Near Clio in Barbour County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Dedicated to Memory of African Slaves

Dedicated Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James L.Whitman, August 26, 2021

1. Dedicated Marker

Inscription. To the memory of the African slaves who lived, worked, worshipped and died here at April, 1857. These 23 were baptized members of the Pea River Presbyterian Church

Moses · Dilley · Hanner
Mary · Calvin · Sarah
Henry · Anakey · Hannah
Handy · Patience · Primus
Jack · Pinkney · Townson
Lettuce · Lucinda · George
Napsey · Salley · Minnis
Elizabeth · Thomas

Truly, they are free at last

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.

Location. 31° 44.298′ N, 85° 36.194′ W. Marker is near Clio, Alabama, in Barbour County. It can be reached from Alabama Route 51 north of Clio Short Road, on the right when traveling north. Located in Pea River Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Clio AL 36017, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Black Belt,

and in the Wiregrass.

Globally, it is in North

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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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Barbour County’s “Little Scotland” / Pea River Presbyterian Church (a few steps from this marker); Pea River Presbyterian Church Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Clio, Alabama (approx. 2.1 miles away); Clio Heritage Mural (approx. 2.1 miles away); Barbour County High School (approx. 2.2 miles away); Louisville World War II Memorial (approx. 3.8 miles away); Fire Bell (approx. 4.2 miles away); The Old County Court House (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clio.

Dedicated to Memory of African Slaves Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James L.Whitman, September 4, 2021

2. Dedicated to Memory of African Slaves Marker

Photographed by James L.Whitman, September 4, 2021

3. Dedicated to Memory of African Slaves Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 4, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,688 times since then and 94 times this year. Last updated on December 4, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. Photos: 1. submitted on August 29, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. 2, 3. submitted on September 5, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.