Near Montgomery in Montgomery County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Teague Road

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 27, 2013

1. Teague Road Marker

Inscription. This 2.8-mile road connecting U.S. highways 331 and 31 first appeared on Montgomery County road maps in 1928. Land for the road was deeded to Montgomery County in September 1926 by local landowners from the Teague, Bellingrath and Matthews families. The road took the Teague name from brothers William Martin and Robert S., prominent pioneers in county agriculture and commerce. Teague Road's name was changed in January 2004 when Hyundai automotive built its 1,720-acre plant on the road.

Erected 2004 by Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce Historical Preservation and Promotion Foundation and the Montgomery County Commission & the Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical month for this entry is January 2004.

Location. 32° 16.644′ N, 86° 21.147′ W. Marker is near Montgomery, Alabama, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of Hyundai Boulevard (County Route 42) and Mobile Highway (U.S. 31), on the right when traveling east on Hyundai Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2755 County Road 42, Montgomery AL 36105, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Tri-Counties River Region.

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.

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At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Abner McGehee / Early Alabama Entrepreneur (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named Teague Road (approx. 2.6 miles away); Inez J. Baskin (approx. 4.1 miles away); The Smiths: A Civil Rights Family (approx. 4.1 miles away); Rev. Richard C. Boone (approx. 4.2 miles away); Beulah Baptist Church (approx. 4.7 miles away); Rosa Parks Returns to St. Paul AME / Rosa Parks's Faith Guided Her Life (approx. 5.1 miles away); St. Paul A.M.E. Church (approx. 5.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montgomery.

Teague Rd, now Hyundai Blvd. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 27, 2013

2. Teague Rd, now Hyundai Blvd.

HMMA (Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 27, 2013

3. HMMA (Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,778 times since then and 73 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 27, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.