Langston in Jackson County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

History of Langston

Photographed by David J Gaines, October 29, 2013

1. History of Langston Marker

Inscription. The small village of Coffeetown, located to the southeast of what is now Langston, was established in the 1810s. Coffeetown faded away in 1869 when most of its residents moved to Texas. It was then that James Morgan sold 15 acres in town lots and the town of Langston was born. The town was named for Langston Coffee, the first postmaster. When river transportation thrived in the 1800s and early 1900s, Langston prospered. Langston once had five physicians, a livery stable, stores, jail, school, Masonic lodge, movie theater, several churches, a post office, blacksmith shop, grist mill, and a steam operated cotton gin. The TVA project which built the Guntersville Dam in 1938 flooded this once prosperous town. It forced those who lived within the TVA boundaries to move. This left the skeleton of what was once a thriving town.

Erected 2010 by Alabama Tourism Department and the Town of Langston.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Tourism Department series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1869.

Location. 34° 32.266′ N, 86° 4.585′ W. Marker is in Langston, Alabama, in Jackson County. It is on Langston Road (County Road 67) west of Godwin

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Point Road (County Road 98), on the right when traveling west. Located at the Langston Town Hall. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Langston AL 35755, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Town of Section (approx. 5.9 miles away); Brotherhood Pavilion (approx. 8.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial Park of Jackson County (approx. 8.2 miles away); Monument to the Fallen Soldier Battlefield Cross (approx. 8.2 miles away); M103 Series Combat Tank (approx. 8.2 miles away); Afghanistan War (approx. 8.2 miles away); World War I (approx. 8.2 miles away); Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (approx. 8.2 miles away).

Photographed by David J Gaines, October 29, 2013

2. History of Langston Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 10, 2013, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,974 times since then and 76 times this year. Last updated on May 28, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 10, 2013, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.