Seale in Russell County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Mitchell-Ferrell-Powell House

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 16, 2013

1. Mitchell-Ferrell-Powell House Marker

Inscription. Built in Glennville, Alabama by slave artisans in the early 1840's for James Billingslea and Rebecca Stone Mitchell. Moved by ox-cart and reassembled by free citizens at the present site in 1867 or 1869. Purchased in 1895 by Hugh Bennett and Jessie Elvira Screws Ferrell. Purchased and restored in 1978 by Vernon H. and Minnie D. Powell.

Erected 1988 by The Historic Chattahoochee Commission and The Ferrell Family.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 32° 17.889′ N, 85° 10.398′ W. Marker was in Seale, Alabama, in Russell County. It was on Cutchin Drive (Alabama Route 26) just west of Old Seale Highway, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 21 Cutchin Drive, Seale AL 36875, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Greater Columbus.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

Globally, it

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was in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once 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 2 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Old Russell County Courthouse / Russell County Courthouse (approx. 0.3 miles away); Creek Settlements in Russell County (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Second Creek War in Russell County (approx. 0.3 miles away); Early Russell County and the Town of Seale (approx. 0.3 miles away); Seale United Methodist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Holland McTyeire Smith (approx. 0.4 miles away); John Bacon McDonald (approx. 0.7 miles away); William Bacon Oliver (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Seale.

Another marker is no longer nearby. William Augustus Mitchell (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Only mounting pole is left from marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James L.Whitman, January 3, 2021

2. Only mounting pole is left from marker.

Mitchell-Ferrell-Powell House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 16, 2013

3. Mitchell-Ferrell-Powell House

Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,540 times since then and 44 times this year. Last updated on January 3, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. Photos: 1. submitted on October 16, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 2. submitted on January 4, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. 3. submitted on October 16, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.