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Wedowee in Randolph County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
 

Site of the Home of William Hugh Smith

Legislator, Governor

 
 
Site of the Home of William Hugh Smith Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., circa July 2004
1. Site of the Home of William Hugh Smith Marker
Inscription. An opponent of secession, he fled north in 1862. Returning after the Civil War, he was elected first governor under the Constitution of 1868 and served one two-year term. He was one of three Republican governors.
 
Erected by Randolph County Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & PoliticsWar, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.
 
Location. 33° 18.64′ N, 85° 29.093′ W. Marker is in Wedowee, Alabama, in Randolph County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 431) and Woodland Avenue, in the median on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wedowee AL 36278, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Randolph County (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); World War II, Korea and Vietnam War Memorial (about 500 feet away); World War I Memorial (about 500 feet away); Lebanon Christian Church (approx. 11.4 miles away); First Baptist Curch (approx. 12.8 miles away); Randolph County Training School (approx. 13.8 miles away); Town of Wadley (approx. 13.9 miles away); Louina (approx. 14 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wedowee.
 
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View of Main Street (US 431) from near Smith Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., circa July 2004
2. View of Main Street (US 431) from near Smith Marker
Looking south.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,878 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 16, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.

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