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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Henry County, Alabama

 
Clickable Map of Henry County, Alabama and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Henry County, AL (41) Barbour County, AL (71) Dale County, AL (42) Houston County, AL (46) Clay County, GA (23) Early County, GA (17)  HenryCounty(41) Henry County (41)  BarbourCounty(71) Barbour County (71)  DaleCounty(42) Dale County (42)  HoustonCounty(46) Houston County (46)  ClayCountyGeorgia(23) Clay County (23)  EarlyCounty(17) Early County (17)
Abbeville is the county seat for Henry County
Adjacent to Henry County, Alabama
      Barbour County (71)  
      Dale County (42)  
      Houston County (46)  
      Clay County, Georgia (23)  
      Early County, Georgia (17)  
 
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1 Alabama, Henry County, Abbeville — A County Older Than the StateHenry County
On Kirkland Street, on the right when traveling north.
Created in 1819 by Alabama Territorial Legislature. Named for Patrick Henry of Virginia, colonial statesman and orator: “Give me liberty or give me death.” This area ceded by Creek Indian Nation in 1814 under Treaty of Ft. Jackson. Had . . . Map (db m60682) HM
2 Alabama, Henry County, Abbeville — A Revolutionary Soldier
Near County Road 92, 0.2 miles north of State Route 95.
In Memory of Rev. Nathan "Father" Grantham, born May 29, 1751, in South Carolina. He served two terms South Carolina Volunteers during the Revolutionary War. As a circuit riding Methodist Minister, he served the Liberty Chapel Methodist Church, . . . Map (db m167084) HM
3 Alabama, Henry County, Abbeville — Abbeville Southern Railroad / Pelham House
On Alabama Route 10, on the right when traveling east.
For the first 75 years of its history, Abbeville’s commerce was tied directly to the Chattahoochee River by Indian trails and wagon roads. The arrival of the first train on the Abbeville Southern Railroad, November 27, 1893, signaled the dawn of a . . . Map (db m60685) HM
4 Alabama, Henry County, Abbeville — Abbeville/Seven Flags and an Arrow Over Abbeville
The oldest remaining colonial settlement in East Alabama from Florida to the Tennessee line and older than the county of Henry and the state of Alabama. An active trading post was located here in the Alabama Territory on “The Hill” early . . . Map (db m83757) HM
5 Alabama, Henry County, Abbeville — Alabama's First Peanut Oil Mill
On Alabama Route 27, 0.2 miles west of U.S. 431, on the right when traveling west.
On this site stood the Henry County Peanut Oil Mill, the first of its kind in Alabama. It was built in July 1916 by two entrepreneurial Abbeville businessmen-Robert Newman and Mike Sachar, a Russian Jewish immigrant. Owners of the new Abbeville . . . Map (db m174715) HM
6 Alabama, Henry County, Abbeville — Henry County Training SchoolEstablished 1914
On County Road 25 at County Road 225, on the right when traveling south on County Road 25.
Founded by Laura L. Ward. Building designed and constructed by Jim McCauley on land given by Glass Maybin. Classes began Sept., 1917. Principals who served school were: J. H. Jackson, W. R. Rosser, Felix Blackwood, Sr., and William B. Ward, Sr. . . . Map (db m71809) HM
7 Alabama, Henry County, Abbeville — Henry, The Mother County
On Kirkland Street, on the right when traveling north.
Upon formation, Henry County was the largest county within Alabama composing all or portions of the present counties of Barbour, Coffee, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Geneva, Houston and Pike. When the youngest county of Houston was formed in 1903, . . . Map (db m60683) HM
8 Alabama, Henry County, Abbeville — In Honor of William Calvin Oates1835-1910
On Doswell Street near West Washington Street (Alabama Route 10), on the right when traveling south.
A Soldier, Statesman, Author and Editor who went from Abbeville as Captain of the Henry County Pioneers C.S.A. U.S. Congressman 14 years 1880 - 1894 Brig. Gen. Spanish American War 1897 Member State Constitutional Convention 1901 . . . Map (db m166470) HM
9 Alabama, Henry County, Abbeville — Liberty Enlightening the World
On Alabama 10.
In 1865, Frenchman Édouard de Laboulaye proposed the idea of presenting a monumental gift from the people of France to the people of the United States. A prominent political thinker in his time, Laboulaye had spent much of his political career . . . Map (db m214431) HM
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10 Alabama, Henry County, Abbeville — Liberty OakRane Memorial Park
On Kirkland Street (Alabama Route 27) at West Alabama Street, on the left when traveling south on Kirkland Street.
