Damascus in Escambia County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Damascus Travelers Well

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 5, 2019

1. Damascus Travelers Well Marker

Inscription. Damascus Travelers Well (construction date unknown) was originally a public water well offering refreshment and rest for travelers and their animals passing through this area. The Damascus community also benefited from this well. Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Watson purchased this land in 1905. The land passed to Watson Family heirs after Mr. Watson’s death. After the well was no longer in public use, many young people dropped good luck pennies down in the well and made wishes for love, prosperity, and success. Due to vandals, the well has been filled up with dirt. Current and former citizens of Damascus still share many fond memories of this well.
Listed in the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage

Erected 2017 by the Citizens of the Damascus Community.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Places • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 31° 10.359′ N, 86° 51.298′ W. Marker is in Damascus, Alabama, in Escambia County. It is at the intersection of Damascus Road and Well Road (County Route 71), on the right when traveling east on Damascus

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Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Damascus Road, Brewton AL 36426, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Elim Baptist Church (approx. 5.6 miles away); Brooklyn Baptist Church (approx. 7.9 miles away); Brooklyn, Alabama (approx. 8.1 miles away); Dixon Home Place / History of the Dixon Home (approx. 9 miles away); United States Post Office (approx. 12.2 miles away); Greater Nazarene Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 12½ miles away); Nazarene Cemetery (approx. 12½ miles away); Dr. Moddie Daniel Taylor (approx. 12½ miles away).

More about this marker. Although marker is dated 2016, it was actually

View of well & marker at intersection of Damascus & Well Roads. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 5, 2019

2. View of well & marker at intersection of Damascus & Well Roads.

erected in January, 2017.

Also see . . . Article about dedication of marker. (Submitted on March 7, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Damascus Travelers Well Marker with Well Road in background. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 5, 2019

3. Damascus Travelers Well Marker with Well Road in background.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 7, 2019. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 945 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 7, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.