Fayetteville in Talladega County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Fayetteville
Photographed by TRCP Alliance, July 27, 2012
1. Fayetteville Marker
Here in 1814 Tennessee Troops Joined Andrew Jackson's force which won the Creek Indian War.
After Indian removal in 1836 these veterans brought their families here, named this community for their old home in Tennessee. Fayetteville Academy was built in 1850.
Erected 1954 by Alabama Historical Association.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association, and the Former U.S. Presidents: #07 Andrew Jackson series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1814.
Location. 33° 9.315′ N, 86° 24.205′ W. Marker is in Fayetteville, Alabama, in Talladega County. It is at the intersection of Old Fayetteville Road (County Route 34) and Caudies Lake Road, on the right when traveling east on Old Fayetteville Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sylacauga AL 35151, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in East Alabama. 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: To The Memory of General Jackson (approx. 3.2 miles away); Stars Fell On Alabama / Hodges Meteorite (approx. 6.7 miles away); History of Wilsonville, Alabama (approx. 7.3 miles away);
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Photographed by TRCP Alliance, July 27, 2012
2. Fayetteville Marker Westbound View
Photographed by TRCP Alliance, July 27, 2012
3. Fayetteville Marker Eastbound View
Photographed by TRCP Alliance, July 27, 2012
4. Fayetteville United Methodist Church
Photographed by TRCP Alliance, July 27, 2012
5. Old Home In The Fayetteville Community
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2012, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,217 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 30, 2012, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
