Blountsville in Blount County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Blountsville

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 12, 2020

1. Blountsville Marker (Replacement)

Inscription.
1820-1889 seat of Blount County, a county older than the State.

Named for Tennessee Governor W. G. Blount who sent Andrew Jackson to aid Alabama settlers in Creek Indian War, 1812-1814.

Indian Chief Bear Meat lived here at crossing of old Indian trading paths. 1816 - Tennesseans began trading post here and called village Bear Meat Cabin.

1820 - Name changed to Blountsville and made county seat.

1889 - County seat moved to Oneonta.

Erected 1956 by Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association, and the Former U.S. Presidents: #07 Andrew Jackson series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1816.

Location. 34° 4.89′ N, 86° 35.46′ W. Marker is in Blountsville, Alabama, in Blount County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 231) and Lee Street West, on the left when traveling north on Main Street. Located in a small park at the corner of Main Street and Lee Street West. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Blountsville AL 35031, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama and in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area. 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 the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

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At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Honor of Those Who Served (a few steps from this marker); Blountsville Court Square Timeline (a few steps from this marker); Ebenezer Hearn 1794-1862 (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Federal Raid (approx. 1½ miles away); Battle Royal (approx. 5.7 miles away); Exploit of Murphree Sisters (approx. 5.7 miles away); First Baptist Church Holly Pond (approx. 6.6 miles away); The History of Holly Pond School (approx. 6.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blountsville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Federal Raid (was approx. 1½ miles away but has been permanently removed).

Blountsville Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, November 7, 2009

2. Blountsville Marker

Blountsville Marker In Small Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, November 7, 2009

3. Blountsville Marker In Small Park

Downtown Blountsville, Alabama image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, November 7, 2009

4. Downtown Blountsville, Alabama

Credits. This page was last revised on October 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 10, 2009, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 3,418 times since then and 68 times this year. Last updated on September 19, 2020, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1. submitted on September 18, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 10, 2009, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.