Piedmont in Calhoun County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Cross Plains
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Piedmont
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 12, 2025
1. Cross Plains / Piedmont Marker
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
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Willam J. Baker 1996
George P. Hendrix 1996-2000
Charles R. Fagan 2000-2008
Brian S. Young 2008-2012
Richard A. Freeman 2012-2013
This marker was erected by the Piedmont Historical Society November 27, 1988
Erected 1988 by The Piedmont Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places.
Location. 33° 55.467′ N, 85° 36.687′ W. Marker is in Piedmont, Alabama, in Calhoun County. It is at the intersection of North Center Avenue and Southern Blvd, on the right when traveling south on North Center Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 128 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
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 12, 2025
2. Cross Plains / Piedmont Marker
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Alabama Tennessee River Railroad (within shouting distance of this marker); The Dailey-McCollister-Roberts Home (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Cross Plains - Piedmont (about 400 feet away); First Presbyterian Church (about 500 feet away); Piedmont First United Methodist Church (about 700 feet away); Dixie Hotel / Seaboard Depot (about 700 feet away); The First Baptist Church / Pastors of The First Baptist Church Piedmont, Alabama (about 800 feet away); Dugger Mountain (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Piedmont.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 157 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 11, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
