Jasper in Walker County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Walker County
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 6, 2022
1. Walker County Marker
Erected 1973 by Alabama Historical Association.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 5, 1865.
Location. 33° 49.965′ N, 87° 16.648′ W. Marker is in Jasper, Alabama, in Walker County. It is on 3rd Avenue S.. Located on grounds of Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1900 3rd Avenue S, Jasper AL 35501, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area. 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 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Walker County War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); First United Methodist Church Jasper / President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Revolutionary War Hero Sergeant William Jasper (about 400 feet away); Carl Atwood Elliott (approx. Ό mile away); William Brockman Bankhead Home
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Also see . . .
1. Walker County. Encyclopedia of Alabama entry. (Submitted on September 3, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. John Williams Walker. Encyclopedia of Alabama entry. (Submitted on April 22, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, April 20, 2010
2. Walker County Marker
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, April 20, 2010
3. Walker County Courthouse
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, April 20, 2010
4. Walker County Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,453 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 6, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 22, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
