Valley in Chambers County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

West Point Manufacturing Company

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 8, 2014

1. West Point Manufacturing Company Marker

Inscription. Cornerstones of Chattahoochee Mfg. Co., Langdale, Ala., and Alabama & Georgia Mfg. Co., River View, Ala., were laid on August 1, 1866. Mills used Chattahoochee River water power for operation of spindles and looms. Planters and businessmen of Chambers County, Ala., and West Point, Ga., invested the capital for these ventures, providing a new way of life to a war stricken people.

In 1880, West Point Manufacturing Company was organized from the Chattahoochee mill. The business genius, enterprise, and vision of LaFayette Lanier, (1845-1910), president 1896-1910, were largely responsible for the industrial and civic development of “The Valley.”

Erected 1964 by the Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1866.

Location. 32° 48.847′ N, 85° 10.263′ W. Marker is in Valley, Alabama, in Chambers County. It is on 20th Avenue (U.S. 29) 0.1 miles north of 61st Street West, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6001 20th Ave, Valley AL 36854, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Alabama. 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, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

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

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5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: American Legion Veterans Memorial Park (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Armed Forces Tribute (approx. 1.7 miles away); Fairfax Kindergarten (approx. 1.8 miles away); Fairfax First Christian Church (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Alabama - Georgia Manufacturing Company (approx. 2.3 miles away); Town of Bluffton, Alabama / City of Lanett, Alabama (approx. 3.9 miles away); Tenth Street School (approx. 4.3 miles away in Georgia); Lanier High School (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Valley.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Bluffton-Lanett, Alabama (was approx. 3.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

West Point Mill Buildings image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 8, 2014

2. West Point Mill Buildings

Credits. This page was last revised on March 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,918 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 8, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.