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

Teague Road

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 29, 2016

1. Teague Road Marker

Inscription. This 2.8-mile road connecting U.S. highways 331 and 31 first appeared on Montgomery County road maps in 1928. Land for the road was deeded to Montgomery County in September 1926 by local landowners from the Teague, Bellingrath and Matthews families. The road took the Teague name from brothers William Martin and Robert S., prominent pioneers in county agriculture and commerce. Teague Road's name was changed in January 2004 when Hyundai automotive built its 1,720-acre plant on the road.

Erected 2004 by Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce Historical Preservation and Promotion Foundation and the Montgomery County Commission & the Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical month for this entry is January 2004.

Location. 32° 16.681′ N, 86° 18.512′ W. Marker is near Montgomery, Alabama, in Montgomery County. It is on Hyundai Boulevard (County Road 42) west of Norman Bridge Road (U.S. 331), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 150 Hyundai Boulevard, Montgomery AL 36105, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

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

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are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Teague Road (approx. 2.6 miles away); Rosa Parks Returns to St. Paul AME / Rosa Parks's Faith Guided Her Life (approx. 3.9 miles away); St. Paul A.M.E. Church (approx. 3.9 miles away); Tree of Hippocrates (approx. 3.9 miles away); Abner McGehee / Early Alabama Entrepreneur (approx. 4.1 miles away); Beulah Baptist Church (approx. 4.2 miles away); Inez J. Baskin (approx. 4.4 miles away); The Smiths: A Civil Rights Family (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montgomery.

More about this marker. This marker is a duplicate of another marker located at the opposite end of the old Teague Road further west.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Marker with the Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA) barely visible on right. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 29, 2016

2. Marker with the Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA) barely visible on right.

Shown is the former Teague Road (now Hyundai Boulevard).

Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 835 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 30, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.