Near Midway in Barbour County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
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Braxton Bragg Comer
Governor of Alabama
January 14, 1907-January 17, 1911
Photographed by James L.Whitman, October 8, 2022
1. Braxton Bragg Comer Marker
Inscription.
Braxton Bragg Comer was born on Nov 7, 1848 at Old Springhill in Barbour County. He attended the University of Alabama and the University of Georgia before graduating in 1869 from Emory and Henry College in Virginia. Comer eventually relocated to Birmingham and in 1897 founded Avondale Mills which established textile factories throughout the south. In 1907, Comer was elected as Alabama's 33rd Governor. During his term, Comer dealt with issues relating to education, prohibition and railroad rate regulations. Rural schools received state funding and a program was initiated to ensure that every county had at least one high school. On May 5, 1920, he was appointed to the U.S. Senate and served until Nov. 2, 1920. Comer died on Aug 15, 1927, and is buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Birmingham.
Braxton Bragg Comer was born on Nov 7, 1848 at Old Springhill in Barbour County. He attended the University of Alabama and the University of Georgia before graduating in 1869 from Emory and Henry College in Virginia. Comer eventually relocated to Birmingham and in 1897 founded Avondale Mills which established textile factories throughout the south. In 1907, Comer was elected as Alabama's 33rd Governor. During his term, Comer dealt with issues relating to education, prohibition and railroad rate regulations. Rural schools received state funding and a program was initiated to ensure that every county had at least one high school. On May 5, 1920, he was appointed to the U.S. Senate and served until Nov. 2, 1920. Comer died on Aug 15, 1927, and is buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Birmingham.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical date for this entry is November 7, 1848.
Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 32° 4.351′ N, 85° 19.667′ W. Marker was near Midway, Alabama, in Barbour County. It was on Springhill Road, on the left when traveling west. Located at entrance to the Old Spring Hill Plantation. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 2384 Springhill Rd, Midway AL 36053, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in the Black Belt, and in the Wiregrass. Globally, it was in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2022, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. This page has been viewed 793 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on October 9, 2022, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. 4. submitted on October 9, 2022. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
