Grant in Marshall County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Grant, Alabama: A Scenic Mountain Town

Grant, Alabama Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 13, 2014

1. Grant, Alabama Marker

Inscription. Grant, Alabama is located atop Gunter Mountain at 1310 feet of elevation. It is surrounded by the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and overlooks Historic Kennamer Cove. The post office was established here on May 18, 1887 and the town was named “Grant” for Gen. Ulysses S. Grant by the early settlers. Grant overlooks Cathedral Caverns State Park. A major attraction in Northeast Alabama, Cathedral features the largest natural opening of any cave in America. The Cherokee Indians lived in this cave long before other settlers arrived.

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

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 month for this entry is May 1847.

Location. 34° 31.087′ N, 86° 15.323′ W. Marker is in Grant, Alabama, in Marshall County. It is on Main Street / Catherdral Caverns Highway (County Route 5) near 10th Street W. Marker is in front of the Town Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4766 Main Street, Grant AL 35747, 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Becker Hall (approx. 1.1 miles away); Pennsylvania Bell Tower

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(approx. 1.1 miles away); Kate Duncan Smith - Daughters of the American Revolution School (approx. 1.1 miles away); Cathedral Caverns (approx. 4.1 miles away); Whitaker Cemetery (approx. 4.8 miles away); Walnut Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church (approx. 7.3 miles away); Hayden Cemetery (approx. 7.3 miles away); Site of 1954 Crash of Air Force Cargo Plane (approx. 7.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grant.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Decatur County (was approx. 6.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 13, 2014

2. Grant, Alabama Marker

Grant, Alabama Town Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 13, 2014

3. Grant, Alabama Town Hall

Grant, Alabama Overlook image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 13, 2014

4. Grant, Alabama Overlook

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2014, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 2,191 times since then and 93 times this year. Last updated on July 20, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 14, 2014, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.