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

Jonathan Quinn Pettus

City of Florence Walk of Honor

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, October 30, 2017

1. Jonathan Quinn Pettus Marker

Inscription. Named Associate Director of Marshall Space Flight Center in 2016, Jonathan Pettus was honored with the NASA Medal for Outstanding Leadership in 2005 and the Presidential Rank Award of Distinguished Executives in 2009.

Erected 2017 by City of Florence Walk of Honor.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space. A significant historical year for this entry is 2016.

Location. 34° 48.404′ N, 87° 37.881′ W. Marker is in Florence, Alabama, in Lauderdale County. It is on Hightower Place near River Heritage Park. Beginning with marker one, this marker is on pole 5 backside. It is one of 18 poles each has four sides that is located behind the Marriott Hotel in River Heritage Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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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: Kelton D. (Kelso) Herston (here, next to this marker); General John Coffee (here, next to this marker); Ronnie Gene Flippo (here, next to this marker); Stewart Ernest Cink (here, next to this marker); General Hugh Pate Harris (here, next to this marker); Maj. Gen. George W. Goethals (here, next to this marker); William Christopher Handy (here, next to this marker); Frank Perron Achorn (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Florence.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, October 30, 2017

2. Jonathan Quinn Pettus Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 765 times since then and 19 times this year. Last updated on March 31, 2023, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 30, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.