highway 43.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 743 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 24, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.