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

Wetumpka L&N Depot

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 20, 2013

1. Wetumpka L&N Depot Marker

Inscription. The Louisville & Nashville Depot was built in Wetumpka in 1906 and exemplifies the L&N plan for small town depots. The station served as a passenger and freight depot until service was terminated in the 1930s and as a freight depot until 1973. In 1975 it was purchased by the First United Methodist Church of Wetumpka.

National Register of Historic Places July 1, 1975

Erected 1988 by Alabama Historical Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 1, 1864.

Location. 32° 32.471′ N, 86° 12.69′ W. Marker is in Wetumpka, Alabama, in Elmore County. It is at the intersection of North Broad Street and West Coosa Street, on the right when traveling north on North Broad Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 281 North Broad Street, Wetumpka AL 36092, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Tri-Counties River Region.

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 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: Wetumpka Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); First Baptist Church of Wetumpka (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Wetumpka Light Guard (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lock 31 (approx. ¼ mile

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away); High Water Mark (approx. 0.4 miles away); Old Calaboose (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wetumpka's Bridges (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wetumpka Impact Crater (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wetumpka.

Another marker is no longer nearby. First Presbyterian Church (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 20, 2013

2. L&N Depot

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,514 times since then and 38 times this year. Last updated on May 25, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 20, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.