Fredonia in Chambers County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Fredonia

Chambers County, Alabama

Photographed by James L.Whitman, May 14, 2022

1. Fredonia Marker

Inscription. From its foundation, Fredonia was the educational and trade center for northeast section of Chambers County. "The Southern Military Academy" was established in the village by the state legislature and forced to close by the civil strife. Sixteen businesses existed including a "Jug" factory, hotels, taverns, blacksmith shop, tan yard, the "Temperance House," and the incorporated "Fredonia Trade House." The first established Methodist church in the county was the Fredonia Methodist Church. The town was incorporated September 29,1853. Many direct descendants of early settlers still live in this area.

Erected 1978 by Historic Chattahoochee Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is September 29, 1853.

Location. 32° 59.342′ N, 85° 17.178′ W. Marker is in Fredonia, Alabama, in Chambers County. It is on 5 Points Fredonia Road (County Road 222) east of County Road 267, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6069 Co Rd 222, Five Points AL 36855, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Alabama. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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 original Cherokee Nation,

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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: New Hope Rosenwald School (approx.

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3.1 miles away); First Consolidated High School in the State of Alabama (approx. 4.3 miles away); Five Points, Alabama: Town of Five (approx. 4.3 miles away); Ocfuskooche Tallauhassee (approx. 7½ miles away); Providence Baptist Church (approx. 7.8 miles away); LaFayette Cemetery (approx. 8.9 miles away); Muscogee Indians (approx. 9.1 miles away); Chambers County War Memorial (approx. 9.1 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Burnt Village (was approx. 6½ miles away in Georgia but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by James L.Whitman, May 14, 2022

2. Fredonia Marker

Old Fredonia (Cumbee) Store image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James L.Whitman, May 14, 2022

3. Old Fredonia (Cumbee) Store

On opposite side of road from marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 21, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 15, 2022, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,137 times since then and 84 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 15, 2022, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.