Andalusia in Covington County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Three Notch Road
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Hank and Audrey Williams

Three Notch Road Marker - Side A image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David J Gaines, June 20, 2010

1. Three Notch Road Marker - Side A

Inscription.
[Side A:]
Three Notch Road
Established 1824 The Three Notch Road was a 90-mile section of a 230-mile military road to connect Pensacola with Fort Mitchell in Russell County on the Chattahoochee River. Capt. Daniel E. Burch marked the route using three notches on trees for a crew under Lt. Elias Phillips to follow. Soldiers from the U. S. 4th Infantry Division cleared the route in June, July, and August, 1824, at a cost of $1,130. The road runs through the present cities of Andalusia and Troy. It follows the ridge dividing the water sheds of the Conecuh on the northwest, and the Yellow and Pea rivers on the southeast, from the town of Carolina, where it intersected the 1817 Gaines Road to Union Springs where it intersected the 1805 Federal Road. Local legends that credit Andrew Jackson are not documented.

[Side B:]
Hank and Audrey Williams
Married Dec. 15, 1944 Nineteen-year-old Hank Williams was singing with a medicine show in Pike County in 1943 when he met Audrey Sheppard. She was estranged from her husband, with whom she had a daughter, Lycrecia Ann, born Aug. 13, 1941. Hank and Audrey lived in Andalusia

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while Hank’s band performed at the Riverside Inn on the east bank of the Conecuh River at River Falls. Ten days after her divorce, Justice of the Peace M. A. Bovett married them at John G. Wright, Sr.’s garage in this building. The marriage inspired many of his songs. Randall Hank Williams, Jr., was born May 26, 1949. Hank and Audrey divorced May 29, 1952, seven months before his death. They are buried side by side in Montgomery.

Erected 2006 by Alabama Bureau of Tourism & Travel.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #07 Andrew Jackson series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 26, 1949.

Location. 31° 18.48′ N, 86° 28.854′ W. Marker is in Andalusia, Alabama, in Covington County. It is at the intersection of Three Notch Street and Central Street, on the right when traveling east on Three Notch Street. The marker is one block east of the city square. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Andalusia AL 36420, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

Hank and Audrey Williams Marker - Side B image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David J Gaines, June 20, 2010

2. Hank and Audrey Williams Marker - Side B

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 New Spain,

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 walking distance of this marker: Andalusia becomes the County Seat / Andalusia Railroad Depot (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); First National Bank Building (about 400 feet away); Bank of Andalusia National Historic Place (about 500 feet away); Old Courthouse Clock Bell (about 600 feet away); History of the Library / Andalusia Post Office becomes Public Library (about 800 feet away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Andalusia City Hall / Three Notch School (approx. ¼ mile away); Covington County Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Andalusia.

View of Three Notch Road (Side A) From Across Three Notch Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David J Gaines, June 20, 2010

3. View of Three Notch Road (Side A) From Across Three Notch Street

Hank and Audrey Williams Marker (Side B) From Across Three Notch Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David J Gaines, June 20, 2010

4. Hank and Audrey Williams Marker (Side B) From Across Three Notch Street

Hank and Audrey Williams Music Hall of Fame Tuscumbia Al image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, September 27, 2008

5. Hank and Audrey Williams Music Hall of Fame Tuscumbia Al

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, September 27, 2008

6. Hank and Audrey Williams Music Hall of Fame Tuscumbia Al

Picture of Hank and Audrey Williams

Grave site of Hank and Audrey Williams in Montgomery, Alabama image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, October 11, 2013

7. Grave site of Hank and Audrey Williams in Montgomery, Alabama

Credits. This page was last revised on November 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2010, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. This page has been viewed 4,261 times since then and 114 times this year. Last updated on May 19, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 12, 2010, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. 5, 6, 7. submitted on February 3, 2014, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

Three Notch Road⎯⎯⎯Hank and Audrey Williams

Three Notch Road
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Hank and Audrey Williams