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Mount Hope in Lawrence County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
 

Lawson Hubbard

Legends & Lore

 
 
Legends & Lore Lawson Hubbard Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Billy Clemmons, January 23, 2024
1. Legends & Lore Lawson Hubbard Marker
Inscription. Ca. 1875-1947. Faith healer. Fortune teller and finder of lost things. His yard filled every Sunday with seekers from near and far. Buried here.
 
Erected 2023 by Alabama Folklife Association · William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 150.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation Legends & Lore Series series list.
 
Location. 34° 26.656′ N, 87° 29.072′ W. Marker is in Mount Hope, Alabama, in Lawrence County. Marker is on County Road 448, 0.1 miles west of County Road 23, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2070 Co Rd 448, Mount Hope AL 35651, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Newburg (approx. 6.3 miles away); Byler's Old Turnpike (approx. 7.4 miles away); Counts Family Cemetery (approx. 7.9 miles away); Trickem (approx. 9.2 miles away); Old Bethel Baptist Church (approx. 9˝ miles away); High Town Path (approx. 10 miles away); Cheatham Road (approx. 10.6 miles away); Warrior Mountains (approx. 10.8 miles away).
 
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 Relatives and descendants of Lawson Hubbard at marker installation. Lawson Hubbard; The Legend Lives On Historic marker unveiled in Mt. Hope to mark burial place of local faith healer/fortune teller. (Submitted on January 27, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.) 
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 23, 2024, by Billy Clemmons of Florence, Alabama. This page has been viewed 81 times since then. Photo   1. submitted on January 23, 2024, by Billy Clemmons of Florence, Alabama. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
 
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