Tanner in Limestone County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Harris-Pryor House
(Flower Hill Farm)
Side A
Build abt. 1858 by Schuyler Harris on land once owned by Henry Augustine Washington, a distant relative of the first president. Through purchases, marriages, and inheritance between the Washington, Harris and Pryor families, all from Virginia, a large plantation of over 3,000 acres was established. Long after the demise of slavery, approx. 60 tenant families lived on the land.
Schuyler Harris gave this house to his daughter, Ida Maria and her husband Wm. Richard Pryor, son of Sen. Luke Pryor II and Isabella Virginia (Harris) Pryor. It is through this descent that this historic house and farm known as “Flower Hill” is owned and held in trust for future generations by Luke Pryor IV and his wife Betty (Lamb) Pryor. It is managed through a family corporation, and is not open to the public.
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Side B
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Across the highway is a large spring known since early times as “English's Spring.” It produced enough water for a town, and the little settlement, which formed around it, was a contender for the site of the county seat. It was not chosen however and the settlement ceased to exist.
This area for several miles around was known as “Quid Nunc” (Latin for “what next”) Beat and Post Office until about 1910 when it was changed to Harris Station, a community which had formed along the RR tracks to the SW. Time and “progress” have brought about the demise of that community, named for the prominent Harris Family. The Harris Cemetery is among the trees across the Hwy.
Erected 2003 by Limestone County Historical Society & Athens/Limestone Tourism Council.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.
Location. 34° 40.785′ N, 86° 56.998′ W. Marker is in Tanner, Alabama, in Limestone County. Marker is on U.S. 31. Located along Hwy 31 near Tanner on right side of hwy headed south toward Birmingham,Al. In front of home. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tanner AL 35671, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Gen. N.B. Forrest, C.S.A. (approx. 0.4 miles away); Oakland United Methodist Church (approx. 1˝ miles away); Southeast Air Forces Training Center (approx. 2.1 miles away); Gamble House (approx. 3.8 miles away); Gen. Jos. Wheeler (approx. 4˝ miles away); Cotton Hill (approx. 4˝ miles away); Belle Mina / Woodside (approx. 4.7 miles away); Ingalls Shipyard (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tanner.
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