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

Mooresville

Incorporated in 1818

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 25, 2009

1. Mooresville Marker

Inscription.
Post office contains original call boxes
Old tavern, 1817 used as stagecoach stop
Red Brick Methodist church 1817
U.S. Gen. James A Garfield was stationed here 1862
White frame church is more than a century old
Andrew Johnson was apprenticed tailor here
Neoclassic architecture

Erected 1971 by Alabama Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), and the Former U.S. Presidents: #17 Andrew Johnson series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1817.

Location. 34° 37.59′ N, 86° 52.813′ W. Marker is in Mooresville, Alabama, in Limestone County. It is on Lauderdale Street east of High Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 24995 Lauderdale St, Mooresville AL 35649, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama

and in the Huntsville

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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: Historic Mooresville (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Historic Mooresville (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Buildings in Mooresville (within shouting distance of this marker); Mooresville, Alabama / Mooresville Stagecoach Inn and Tavern (within shouting distance of this marker); Mooresville Alabama (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Homes of Mooresville (within shouting distance of this marker); Mooresville Brick Church / The Cumberland Presbyterian Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Cottonport / Mooresville

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, March 27, 2010

2. Mooresville Marker

(within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mooresville.

Mooresville Post Office image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, December 6, 2009

3. Mooresville Post Office

Mooresville Tavern image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, December 6, 2009

4. Mooresville Tavern

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, March 27, 2010

5. Mooresville Tavern

tavern building and marker

Mooresville Old Brick Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, December 6, 2009

6. Mooresville Old Brick Church

Mooresville Church of Christ image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, December 6, 2009

7. Mooresville Church of Christ

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, March 27, 2010

8. Mooresville Marker

intersection where the marker is located. this is off of I-565, Exit 1, looking South into Mooresville.

A related nearby marker - Mooresville Incorporated November 16, 1818 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, April 17, 2021

9. A related nearby marker - Mooresville Incorporated November 16, 1818

This quite 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 settler, Mooresville wa sthe first town incorporate by the Alabama Territorial Legislature. The building exhibit the various architectural styles of the 19th century. The 1840s Post Office is th elopes tin continual use in Alabama. There are two churches, the 1839 Brick Union Church were a future president James Garfield once preached a sermon. The Stagecoach Inn and Tavern dates to the 1820's. The Disney move "Tom and Huck" was filmed here in 1995. The entire village is listed on the Natl. Register of Historic Places.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 7, 2024

10. Mooresville Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 4, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 2,012 times since then and 37 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 29, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. 3, 4. submitted on March 4, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 5. submitted on March 29, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. 6, 7. submitted on March 4, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 8. submitted on March 29, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. 9. submitted on January 6, 2022, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 10. submitted on September 9, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.