Alexander City in Tallapoosa County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Court Square

Photographed by Tim Carr, May 2, 2009

1. Court Square Marker

Inscription. Anticipating the construction of a railroad through the country hamlet of Youngsville, Griffin Young in 1860 hired W. H. Whatley to survey a portion of his property and lay it off in forty-eight town lots. In the plan two acres were reserved for use as a public square. Delayed by the Civil War, the railroad was finally completed to the newly named Alexander City in 1874, and the business center developed around and to the north of the public square.

In 1877, on the south side of the square, the members of the First Baptist Church erected their first house of worship.

In 1889, during the term of Mayor Buford L. Dean, a courthouse-city hall was erected on the site. The original building was destroyed in the 1902 fire. A second building was erected in 1903 and a third in 1939.

Erected 1999 by Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.

Location. 32° 56.618′ N, 85° 57.223′ W. Marker is in Alexander City, Alabama, in Tallapoosa County. It is

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at the intersection of Church Street and Main Street, on the right when traveling west on Church Street. Marker is located in front of City Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4 Court Square, Alexander City AL 35010, 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 New Spain,

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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Alexander City: A Textile Community (within shouting distance of this marker); First Presbyterian Church (within shouting distance of this marker); The First Baptist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); The Savannah And Memphis Railroad 1874 (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Youngsville (approx. ¼ mile away); First United Methodist Church 1872 (approx. ¼ mile away); Needmore 1873 (approx. 0.7 miles away); Socopatoy (approx. 7.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alexander City.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Menawa, War Chief (was approx. 6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Tim Carr, May 2, 2009

2. Court Square Marker

Alexander City's 1939 City Hall on Court Square image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, May 2, 2009

3. Alexander City's 1939 City Hall on Court Square

Main Street Downtown Alexander City, Alabama. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, May 2, 2009

4. Main Street Downtown Alexander City, Alabama.

First Baptist Church of Alexander City image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, May 2, 2009

5. First Baptist Church of Alexander City

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 12, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,421 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 12, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.