Opelika in Lee County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
South Railroad Avenue
Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 26, 2015
1. South Railroad Avenue Marker
Inscription.
South Railroad Avenue. . The earliest buildings in the South Rail Road Avenue block between 9th and 10th Street were constructed by William O. Harwell around 1900 and were occupied by his agricultural supply store. His daughter, Alice Inez Harwell married Lum Duke who served as Circuit Court Judge from 1910-1923 and Probate Judge of Lee County from late 1932 till January 1935. He had three children, his daughter Inez Duke Searcy born August 30, 1900 was the first female law school graduate of the University of Alabama and practiced law in Opelika. His son William S. Duke, born January 12, 1909, graduated from Auburn University in 1929 and had a distinguished law practice spanning 69 years in Opelika and Montgomery, Alabama.
The earliest buildings in the South Rail Road Avenue block between 9th and 10th Street were constructed by William O. Harwell around 1900 and were occupied by his agricultural supply store. His daughter, Alice Inez Harwell married Lum Duke who served as Circuit Court Judge from 1910-1923 and Probate Judge of Lee County from late 1932 till January 1935. He had three children, his daughter Inez Duke Searcy born August 30, 1900 was the first female law school graduate of the University of Alabama and practiced law in Opelika. His son William S. Duke, born January 12, 1909, graduated from Auburn University in 1929 and had a distinguished law practice spanning 69 years in Opelika and Montgomery, Alabama.
Location. 32° 38.838′ N, 85° 22.826′ W. Marker is in Opelika, Alabama, in Lee County. It is at the intersection of South 9th Street and South Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South 9th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 108 South 9th Street, Opelika AL 36801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in East Alabama and in Greater Columbus. 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 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
2. View of marker and railroad tracks and crossing.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 26, 2015
3. The view west on South Railroad Avenue along historic district.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,149 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on June 26, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
