Leighton in Colbert County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

The Shaw Home

Colbert County

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, November 7, 2022

1. The Shaw Home Colbert County Marker

Inscription. Baldy Shaw purchased this property from the state of Alabama in 1830. In 1844, he constructed this home. Over the years, various property owners made changes and addition to the Shaw Home and its outbuildings. The canning building is directly north of the home and allowed for the canning of garden-raised food without affecting the temperature of the main house. Evidence of Fennell road is directly behind the canning building on the north boundary line of the home. During the Civil War, Fennell Road provided constant access to and from the many skirmishes between the Northern and Southern armies. The Battle of Town Creek was one of those skirmishes. The Shaw Home is currently a working farm with 2 wells and 9 farm buildings and is an existing example of the tranquility of life in the south. The home also serves as a reminder of the past sadness of the Civil War, fought between brothers, families, and states.

Erected 2013 by Drs. Gerald and Patricia Miller Murray.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1844.

Location. 34° 43.796′ N,

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87° 28.073′ W. Marker is in Leighton, Alabama, in Colbert County. It is on Shaw Road 0.2 miles 6th Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Leighton AL 35646, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle of Town Creek (approx. 2.7 miles away); William Leigh (approx. 3.4 miles away); Saunders~ Hall~ Goode Mansion (approx. 3½ miles away); Trail of Tears (approx. 3.8 miles away); Alabama's Historic Byler Road (approx. 3.9 miles away); History of Leighton (approx. 3.9 miles

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, November 7, 2022

2. The Shaw Home Colbert County Marker

away); Frank R. King (1859-1939) (approx. 4 miles away); History of Leighton United Methodist Church (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leighton.

Also see . . .
1. . The Shaw Cemetery

Shaw Cemetery that is behind the working farm where Baldy Shaw and other members of his family are buried.

(Submitted on November 8, 2022, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)

2. . Rickey Butch Walker Leighton Bethel Colbert, Shaw Plantation

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(Submitted on November 8, 2022, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2022, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 979 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 8, 2022, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.