Near Joppa in Cullman County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Corbin Homestead

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 21, 2020

1. Corbin Homestead Marker

Inscription. Thomas Monroe Corbin and his wife, Ella, settled here in 1894 on 80 acres and built a home. As pioneers, they cleared the ground with crosscut saws, draft horses, double-bit axes, and shovels. Rocks from the field, removed with a horse-drawn slide, were used to build fences, dams, and pillars for their buildings.

The original home was a three-bedroom double-pen farmhouse with a rear ell and barn. A corncrib, smokehouse, buggy and cotton house, woodshed, well, and rock walls were added as the farm grew to 120 acres. The Corbins raised cotton, corn, peanuts, peas, sorghum cane, and peaches, and also maintained cattle, mules, hogs, and chickens.

Thomas Corbin was not only a diversified farmer; he was the only veterinarian in the area between 1890 and 1950. Although self-taught, he was licensed by the state in 1915. Animals were brought to the farm for treatment and he made house calls in his buggy.

Property added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage 1999.

Erected 2012 by Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Science & Medicine

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• Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1894.

Location. 34° 16.845′ N, 86° 33.372′ W. Marker is near Joppa, Alabama, in Cullman County. It is on New Hope Road (County Road 1809) 0.2 miles south of County Road 1816, on the right when traveling south. Street address is approximate. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1214 County Road 1809, Joppa AL 35087, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Guthrie-Holden Farm (approx. 0.3 miles away); Farmer's Exchange

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 21, 2020

2. Corbin Homestead Marker

(approx. 4.2 miles away); Stephen Tuttle Thompson (approx. 4.2 miles away); 1883 Methodist Church Cemetery (approx. 4.4 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 4½ miles away); First United Methodist Church (approx. 4.9 miles away); Bear Meat Cabin Road (approx. 5.1 miles away); Gilliam Springs Baptist Church (approx. 5.1 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. First Arab High School / First Arab Auditorium (was approx. 4.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,072 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 22, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.