Southern Live Oak - Quercus Virginiana The tree before you sprouted from an acorn circa 1750 and is the lone survivor of a forest that once covered this land. If this elderly oak could talk, it would have quite a story to tell. It is . . . Map (db m232912) HM
11 Alabama, Henry County, Abbeville — Little Rock, Alabama
On Henry County 194, on the left when traveling south.
The now dead town of Little Rock stood here, along a vital Native American trading route which joined northeast Henry County to the Gulf. A U.S. Post Office opened here on April 10, 1820. Amos Wheeler was the first postmaster,succeeded by Henry . . . Map (db m213979) HM
12 Alabama, Henry County, Abbeville — Methodist Episcopal Church, SouthErected 1896
On Doswell Street, on the right when traveling south.
Erected to the glory of God, the Methodist Church in Abbeville was established circa 1830 as a mission of the Lawrenceville Circuit. The 1850 church was erected north of the present post office on East Washington Street. Present church retains most . . . Map (db m60753) HM
13 Alabama, Henry County, Abbeville — Nordan'sEstablished 1902
On Kirkland Street (Alabama Route 27), on the left when traveling south.
William Irvin Nordan and Lewis Washington Nordan were brothers and partners in a mercantile business in Abbeville, Alabama prior to 1901. In 1901, William Irvine and Lewis Washington deeded a "brick store house" in the present location to Charlie . . . Map (db m216613) HM
14 Alabama, Henry County, Abbeville — Reuben Hicklin Hall Log Home / Robert Fowler Hall Home
On County Road 28, 2.5 miles east of State Route 95, on the right when traveling east.
Side 1 Reuben Hicklin Hall Log Home Reuben Hicklin Hall (1812-1890) and Mary Ann Strange (1814-1872) moved to Henry County by ox wagon from Washington County, Georgia, in 1845. They built a log home just south of here with slave . . . Map (db m71821) HM
15 Alabama, Henry County, Abbeville — Rosa Parks Lived Here
On Alabama 10 (Alabama Route 10) 1.3 miles west of U.S. 431, on the right when traveling west.
Civil rights pioneer Rosa McCauley Parks was born on February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama. Shortly after her birth her parents James and Leona McCauley, moved here to a 260 acre farm owned by her grandparents, Anderson and Louisa McCauley. Her . . . Map (db m241312) HM
16 Alabama, Henry County, Abbeville — The Bethune-Kennedy House
On Kirkland Street, on the right when traveling south.
This rare, dual front door, double pen Creole cottage was constructed circa 1840 on the military three-notch road, now Kirkland Street. It is the oldest remaining structure in Abbeville. Earliest known owner was Confederate Colonel William Calvin . . . Map (db m60754) HM
17 Alabama, Henry County, Abbeville — The First Baptist Church of Abbeville/Abbeville Pioneer Cemetery
Side 1 The First Baptist Church of Abbeville This church was founded in 1834 as a mission of the Lawrenceville Baptist Church. Reverend Jeremiah Campbell was one of the early pastors. Later meetings were held in the lower story . . . Map (db m71807) HM
18 Alabama, Henry County, Abbeville — The Southeast Alabama Agricultural School / First Free Secondary School in Alabama
On North Trawick Street at West College, on the right when traveling south on North Trawick Street.
Side 1 The Southeast Alabama Agricultural School This school and experiment station was created by Alabama Legislative Act No. 579, February 28, 1889. This was the first school in Alabama to offer free secondary education. SAAS . . . Map (db m71808) HM
19 Alabama, Henry County, Edwin — Mount Enon Primitive Baptist Church
On County Road 75 at County Road 54, on the right when traveling south on County Road 75.
This early settlers' church was constituted as a member of the Choctawhatchee Association District here on the Eufaula-Ozark Wagon Train Road, April 23, 1860. First Presbytery was M.W. Helms and J.J. Dickerson, Deacon William Hasten and Clerk D.R. . . . Map (db m71827) HM
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20 Alabama, Henry County, Haleburg — Captain Dennis Harrison Zorn / Zornville
On County Route 47, 0.4 miles north of County Route 177, on the left when traveling north.
