Wetumpka in Elmore County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Williams Lowndes Yancey
Photographed by Mark Hilton, November 17, 2021
1. Williams Lowndes Yancey Marker
One half mile from this site
is the home of
William Lowndes Yancey
1814-1863
American Statesman
Southern Secession Leader
Silver Tongued Orator
Erected 1940 by the John B. Gordon Chapter, U.D.C. Wetumpka Alabama.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1940.
Location. 32° 31.135′ N, 86° 12.356′ W. Marker is in Wetumpka, Alabama, in Elmore County. It is at the intersection of Jasmine Hill Road and Old Montgomery Highway, on the right when traveling south on Jasmine Hill Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6 Jasmine Hill Road, Wetumpka AL 36092, 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 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wetumpka Impact Crater (approx. 0.6 miles away); Bartram's Trail (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Wetumpka Impact Crater (approx. 1.1 miles away); Crommelin Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Wetumpka Impact Crater (approx. 1.2 miles away); Elmore County World War I Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Elmore County Korean War Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Wetumpka Historical Marker (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wetumpka.
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Photographed by Mark Hilton, November 17, 2021
2. Williams Lowndes Yancey Marker
Public Domain
3. Williams Lowndes Yancey
Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 1, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,407 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 17, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 3. submitted on February 1, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
