Near Lawrenceville in Henry County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Lawrenceville
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Lawrenceville Academy
Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 16, 2014
1. Lawrenceville Marker
This early cultural, educational and religious center was settled in 1823 and named for Joseph Lawrence, prominent pioneer, farmer, and extensive land owner. A Baptist and a Methodist Church were established here prior to 1830. The first settlers of this area came from the Carolinas and Georgia, crossing the Chattahoochee River at Franklin and squatting here until land could be purchased in 1828.
The first and foremost educational facility in east Alabama opened here prior to 1830. It later became the Masonic Male and Female Institute. This pioneer school was active for 50 years graduating such outstanding personalities as Rev. Anson West, D.D., Methodist minister, missionary, author, and William C. Oates, Governor of Alabama, Commander, 15th Ala. Inf. Reg., C.S.A., General U.S.A., author, statesman and editor.
Erected 1978 by the Historic Chattahoochee Commission and the Henry County Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1823.
Location. 31° 39.572′ N, 85° 16.154′ W.
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Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Wiregrass. 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A Revolutionary Soldier (approx. 4.2 miles away); Liberty United Methodist Church / Hilliardsville (approx. 4.2 miles away); Rosa Parks Lived Here (approx. 4.8 miles away); Liberty Enlightening the World (approx. 6.1 miles away); Abbeville Southern Railroad / Pelham House (approx. 6.1 miles away); Abbeville / Seven Flags and an Arrow Over Abbeville (approx. 6.2 miles away); A County Older Than the State (approx. 6.2 miles away); In Honor of William Calvin Oates (approx. 6.2 miles away).
Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 16, 2014
2. Lawrenceville Academy Marker
Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 16, 2014
3. Marker Area
Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 16, 2014
4. Lawrenceville designated a "Dead Town"
Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 16, 2014
5. Nearby Lawrenceville Voting Precinct
Credits. This page was last revised on August 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,130 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 17, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
