Phil Campbell in Franklin County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Dismals
Registered National Landmark
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 10, 2022
1. Dismals Marker
Dismals has been designated a
Registered Natural Landmark
This site possesses exceptional value as an illustration of the nationss natural heritage and contributes to a better understanding of mans environment
1975
National Park Service
United States Department of the Interior
Erected 1975.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Landmarks.
Location. 34° 19.585′ N, 87° 46.891′ W. Marker is in Phil Campbell, Alabama, in Franklin County. It can be reached from County Road 8 west of State Route 43, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 901 Co Rd 8, Phil Campbell AL 35581, 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 States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Factory Cemetery (approx. 4.6 miles away); "Spirit of Hodges" (approx. 8.6 miles away); Cedar Creek Furnace (approx. 10.1 miles away); Buttahatchee Cemetery (approx. 11.1 miles away); Haleyville Formed Along the Byler Road (approx. 11.3 miles away); Town of Belgreen (approx. 11.3 miles away); Benjamin Wallace Roden, M.D. (approx. 11.3 miles away); Haleyville Ice Company (approx. 11.4 miles away).
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Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 10, 2022
2. Dismals Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 317 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 10, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