(side 1) Captain Dennis Harrison Zorn Dennis Harrison Zorn was born in 1843 at Lodi, Barbour County, Alabama. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he entered the service in the 15th Alabama Infantry. He lost an arm at Cold Harbor in . . . Map (db m176019) HM
21 Alabama, Henry County, Haleburg — Mt. Zion Baptist Church
On Stovall Drive, 0.5 miles south of Hayden Street, on the left when traveling south.
Constituted to the Glory of God, circa 1871, by former slaves in the area that later became Halesburg (now Haleburg), Alabama in 1885. Mt. Zion Church is one of the oldest African-American wooden frame churches in service in Alabama's Wiregrass . . . Map (db m165975) HM
22 Alabama, Henry County, Headland — First Baptist Church of Headland
On Church Street (Alabama Route 134) at Mitchell Street, on the left when traveling east on Church Street.
Organized in 1867, as the Baptist Church of Christ at Bethlehem, it was located at 1 Cleveland Street. Reverend Thomas Scott was first pastor. William Whitehead was first deacon. Moved to East Church and Peachtree Street in 1893. Moved to present . . . Map (db m71818) HM
23 Alabama, Henry County, Headland — Headland World War I Monument
Near Main Street, 0.1 miles south of Alabama Route 173, on the right when traveling north.
South side To those who made the supreme sacrifice 1917 - World War - 1918 — Till the day breaks and the shadows flee away North side Erected by Headland Chapter, U.D.C. To the soldiers of the Confederacy . . . Map (db m71871) WM
24 Alabama, Henry County, Headland — Headland, Alabama / Headland Public Square
On Main Street, 0.1 miles south of Alabama Route 173, on the right when traveling north.
Headland, Alabama James Joshua Head (1839-1927) founded Headland in 1871 as Head’s Land. He patented land, platted the town and built his home. The Post Office opened, as Headland, on October 10, 1871. J. J. Head sold Headland to Hosey C. . . . Map (db m71817) HM
25 Alabama, Henry County, Headland — Head's Land Yielded Fruits of Success
On Main Street, 0.1 miles south of Alabama Route 173, on the right when traveling north.
Begun on 160 acres of land owned by Dr. Joshua Head, "Head's Land," or Headland, was established in 1871, incorporated as a town in 1884 and a city in 1893. The land itself yielded the city's first industry. Due to the abundance of pine trees, . . . Map (db m71816) HM
26 Alabama, Henry County, Headland — Henry County Confederate Memorial
On Main Street, 0.1 miles south of Alabama Route 173, on the right when traveling north.
To the glory of God and in memory of those boys who went from Henry County, Alabama to the battlefields of the Confederacy 1861-1865Map (db m71840) WM
27 Alabama, Henry County, Headland — Piney Grove Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery
On Broad Street (Alabama Route 173) 0.8 miles south of County Road 17, on the right when traveling south.
Side 1 An arm of the Shilo Primitive Baptist Church located near the Abby Creek, began meeting near the Three Cornered Pond just south of here in 1848. A new church called Piney Grove was constituted on April 21, 1849, by the hands of . . . Map (db m71815) HM
28 Alabama, Henry County, Lawrenceville — Lawrenceville / Lawrenceville Academy
On County Road 119 at County Road 37, on the right when traveling south on County Road 119.
Lawrenceville This early cultural, educational and religious center was settled in 1823 and named for Joseph Lawrence, prominent pioneer, farmer, and extensive land owner. A Baptist and a Methodist Church were established here prior to . . . Map (db m71825) HM
29 Alabama, Henry County, Newville — Cureton Bridge / Cureton Bridge Post Office
On Alabama Route 27 at County Road 7, on the right when traveling east on State Route 27.
Cureton Bridge Cureton Bridge was an old settlement named for the Cureton family who settled here in the early 1820's. The village was located on the East Fork of the Choctawhatchee River in western part of Henry County and Northeast of what . . . Map (db m164377) HM
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30 Alabama, Henry County, Newville — Newville Baptist Church / Newville Baptist Church Cemetery
On West Columbia Road, 0.2 miles east of County Road 7, on the right when traveling east.
Side 1 Newville Baptist Church A small Baptist congregation met under a brush arbor in 1876, near what later became the village of Wells which grew into the town of Newville, Alabama. A log church called Center was erected in . . . Map (db m71814) HM
31 Alabama, Henry County, Newville — Newville High School / Newville Rosenwald School
On North Broad Street (Alabama Route 173) 0.1 miles south of North Railroad Street (County Road 7), on the left when traveling south.
