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Grove Hill in Clarke County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
 

Clarke County Courthouse

 
 
Clarke County Courthouse Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by TRCP Alliance, September 25, 2011
1. Clarke County Courthouse Marker
Inscription. Clarke County established 1812. Named for General John Clarke of Georgia. County Seat moved here 1832 from Clarksville to Grove Hill, then known as Macon.
 
Erected by Clarke County Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.
 
Location. 31° 42.534′ N, 87° 46.702′ W. Marker is in Grove Hill, Alabama, in Clarke County. It is on Court Street near Main Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker stands on the lawn to the right of the front entrance to the Clarke County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 114 Court Street, Grove Hill AL 36451, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 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: Grove Hill, Alabama (within shouting distance of this marker); Josiah and Lucy Martin Mathews Cabin (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Clarke County Soldiers Of The American Revolution (about 700 feet away); Colored and White Soldiers of World War I (about 700 feet away); The Alston-Cobb House (about 700 feet away); Turner Corncrib (about 700 feet away); Salt Pans and Furnaces (about 700 feet away); Creagh Law Office (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grove Hill.
 
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Clarke County Courthouse Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by TRCP Alliance, September 25, 2011
2. Clarke County Courthouse Marker
Clarke County Courthouse image. Click for full size.
Photographed by TRCP Alliance, September 25, 2011
3. Clarke County Courthouse
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2011, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,126 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 27, 2011, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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