Near Shackleville in Monroe County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Old Federal Road

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 4, 2015

1. Old Federal Road Marker

Inscription. North of Salem Cemetery and the former church was the site of Price's Hotel, the first place to spend the night on the Federal Road after Greenville. Mr Price was also the stagecoach driver for this section between Greenville and his hotel. Mrs McNeil's tavern was located halfway between the church and Midway.

Erected 1998 by the Monroe County Heritage Museums and J. L. Bedsole Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 31° 45.171′ N, 86° 54.676′ W. Marker is near Shackleville, Alabama, in Monroe County. It is on Wright Street (County Road 38) 2.6 miles west of South Butler Springs Road (County Road 7), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Wright Street, Georgiana AL 36033, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Butler Massacre / Fort Bibb (approx. 6.2 miles away); Midway (approx. 8.6 miles away); Pine Apple Historic District (approx. 8.7 miles away); Moore Academy

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(approx. 9.2 miles away); Downtown Pine Apple (approx. 9.6 miles away); a different marker also named Pine Apple Historic District (approx. 9.8 miles away); a different marker also named Old Federal Road (approx. 10 miles away); Indian Springs Baptist Church (approx. 11.1 miles away).

Regarding Old Federal Road. The road was established by the federal government in 1806 and stretched from Augusta, Ga. to New Orleans. It first served as a postal route between those two cities and was also used by frontiersmen who traded with the Indians. It was later used by settlers who moved into the area after the Creek Indian War. The Federal Road was also used to establish the boundary line between Monroe and Conecuh counties.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Old Federal Road Sign with monument in background image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 4, 2015

2. Old Federal Road Sign with monument in background

Salem Cemetery behind marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 4, 2015

3. Salem Cemetery behind marker.

View of monument looking west on County Road 38. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 4, 2015

4. View of monument looking west on County Road 38.

The view east on Monroe County Road 38. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 4, 2015

5. The view east on Monroe County Road 38.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 4, 2015

6. Old Federal Road Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,215 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 4, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.