Hurtsboro in Russell County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Long Family

Nimrod Long House

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 16, 2013

1. Nimrod Long House Marker

Inscription. Nimrod Washington Long moved to Alabama from Georgia in the 1830s. A planter, mill owner and state legislator, he had real estate and railroad interests in Russell County. This house was the plantation home of Nimrod Washington Long in Spring Hill, Barbour County. In 1875, his son, Nimrod William Ezekiel Long (1834-1923), had the house dismantled, the pieces numbered, transported by ox cart and reassembled on this site. Nimrod William Ezekiel Long was a civil engineer, Confederate veteran, planter and merchant who lived here until his death. The house is an example of Greek Revival architecture.

Erected 2002 by The Historic Chattahoochee Commission and Descendants of Nimrod Washington Long.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture • Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1875.

Location. 32° 14.416′ N, 85° 24.715′ W. Marker is in Hurtsboro, Alabama, in Russell County. It is at the intersection of Church Road and Railroad Street (County Route 20), on the right when traveling south on Church Road. Touch for map.

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Marker is at or near this postal address: 614 Church Road, Hurtsboro AL 36860, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Columbus.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Joel Hurt House (a few steps from this marker); Hurtsboro United Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of Phoebe Tolbert Key (approx. 5.6 miles away); Creek Stand Methodist Church (approx. 5.6 miles away); Creek Stand AME Zion Church Cemetery (approx. 5.7 miles away); Uchee / Good Hope Baptist Church, Uchee (approx. 8.3 miles away); May 28th Celebration (approx. 8½ miles away); Uchee Chapel Methodist Church (approx. 9.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map

Nimrod Long House Location image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 16, 2013

2. Nimrod Long House Location

of all markers in Hurtsboro.

Regarding Long Family. The home is no longer here as it burned to the ground in 2012 due to an electrical fault. All the antiques and furnishings were lost as well.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,732 times since then and 57 times this year. Last updated on October 17, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 16, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.