Tuscumbia in Colbert County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Locust Hill
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 13, 2022
1. Locust Hill Marker
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1823.
Location. 34° 43.838′ N, 87° 41.931′ W. Marker is in Tuscumbia, Alabama, in Colbert County. It is at the intersection of South Cave Street and East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north on South Cave Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 209 S Cave St, Tuscumbia AL 35674, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama and in the Shoals. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 walking distance of this marker: First Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jackson's Military Road (approx. 0.2 miles away); Shady Dell (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sacred Tears (approx. Ό mile away); Cold Water Falls (approx. Ό mile away); William Mansel Long, Sr. Memorial Drive (approx. Ό mile away); Petrified Conifer Tree / Petrified Lycopod Tree Stump (approx. Ό mile away); First Baptist Church (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tuscumbia.
Regarding Locust Hill.
this page online
In 1823 William and Catherine Winter from Prince William County, Virginia constructed this fine house. It served as the headquarters of General Florence N. Cornyn (USA) in 1863. In 1865 it was acquired by Capt. John Taylor Rather, and repaired as a residence. Rather was an early Alabama settler and politician, serving as deputy sheriff of Madison County in 1812, and 1815. In 1820 he was elected a representative for Morgan County in the state legislature and was re-elected nine times. In 1835 he was chosen a member of the state senate and in 1841 ran for Congress as a Whig. In 1865, he was commissioned to represent Morgan County in the Reconstruction convention. Rather occupied the house with his son, General John Daniel Rather, also a noted politician. The younger Rather served in both houses of the state legislature both before and after the Civil War. He also served as Vice-president and President of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad. The house remained in the Rather family until 1978 when Mary Wallace Kirk, a locally noted author and artist and the granddaughter of General Rather, died.
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2. John Daniel Rather House
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Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 13, 2022
3. Locust Hill Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 15, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,040 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 15, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on February 15, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on February 15, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
