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Jacksonville in Calhoun County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
 

"The Magnolias"

Home of Clarence William Daugette

— B. Sc., M. Sc., LL. D. 1873-1942 —

 
 
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Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, April 16, 2010
1. "The Magnolias" Marker
Inscription.
Dean of American College Presidents
President of Jacksonville State Normal-State Teachers
College 1899-1942
During an Educational Renascence in the South he was in
the forefront of the Alabama Educational System
President 1st National Bank 1934-1942
He married Anne Rowan Forney (1897) Daughter of General
John H. Forney and Septima Sexta Middleton Rutledge

 
Erected by General John H. Forney Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationIndustry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1899.
 
Location. 33° 49.263′ N, 85° 45.741′ W. Marker is in Jacksonville, Alabama, in Calhoun County. It is at the intersection of Pelham Road (Alabama Route 21) and 5th Street NE, on the right when traveling north on Pelham Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jacksonville AL 36265, 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: Thomas A. Walker (here, next to this marker); Jacksonville (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jacksonville State University (approx. 0.2 miles away); Presidents of Jacksonville State (approx. 0.2 miles away); Joseph William Burke (approx. Ό mile
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away); Honoring the Trailblazers (approx. 0.4 miles away); Doctor Francis' Office (approx. half a mile away); The First National Bank of Jacksonville (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.
 
"The Magnolias" image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, April 16, 2010
2. "The Magnolias"
"The Magnolias" image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, April 16, 2010
3. "The Magnolias"
"The Magnolias" image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, April 16, 2010
4. "The Magnolias"
"The Magnolias" image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, April 16, 2010
5. "The Magnolias"
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,947 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 19, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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