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

Lawson Hubbard

Legends & Lore

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 these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation Legends & Lore Series series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1875.

Location. 34° 26.656′ N, 87° 29.072′ W. Marker is in Mount Hope, Alabama, in Lawrence County. It 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.

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 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Major David Hubbard (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mount Hope Community (approx. ¼ mile away); Youngtown Community (approx. 5.7 miles away); In Honor of Ray Hutcheson & Mason Dubois Memorial (approx. 5.8 miles away); 2011 Tornado (approx. 5.8 miles away); Newburg

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(approx. 6.3 miles away); Byler's Old Turnpike (approx. 7.4 miles away); Counts Family Cemetery (approx. 7.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Hope.

Also see . . . 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.)

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Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, September 21, 2025

2. Lawson Hubbard Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 23, 2024, by Billy Clemmons of Florence, Alabama. This page has been viewed 496 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 23, 2024, by Billy Clemmons of Florence, Alabama. 2. submitted on September 21, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.