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

A County Older Than the State

Limestone County

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 4, 2009

1. Limestone County Marker

Inscription. created Feb. 6, 1818 by Alabama Territorial Legislature from lands ceded by Cherokee Nation 1806 and by Chickasaw Nation in 1816. Named for creek (and its limestone bed), which runs through county. Few settlers here until Indian treaties. Athens became county seat in 1818. Limestone was the first Alabama county to be occupied by Federal troops during the Civil War.

Erected 1965 by The Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Political Subdivisions • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 6, 1829.

Location. 34° 48.189′ N, 86° 58.316′ W. Marker is in Athens, Alabama, in Limestone County. It is at the intersection of South Jefferson Street and Market Street, on the right when traveling north on South Jefferson Street. Located at Athens Courthouse lawn. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Athens AL 35611, 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: Judge David Lee Rosenau, Jr. (a few steps from this marker); Limestone County Courthouse Bell (a few steps from this marker); James Edwin Horton, Jr.

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(within shouting distance of this marker); West Side of Square (within shouting distance of this marker); North Side of Square (within shouting distance of this marker); Athens First Presbyterian Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Courthouse and Poor Farm Fence (within shouting distance of this marker); Limestone County Confederate Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Athens.

A County Older Than the State Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ken Smith, April 6, 2012

2. A County Older Than the State Marker

Limestone County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ken Smith, April 6, 2012

3. Limestone County Courthouse

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 2,600 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 25, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 2, 3. submitted on April 16, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.