Hayneville in Lowndes County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

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Town of Hayneville

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 11, 2013

1. Town of Hayneville Marker

Inscription. In the 1820s, Hayneville was known as "Big Swamp." In 1830, after being chosen as the county seat of Lowndes County, it was named Hayneville for Robert Y. Hayne, governor of South Carolina and a U.S. senator. The incorporation of Hayneville as a town began with the desire and vision of 25 qualified electors of the county and residents of the Hayneville community in July 1967. Two subsequent attempts were made for incorporation, the last resulting in favor of incorporation. Only one person filed for a statement of candidacy and was nominated for the office of Mayor and five places on the Town Council. Therefore, due to the completion of the requirements for incorporation, the court declared on July 15, 1968, by Probate Judge Harold Hammond, that Hayneville was completely incorporated.

The following people held their respective offices until the next regular election and until their successors were qualified and elected: Mayor: L. W. Crocker and Council members J. A. Jackson, W.M. Holladay, L. R. Haigler, J. A. Wise, and R. V. Harrell. In 2004, Helenor T. Bell was elected the first African female mayor of the town of Hayneville.

Erected 2010 by Alabama Tourism Department and the town of Hayneville.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics

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. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Tourism Department series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1967.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 32° 11.035′ N, 86° 34.82′ W. Marker was in Hayneville, Alabama, in Lowndes County. It was at the intersection of West Tuskeena Street (Alabama Route 21) and South Commerce Street ( Route 97), on the left when traveling west on West Tuskeena Street. Located in the town square. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 15 West Tuskeena Street, Hayneville AL 36040, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

Globally, it was in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 7 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: In Memory of Jonathan Myrick Daniels (within shouting distance of this marker); Lynching in America / The Courthouse Lynching of Theo Calloway (within shouting distance of this marker); Varner's Cash Store (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Missionary Baptist Church, Hayneville (approx. half a mile away); Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 5.2 miles away); Elmore Bolling (approx. 5.8 miles away); Lewis-Smith Cemetery (approx. 6.3 miles away); Lewis-Smith Historic Cemetery (approx. 6.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hayneville.

Other markers no longer nearby. Hayneville (was here, next

Town of Hayneville Marker Area image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 2, 2013

2. Town of Hayneville Marker Area

to this marker but has been confirmed missing); The Soldier Dead of Lowndes (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

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Credits. This page was last revised on May 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,686 times since then and 83 times this year. Last updated on July 14, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1. submitted on August 22, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 2. submitted on May 9, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.

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