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Moulton in Lawrence County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
 

The Hot Spot

c. 1945

 
 
The Hot Spot Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, April 9, 2022
1. The Hot Spot Marker
Inscription. The Hot Spot c. 1945 has been listed in the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage by the Alabama Historical Commission June 27, 2019
 
Erected 2020 by Marvin Jackson and the Lawrence County Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansIndustry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1945.
 
Location. 34° 28.452′ N, 87° 17.029′ W. Marker is in Moulton, Alabama, in Lawrence County. It is at the intersection of Pinhook Road and Byler Road, on the right when traveling south on Pinhook Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2701 Byler Rd, Moulton AL 35650, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama. 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
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States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Smith Chapel C.M.E. Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Freeman Tabernacle Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Moulton Negro High School (approx. Ό mile away); General Leroy Pope Walker (approx. half a mile away); Judge Thomas M. Peters (approx. half a mile away); Gallagher Hill/Science Hill (approx. half a mile away); Moulton Church of Christ (approx. half a mile away); General Phillip Dale Roddy (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Moulton.
 
The Hot Spot Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 3, 2022
2. The Hot Spot Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 9, 2022, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 637 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on April 9, 2022, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.   2. submitted on July 4, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 15, 2026