Wetumpka in Elmore County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Williams Lowndes Yancey

By Mark Hilton, February 1, 2014

1. Williams Lowndes Yancey Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

1940
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.

Location. 32° 31.135′ N, 86° 12.356′ W. Marker is in Wetumpka, Alabama, in Elmore County. Marker 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Bartram's Trail (approx. 0.7 miles away); Wetumpka Impact Crater (approx. 1.1 miles away); Crommelin Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Wetumpka Historical Marker

By Mark Hilton, February 1, 2014

2. Williams Lowndes Yancey Marker

(approx. 1.2 miles away); Elmore County Korean War Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Elmore County World War I Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Elmore County Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Wetumpka's Bridges (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wetumpka.

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3. Williams Lowndes Yancey

Credits. This page was last revised on August 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 1, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 672 times since then and 2 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 1, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.