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Historical Markers in Gainestown

 
Clickable Map of Clarke 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 Clarke County, AL (58) Baldwin County, AL (168) Choctaw County, AL (12) Marengo County, AL (38) Monroe County, AL (34) Washington County, AL (26) Wilcox County, AL (22)  ClarkeCounty(58) Clarke County (58)  BaldwinCounty(168) Baldwin County (168)  ChoctawCounty(12) Choctaw County (12)  MarengoCounty(38) Marengo County (38)  MonroeCounty(34) Monroe County (34)  WashingtonCounty(26) Washington County (26)  WilcoxCounty(22) Wilcox County (22)
Grove Hill is the county seat for Clarke County
Gainestown is in Clarke County
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1 ► Alabama, Clarke County, Gainestown — The Canoe Fight —
On Madison Road (County Road 33) at Tennessee Road, on the right when traveling north on Madison Road.
On November 12, 1813, the Canoe Fight, one of the key assaults of the Creek War, took place nearby at the mouth of Randon’s Creek where it flows into the Alabama River. Following the Fort Mims Massacre in August, small bands of Creek warriors . . . — — Map (db m101574) HM
2 ► Alabama, Clarke County, Gainestown — Gainestown —
Near Walker Springs Road (County Road 29) at Madison Road (Route 33).
Founded in 1809 by George Strother Gaines as Choctaw-Creek Indian Trading Post on Alabama River, now Gainestown Landing. Here lived Alabama Indians for whom State & River named. At Battle of Maubila De Soto's hogs escaped, from whence . . . — — Map (db m101609) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026