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John Richmond McCain

 
 
John Richmond McCain Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 7, 2016
1. John Richmond McCain Marker
Inscription.
Teacher   Lawyer   Statesman
He spent his life largely in
promoting the welfare of others
1865   1939

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationGovernment & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.
 
Location. 33° 18.627′ N, 85° 45.463′ W. Marker is in Lineville, Alabama, in Clay County. It is at the intersection of Alabama Route 9 and Main Street, on the left when traveling north on Alabama Route 9. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 88584 AL-9, Lineville AL 36266, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Alabama. 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 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lineville Alabama Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); History of Lineville (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lineville First United Methodist Church (approx. Ό mile away); First Baptist Church of Ashland (approx. 4.7 miles away); Clay County / Clay County Courthouse (approx. 5.1 miles away); Ashland, Alabama (approx. 5.2 miles away); Clay County Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.2 miles away); Clay County and the Creek Indian War of 1813-14 / Clay County and the Creek Indian Confederacy (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lineville.
 
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View of marker in front of the Gerald O. Dial Agri-Sciences Complex. image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 7, 2016
2. View of marker in front of the Gerald O. Dial Agri-Sciences Complex.
View towards the Lineville Elementary School. image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 7, 2016
3. View towards the Lineville Elementary School.
View south on AL-9 (Veterans Memorial Drive) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 7, 2016
4. View south on AL-9 (Veterans Memorial Drive)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 951 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 8, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
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Jun. 10, 2026