Mooresville in Limestone County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Cottonport
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Mooresville

Cottonport Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 25, 2009

1. Cottonport Marker

Inscription.
Cottonport The town of Cottonport flourished in the early years of Limestone County. It was settled in 1818 and chartered in 1824. It was located approx. 1½ miles S.E. near the point where Limestone Creek flowed into the Tennessee River and was a prime boat landing. Steamboats from E. Tennessee brought much needed goods to this area. During high water, flatboats loaded with bales of cotton departing Cottonport, could cross the river's rocky shoals and float to New Orleans.

Cottonport once boasting a town square, handsome houses, brick stores, warehouses, and a racetrack, gradually ceased to exist.

Residents left, fleeing Malaria epidemics common to the location. By the 1850's no trace of it remained. The long forgotten town cemetery was unearthed by construction of I-65.

Mooresville
Incorporated November 16, 1818 This quiet village was once a bustling town with doctors, lawyers, business houses, craftsmen and shops, including a tailor shop where a future president, Andrew Johnson apprenticed for a time. Named for an early setter, Mooresville was the first town incorporated by the Alabama Territorial Legislature.

The buildings exhibit the various architectural styles of the 19th century. The 1840's Post Office is the

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oldest in continual use in Alabama. There are town churches, the 1839 Brick Union Church and the 1854 white frame church where a future president James Garfield once preached a sermon. The Stagecoach Inn and Tavern dates to the 1820's.

The Disney movie "Tom and Huck" was filmed here in 1995.

The entire village is listed on the National Register of Historic places.

Erected by Limestone County Historical Society Athens/Limestone Tourism Council 2003.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #17 Andrew Johnson, and the Former U.S. Presidents: #20 James A. Garfield series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is November 16, 1809.

Location. 34° 37.629′ N, 86° 52.829′ W. Marker is in Mooresville, Alabama, in Limestone County. It is on High Street south of North Street Southeast, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5000 Mooresville Rd, Mooresville AL 35649, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama

and in the Huntsville Metropolitan Area.

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 original Cherokee Nation,

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 marker: Mooresville, Alabama / Mooresville Stagecoach Inn and Tavern (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Mooresville

Mooresville Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes

2. Mooresville Marker

(within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Mooresville (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mooresville Alabama (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Historic Mooresville (about 300 feet away); Historic Buildings in Mooresville (about 300 feet away); Historic Homes of Mooresville (about 300 feet away); Mooresville Brick Church / The Cumberland Presbyterian Church (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mooresville.

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Cottonport / Mooresville Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, March 27, 2010

3. Cottonport / Mooresville Marker

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, March 27, 2010

4. Cottonport / Mooresville Marker

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, March 27, 2010

5. Cottonport / Mooresville Marker

intersection where the markers are located. This is off of I-565, exit 1, looking South into Mooresville.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 4, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 3,268 times since then and 77 times this year. Last updated on September 9, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. Photos: 1. submitted on March 4, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 2. submitted on March 6, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 29, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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