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Entries Containing All of the Phrases «clay county» AND «alabama»

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By Mark Hilton, June 7, 2016
Ashland, Alabama Marker (Side 2)
RANKED BY RELEVANCE
1 ► Alabama, Clay County, Ashland — Ashland, Alabama —
On Court Square at 1st Street North, on the right when traveling west on Court Square.
Side 1 Clay County was formed by an act of the Alabama General Assembly on December 7, 1866. Less than a year later, Ashland was established as the county seat on land donated by Hollingsworth Watts for the construction of a . . . — — Map (db m95087) HM

2 ► Alabama, Clay County, Ashland — Clay County / Clay County Courthouse —
Near Court Square (Road 31) at 2nd Avenue North, on the right when traveling south.
Clay County Established Dec. 7, 1866 Boundaries of eastern Talladega County and western Randolph County were redrawn in 1866 to create the 58th county of Alabama. The name honors U. S. Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky. Historical place . . . — — Map (db m95095) HM

3 ► Alabama, Randolph County, Wadley — Louina —
On Alabama Route 22 at County Road 33, on the left when traveling east on Alabama Route 22.
One mile north, on the east bank of the Tallapoosa River, was located Louina, named for an Indian woman who operated a trading post. Settled in 1834, it became chief business center in Randolph County with the county’s first newspaper, schools for . . . — — Map (db m92503) HM

4 ► Alabama, Clay County, Delta — Won't You Be My Neighbor —
Near Alabama State Road 281 (Alabama Route 281).
From this viewshed, you are looking over the Talladega National Forest. The federal government purchased the land in 1936 as part of an effort to restore clear-cut timberlands and farmlands no longer capable of producing crops. The contiguous . . . — — Map (db m175330) HM

5 ► Georgia, Clay County, Fort Gaines — The Old Lattice Bridge —
On Bluff Street south of Commerce Street, on the right when traveling south.
Side 1: The second covered bridge across the Chattahoochee River, connecting Clay County, Georgia and Henry County. Alabama was constructed between 1867-69. Bonner and Walden, a New York construction company, were the original contractors . . . — — Map (db m254009) HM

6 ► Alabama, Clay County, Ashland — Clay County and the Creek Indian War of 1813-14 / Clay County and the Creek Indian Confederacy —
On Court Square (Alabama Route 9) at 1st Avenue North, on the right when traveling west on Court Square.
Side 1 Clay County and the Creek Indian War of 1813-14 During the Creek Indian War of 1813-14, a subset of the War of 1812 with England, numerous figures prominent in American history marched over what would become Clay . . . — — Map (db m95100) HM

7 ► Texas, Wharton County, Eagle Lake — 18196 — Frazarville —
On Farm to Market Road 102 at Farm to Market Road 3013, on the right when traveling south on Road 102.
Near this site once stood the community of Frazarville, founded in 1857 by Dr. Isaac James Frazar and his father, Col. James Watson Frazar. A locust infestation and Comanche raids forced them to move from Cibolo Creek in Bexar County to this site, . . . — — Map (db m96298) HM

8 ► Texas, Wise County, Decatur — 18551 — Captain George W. Stevens —
On North Trinity Street (Farm to Market Road 730) south of East Walnut Street, on the right when traveling south.
Captain George W. Stevens was born in Lowndes County, Alabama, on July 12, 1830. He lived in Arkansas briefly where he married Martha McDonald in 1852. The couple moved to the Wise County area in 1855 and Stevens became a leader in the efforts to . . . — — Map (db m108526) HM
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9 ► Alabama, Clay County, Lineville — History of Lineville —
On Cheaha Road (Alabama Route 49) south of Nichols Street, on the right when traveling south.
Native Americans were the first to inhabit the area known as Lineville. The Creek Indian War of 1812, however, resulted in their removal. The first white settlers here were William and Thomas Lundie. Their settlement became known as Lundie's . . . — — Map (db m175281) HM
 
    Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
 
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