Piedmont in Calhoun County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Cross Plains - Piedmont
Photographed by Tim Carr, July 19, 2009
1. Cross Plains - Piedmont Marker
Cross Plains citizens voted for incorporation March 10, 1871. A second vote was cast for reincorporation May 15, 1882. By the acts of the Alabama Legislature of 1888, Cross Plains became Piedmont September 30, 1888. Mayors for both Cross Plains and Piedmont are Listed.
J. F. Dailey 1871-1874 J. N. Hood 1874-1882 J. A Woolf 1882-1883 John H. Hall 1883-1884 J. A Woolf 1884-1885 S. D. McClelen 1885-1887 J. W. Harris 1887-1888 J. N. Hood 1888-1890 A. D. McCollister 1890-1891 A. F. Tomlin 1891-1893 W. J. Brock 1893-1894 E. D. McClelen 1894-1899 J. J. Eubanks 1899-1903 E. C. Harris 1903-1905 E. D McClelen 1905-1907 E. C. Harris 1907-1910 P. W. Roberts 1910-1912 S. D. Savage 1912-1914 P. W. Roberts 1914-1916 O. L. Stewart 1916-1922 E. C. Harris 1922-1926 Zack Scogin 1926-1928 George P. Haslam 1928-1940 Zack Scogin 1940-1944 Austin Johnson 1944-1948 W. Y. West 1948-1956 J. O Chaffin 1956-1960 W. W. Howell 1960-1964 L. H. Gunter 1964-1968 J. F. Howell 1968-1971 Sam Weems 1971-1972 L. H. Gunter 1972-1976 J. H. Woolf 1976-1979 T.E. Parker 1979-1980 James R. Garner 1980-1984 James W. Bennett 1984-1992
Erected 1988 by Piedmont Historical
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is March 10, 1865.
Location. 33° 55.409′ N, 85° 36.66′ W. Marker is in Piedmont, Alabama, in Calhoun County. It is on East Ladiga Street east of North Center Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 104 N Center Ave, Piedmont AL 36272, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in East Alabama. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. 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: First Presbyterian Church (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Cross Plains / Piedmont (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dixie Hotel / Seaboard Depot (about 400 feet away); The Alabama Tennessee River Railroad (about 400 feet away); The Dailey-McCollister-Roberts Home (about 500 feet away); The First Baptist Church / Pastors of The First Baptist Church Piedmont, Alabama (approx. 0.2 miles away); Piedmont First United Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dugger Mountain (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Piedmont.
Photographed by Tim Carr, July 19, 2009
2. Cross Plains - Piedmont Marker
Photographed by Tim Carr, July 19, 2009
3. Center Avenue Downtown Piedmont Alabama
Credits. This page was last revised on May 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,974 times since then and 48 times this year. Last updated on May 11, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 26, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
