Cahaba in Dallas County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Commissary - R.R. Depot
Photographed by Tim Carr, August 15, 2009
1. Commissary - R.R. Depot Marker
This cellar was under Joseph Babcock's brick store. During the Civil War the building was used as a commissary.
Babcock's warehouse and cotton shed were located to your right on the bluff overlooking the river. The family home, kitchen, and garden stood between this store and the warehouse.
In 1860 the Babcock family sold the land between this sign and Capitol Street to the Cahawba, Marion and Greensboro Railroad Company for a train depot. Railroad tracks had been laid directly down Capitol Street in 1858.
Erected by Alabama Historical Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 32° 19.044′ N, 87° 5.784′ W. Marker was in Cahaba, Alabama, in Dallas County. It was on Vine Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: Capitol Street, 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
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Other markers no longer nearby. Welcome to Downtown Cahawba (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Vine Street (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); Dallas County Courthouse (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Alabama's First Statehouse (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); A Courthouse Reduced to Rubble (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
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Photographed by Tim Carr, August 15, 2009
2. Commissary - R.R. Depot Location
titled "Railroad Depot and Commissary" with some of the same text.
Also see . . . Old Cahawba, "Alabama's most famous Ghost Town". (Submitted on October 14, 2009, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 1, 2020
3. Marker that replaced this one.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2009, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,242 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 14, 2009, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. 3. submitted on June 1, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
