Luverne in Crenshaw County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Crenshaw County Courthouse

Photographed by James L.Whitman, October 9, 2021

1. Crenshaw County Courthouse Marker

Inscription. Crenshaw County was established from five existing counties in 1866. The first courthouse and county seat were originally in Rutledge. The county seat moved to its present location after the 1893 election. The first courthouse at this location burned on March 4,1897. The second courthouse was completed in 1898 and faced the Bricken Law Building on 4th Street. In 1955, the second courthouse was razed and replaced with the present-day building. It is named in honor of Judge Anderson Crenshaw. a prominent Luverne citizen who was appointed to Alabama's first Supreme Court.

Erected 2019 by Alabama Historical Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 4, 1897.

Location. 31° 42.97′ N, 86° 15.751′ W. Marker is in Luverne, Alabama, in Crenshaw County. It is on West 3rd Street (Alabama Route 15) near Glenwood Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 29 S Glenwood Ave, Luverne AL 36049, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

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 New Spain,

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 Bricken Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Luverne Historic District

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Douglass House (approx. 0.4 miles away); St. John Missionary Baptist Church (approx. half a mile away); Crenshaw County Training School (approx. 0.8 miles away); Rutledge Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); Rutledge (approx. 3 miles away); New Providence Primitive Baptist Church Site (approx. 5.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Luverne.

Photographed by James L.Whitman, October 9, 2021

2. Crenshaw County Courthouse Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. This page has been viewed 704 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 10, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.