Cahaba in Dallas County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Cahaba Drug Store
Photographed by Tim Carr, August 15, 2009
1. Cahaba Drug Store Marker
The Cahaba Drug Store once covered this cellar hole. It was operated by Herbert Hudson and J. D. Craig.
On the same lot were T. L. Craig's large family grocery, Coleman's dry goods store, and Fellows' Jewelry.
All these men were related through marriage.
Erected by Alabama Historical Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Commission series list.
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 32° 19.146′ N, 87° 5.742′ W. Marker was in Cahaba, Alabama, in Dallas County. It was on Vine Street near 2nd Street North, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Orrville AL 36767, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Black Belt. Globally, it was in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once New Spain, 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: Drug Store & the Rooms Above (a few steps from this marker); General Lafayette Visits Cahawba (a few steps from this marker); The Hole That Was Once a Row (within shouting distance of this marker); Death in the Street (within shouting distance
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Other markers no longer nearby. Crocheron's Row (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); The Old Brick Store (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); The Crocheron Columns (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named Saltmarsh Hall (was about 400 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
More about this marker. This marker was later replaced by a newer marker, titled "Drug Store & Rooms Above" with some of the same text.
Also see . . . Old Cahawba, "Alabama's most famous Ghost Town". (Submitted on October 4, 2009, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 1, 2020
2. Replacement marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2009, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,136 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 4, 2009, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. 2. submitted on June 1, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