Newville High School The first known school in Newville was at Center Church in 1881. When Grange Hall was built in 1891, church services and school were held on the first floor. In 1913, Grange Hall was torn down and the wood was used to . . . Map (db m71812) HM
32 Alabama, Henry County, Newville — Newville, Alabama / Newville Pioneers
On North Broad Street (Alabama Route 173) 0.1 miles north of North Railroad Street (County Route 7), on the right when traveling north.
Newville, Alabama James Madison Wells founded a village called Wells circa 1882. When Abbeville Southern Railroad laid tracks through the town in 1893, its name was changed to Wells Station. The post office was built in 1894. Wells Station . . . Map (db m71810) HM
33 Alabama, Henry County, Newville — Old Center Methodist Church / Old Center Cemetery
On County Road 89 at County Road 109, on the right when traveling south on County Road 89.
Old Center Methodist Church The church was organized in 1859. The first building was a log structure located just NW of the present building. In the 1870's it was part of the Newton Circuit and was served by a minister who lived in the . . . Map (db m71831) HM
34 Alabama, Henry County, Newville — Union Springs Missionary Baptist Church And Cemetery
On County Road 73, 0.3 miles north of County Road 138, on the left when traveling north.
Union Springs Missionary Baptist Church was dedicated to the Glory of God on September 19, 1896. Founders of the church included the Rev. Zack Deese, George Murray, Nathan Jones, Alec Cutchen, George Stokes, Marion Holland and Jasper Roney. The . . . Map (db m174720) HM
35 Alabama, Henry County, Screamer — Indian Treaty Boundary Line
On Alabama Route 95, 0.4 miles south of County Road 48, on the left when traveling south.
The Treaty of Fort Jackson on August 9, 1814 by Major General Andrew Jackson on behalf of the President of the United States of America and the Chiefs, Deputies and Warriors of the Creek Indian Nation, established a boundary line between the . . . Map (db m71836) HM
36 Alabama, Henry County, Screamer — Indian Treaty Boundary Line
On County Road 97, 0.2 miles north of County Road 93, on the right when traveling north.
The Treaty of Fort Jackson on August 9, 1814 by Major General Andrew Jackson on behalf of the President of the United States of America and the Chiefs, Deputies and Warriors of the Creek Indian Nation, established a boundary line between the . . . Map (db m71838) HM
37 Alabama, Henry County, Screamer — Liberty United Methodist Church / Hilliardsville
On County Road 92, 0.3 miles north of State Route 95, on the left when traveling north.
Liberty United Methodist Church Also called Liberty Chapel, the Church was organized circa 1830 and originally located three miles northeast of this site, on the Old Liberty Church Road. Rev. Anson West, D.D., renowned Methodist minister, . . . Map (db m71829) HM
38 Alabama, Henry County, Shorterville — "Irwin Empire"
On Alabama Route 10, 0.4 miles north of County Road 91, on the left when traveling north. Reported damaged.
Site of the 1831 Irwin homeplace where over 50,000 acres of land was owned by Major General William Irwin (1794-1850). He was an Indian fighter, farmer, politician, statesman and considered one of the nation’s richest and most influential men. A . . . Map (db m242474) HM
39 Alabama, Henry County, Shorterville — Chattahoochee River Crossing
On Hartford Road (Alabama Route 10) 0.6 miles east of County Road 46, on the left when traveling east.
First settler crossings were made here prior to 1817 on a log ferry operated by Robert Irwin. First bridge built by Prescott and Bemis and destroyed by flood of 1855. Second wooden covered bridge was completed in 1869 by ex-slave Horace King. Third . . . Map (db m71843) HM
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40 Alabama, Henry County, Shorterville — Franklin - First Beachhead into East Alabama
On Hartford Road (Alabama Route 10) 0.6 miles east of County Road 46, on the left when traveling east.
The frontier village of Franklin was established here by Colonel Robert Irwin in 1814 on the site of the Indian town of Cheeska Talofa. It was the first colonial village in east Alabama. Fort Gaines, Georgia, was constructed in 1816 to protect the . . . Map (db m71844) HM
41 Alabama, Henry County, Shorterville — Showplace of the South
On County Road 47, 4.5 miles south of State Route 10, on the right when traveling south.
Side 1 “The Mansion” was built in the 1830's on this site by Colonel James Bennett and his wife, Harriet M. Grace. Tradition maintains that it was the only three story antebellum home in the Chattahoochee Valley. The top . . . Map (db m83759) HM
 
 
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Mar. 29, 2024