Screamer in Henry County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Liberty United Methodist Church
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Hilliardsville
Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 16, 2014
1. Liberty United Methodist Church Marker
Also called Liberty Chapel, the Church was organized circa 1830 and originally located three miles northeast of this site, on the Old Liberty Church Road. Rev. Anson West, D.D., renowned Methodist minister, missionary, historian and writer was licensed to exhort there November 3, 1855. In 1873, the building was dismantled and moved to this site, donated by the Peacock Family, to be used as a place of divine worship. It was used as a schoolhouse for many years. Using much of the original material, the church was rebuilt in 1914 and later enclosed with brick. Sunday School rooms, bathrooms, kitchen and fellowship hall were added in recent years.
Hilliardsville Post Office was established near here on May 18, 1850, with Washington H. Peacock as its first postmaster, followed in 1860 by John M. Woods. Discontinued during the Civil War, the post office was re-established in 1872 with Matilda Thompson as postmaster. Later appointments were John P. Crawford in 1876, Matilda Thompson again in 1878, James A. Phillips and Richard Knight in 1882, Mattie R. Bedell in 1883, John C. McLeod, Maggie E. Johnston in 1884, and William F. Watford in 1887. His son, John W. Watford served from 1897 until October 15, 1907, when mail service
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Erected 1989 by the Historic Chattahoochee Commission and the Henry County Historical Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Postal Mail and Philately series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1994.
Location. 31° 40.895′ N, 85° 12.126′ W. Marker is in Screamer, Alabama, in Henry County. It is on County Road 92 0.3 miles north of State Route 95, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 341 County Road 92, Abbeville AL 36310, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A Revolutionary Soldier (within shouting distance of this marker); Indian Treaty Boundary Line (approx. 2.6 miles away); a different marker also named Indian Treaty Boundary Line (approx. 3.1 miles away); Lawrenceville / Lawrenceville Academy (approx. 4.2 miles away); New Lowell United Methodist Church / New Lowell School (approx. 7.3 miles away in Georgia); Abbeville / Seven Flags and an Arrow Over Abbeville (approx. 8.1 miles away); In Honor of William Calvin Oates
Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 16, 2014
2. Hilliardsville Marker
Other markers no longer nearby. White Oak United Methodist Church (was approx. 7 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Toney-Standley House (was approx. 7 miles away in Georgia but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 16, 2014
3. Liberty United Methodist Church
Photographed by James L.Whitman, February 17, 2021
4. New building added to the church.
The nearby Rev Nathan "Father" Grantham marker can be seen on left.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 16, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 987 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 17, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 4. submitted on March 16, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
