Near Newville in Henry County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Cureton Bridge
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Cureton Bridge Post Office

Cureton Bridge Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James L.Whitman, January 9, 2021

1. Cureton Bridge Marker

Inscription.
Cureton Bridge Cureton Bridge was an old settlement named for the Cureton family who settled here in the early 1820's. The village was located on the East Fork of the Choctawhatchee River in western part of Henry County and Northeast of what later became the Center Community. William Jackson Cureton, 1760-1832, was a native of Virginia who moved here about 1825. He constructed a private bridge across the Choctawhatchee River one mile east of here which was the first to be built over this waterway.

Cureton Bridge Post Office The Cureton Bridge Post Office was established here August 21,1850,The first postmaster was James U. Cureton who served until 1852, John A. Wood became postmaster and continued in this position until the office was discontinued in 1866. It was re-established July 21,1870 with Daniel A. Wiggins as Postmaster until 1880. The next postmaster was Nancy Willis who served until the post office was discontinued on September 17,1904 and moved to Capps Station. The mail carrier at that time was Jackson Riley.

Erected 1988 by Chattahoochee Commission and Henry County Historical Society.

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This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.

Location. 31° 29.641′ N, 85° 22.921′ W. Marker is near Newville, Alabama, in Henry County. It is at the intersection of Alabama Route 27 and County Road 7, on the right when traveling east on Alabama Route 27. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newville AL 36353, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Wiregrass.

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 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: Old Center Methodist Church / Old Center Cemetery (approx. 1.8 miles away); Union Springs Missionary Baptist Church And Cemetery (approx. 3.2 miles away); Green Valley Missionary Baptist Church

Cureton Bridge Post Office Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James L.Whitman, January 9, 2021

2. Cureton Bridge Post Office Marker

(approx. 4.2 miles away); Newville Baptist Church / Newville Baptist Church Cemetery (approx. 5½ miles away); Newville, Alabama / Newville Pioneers (approx. 5.7 miles away); Newville High School / Newville Rosenwald School (approx. 5.7 miles away); Alabama's First Peanut Oil Mill (approx. 6.7 miles away); Henry County Training School (approx. 7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newville.

Photographed by James L.Whitman, January 9, 2021

3. Cureton Bridge Marker

View of the Cureton Bridge Post Office Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James L.Whitman, January 9, 2021

4. View of the Cureton Bridge Post Office Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 10, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,125 times since then and 88 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 10, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.

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