Florence in Lauderdale County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Pope's Tavern

Lambeth Home

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, December 8, 2022

1. Pope's Tavern Marker

Inscription.
Constructed by 1830 by Leroy Pope as a Stagecoach Stop, Tavern and Inn and named Pope's Tavern.

The building was used as a Hospital by both Union and Confederate Soldiers during the War between the States.

In 1874 it as purchased for a Residence by Felix Lambeth whose Descendants owned it until 1965 when it was Purchased and restored by Public Donations and City Funds.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.

Location. 34° 48.302′ N, 87° 40.62′ W. Marker is in Florence, Alabama, in Lauderdale County. It is on Hermitage Drive just north of North Seminary Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 203 Hermitage Dr, Florence AL 35630, 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

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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 walking distance of this marker: Seminary - O'Neal Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); Sannoner Historic District (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Edward A. O'Neal Home (about 600 feet away); First United Methodist Church (about 600 feet away); Simpson House~Irvine Place~Coby Hall (about 600 feet away); Colonel Pickett Place (about 600 feet away); Regions Bank (about 700 feet away); Wood Avenue Historic District (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Florence.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Pope's Tavern Museum (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed).

Pope's Tavern Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, February 25, 2002

2. Pope's Tavern Museum

Credits. This page was last revised on December 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 14, 2022, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 452 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 14, 2022, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 2. submitted on May 13, 2013, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.