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

A Revolutionary Soldier

Photographed by James L.Whitman, February 17, 2021

1. A Revolutionary Soldier Marker

Inscription. In Memory of Rev. Nathan "Father" Grantham, born May 29, 1751, in South Carolina. He served two terms South Carolina Volunteers during the Revolutionary War. As a circuit riding Methodist Minister, he served the Liberty Chapel Methodist Church, located on Liberty Creek in Northeast Henry County - Church later moved to this location - He died May 6, 1839, and was buried in the Liberty Chapel Cemetery.

Erected by the Henry County Historical Group,Inc.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is May 29, 1751.

Location. 31° 40.864′ N, 85° 12.148′ W. Marker is near Abbeville, Alabama, in Henry County. It can be reached from County Road 92 0.2 miles north of State Route 95. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 341 Co Rd 92, Abbeville AL 36310, 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,

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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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Liberty United Methodist Church / Hilliardsville (within shouting distance of this marker); Indian Treaty Boundary Line (approx. 2.6 miles away); a different marker also named Indian Treaty Boundary Line (approx. 3.1 miles away); Lawrenceville / Lawrenceville Academy (approx. 4.2 miles away); New Lowell United Methodist Church / New Lowell School (approx. 7.3 miles away in Georgia); Abbeville / Seven Flags and an Arrow Over Abbeville (approx. 8.1 miles away); In Honor of William Calvin Oates (approx. 8.1 miles away); A County Older Than the State (approx. 8.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Abbeville.

Other markers no longer nearby. White Oak United Methodist Church (was approx. 7 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Toney-Standley House (was approx. 7.1 miles

Photographed by James L.Whitman, February 17, 2021

2. A Revolutionary Soldier Marker

away in Georgia but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. Located at back of the church, near the cemetery.

Photographed by James L.Whitman, February 17, 2021

3. A Revolutionary Soldier Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 18, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. This page has been viewed 986 times since then and 90 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 18, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. 3. submitted on March 17, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.