Dadeville in Tallapoosa County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Historic Dadeville
Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 21, 2023
1. Historic Dadeville Marker
Inscription.
Historic Dadeville. . Strategically located at the juncture of 19th-century roads from Georgia and Tennessee, Dadeville was first charted in 1837. The next year, it was designated the seat of justice for Tallapoosa County, one of a number of counties created in 1832 out of the Creek Indian cession of that year. The town was named for Major Francis Longhorne Dade, killed in the Seminole War. Its main thoroughfare bears the name of John H. Broadnax, who first surveyed the town in April 1836. Dadeville was the site for the United States/Dennis Hotel, which hosted famed 19th-century humorist Johnson Jones Hooper while he compiled the stories included in The Adventures of Simon Suggs. The city was home to Graefenberg Medical Institute (1852-1861), first medical school in Alabama, and the location of Tallapoosa County's first high school, which opened in 1910.
Strategically located at the juncture of 19th-century roads
from Georgia and Tennessee, Dadeville was first charted in
1837. The next year, it was designated the seat of justice for
Tallapoosa County, one of a number of counties created in
1832 out of the Creek Indian cession of that year. The town
was named for Major Francis Longhorne Dade, killed in the
Seminole War. Its main thoroughfare bears the name of John H.
Broadnax, who first surveyed the town in April 1836. Dadeville
was the site for the United States/Dennis Hotel, which hosted
famed 19th-century humorist Johnson Jones Hooper while he
compiled the stories included in The Adventures of Simon Suggs.
The city was home to Graefenberg Medical Institute (1852-1861),
first medical school in Alabama, and the location of Tallapoosa
County's first high school, which opened in 1910.
Erected 2015 by the Alabama Historical Association.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1836.
Location. 32° 49.894′ N,
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85° 45.811′ W. Marker is in Dadeville, Alabama, in Tallapoosa County. It is at the intersection of North Broadnax Street (Alabama Route 49) and East Cusseta Street, on the right when traveling north on North Broadnax Street. Located next to the Tallapoosa History Museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dadeville AL 36853, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in East Alabama. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. 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 New Spain, the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
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Credits. This page was last revised on May 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 957 times since then and 91 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on May 21, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
