Decatur in Morgan County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Votes for Women

Road to the 19th Amendment

— National Votes for Women Trail —

Votes for Women Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 6, 2022

1. Votes for Women Marker

Inscription. Ellen S. Hildreth founded early Alabama suffrage club in New Decatur 1892. Hosted national suffrage leaders here at Echols Opera House 1895.

Erected 2021 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 65.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Women. In addition, it is included in the National Votes for Women Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1892.

Location. 34° 36.743′ N, 86° 59.137′ W. Marker has been reported damaged. Marker is in Decatur, Alabama, in Morgan County. It is at the intersection of Bank Street NE and Vine Street NW, on the right when traveling south on Bank Street NE. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 619 Bank St NE, Decatur AL 35601, 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 original Cherokee Nation,

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 location: “A Hard Nut To Crack” - Federal Defenses at Decatur (a few steps from this marker); First Railroad (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old Decatur Historic District / Historic Depot (about 500 feet away); “An Affair Most Important to Us” - The Federal Right, October 27-28, 1864 (about 500 feet away); First United Methodist Church (about 600 feet

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away); To Commemorate the Passage of The Olympic Torch (about 700 feet away); Old Decatur Historic District / Old State Bank (about 700 feet away); Historic Downtown / Founders Park (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Decatur.

Additional commentary.
1. Marker hit by truck.
This women's suffrage marker was struck by an 18-wheeler illegally driving on Vine Street.

— Submitted March 25, 2025, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 6, 2022

2. Votes for Women Marker

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, May 10, 2026

3. Votes for Women Marker

Any damage from 2025 incident has evidently been repaired.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 7, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 591 times since then and 37 times this year. Last updated on May 9, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 7, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on May 10, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.