Locust Fork in Blount County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Gabriel Hanby, 1786-1826
← Grave and Homesite 300 Yards
Photographed by Tim Carr, June 28, 2010
1. Gabriel Hanby, 1786-1826 Marker
First Senator of Blount County
Brigadier General, Alabama Militia
County road and court systems organized at his house 1820.
Erected 1962 by Blount County Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1819.
Location. 33° 54.462′ N, 86° 37.002′ W. Marker is in Locust Fork, Alabama, in Blount County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 79 and Hornet Drive, on the right when traveling south on State Highway 79. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Locust Fork AL 35097, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama and 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 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: History of Locust Fork (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Homesite and Grave of George Powell (approx. 3.9 miles away); Historic Oneonta L & N Railroad Depot (approx. 8½ miles away); Welcome to Oneonta (approx. 8½ miles away); Blount County (approx. 8.6 miles away); The Gamble School (approx. 8.8 miles away); Champion Mines (approx. 9.3 miles away); Blount Springs (approx. 10.4 miles away).
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Photographed by Tim Carr, June 28, 2010
2. Gabriel Hanby, 1786-1826 Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,180 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 30, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
