Lowndesboro in Lowndes County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Lowndesboro

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 27, 2013

1. Lowndesboro Marker

Inscription. Settled before 1820 by planters from South Carolina and Virigina. First called McGill's Hill, it was incorporated, 1832, as Lowndesboro in honor of William Lowndes. There was a brief skirmish here between Forrest's troops and Wilson's raiders, April 10, 1865.

Erected 1978 by Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 10, 2004.

Location. 32° 16.734′ N, 86° 36.623′ W. Marker is in Lowndesboro, Alabama, in Lowndes County. It is on North Broad Street one mile north of U.S. 80, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: North Broad Street, Lowndesboro AL 36752, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lowndesboro, Alabama / Lowndesboro Business District (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); CME Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); History of the Lowndesboro School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lewis-Smith Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Lewis-Smith Historic Cemetery

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(approx. half a mile away); Our Confederate Soldiers (approx. 0.6 miles away); Elmore Bolling (approx. 1.4 miles away); Viola Liuzzo (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lowndesboro.

Lowndesboro Marker & Ruby Moore Park. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 27, 2013

2. Lowndesboro Marker & Ruby Moore Park.

Lowndesboro Post Office image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 27, 2013

3. Lowndesboro Post Office

Will Stone Store (circa 1820) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 27, 2013

4. Will Stone Store (circa 1820)

Part of Lowndesboro Historic District

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 961 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 27, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.