Named for Revolutionary hero,
General Nathaniel Greene,
who drove British from Southeast.
Area explored by DeSoto, 1540.
Claimed as French Louisiana, 1699.
Ceded to England, 1763.
Ceded by Choctaw Nation, 1816.
Made a territorial . . . — — Map (db m37962) HM
Erected 1851, D.B. Anthony Contractor
Organized by Tuscaloosa Presbytery in 1824 as Mesopotamia Presbyterian Church.
John H. Gray first minister 1826-1836
Educational Building Erected 1959 — — Map (db m37953) HM
[Front]
In honor of all
who served their country
in World War I, World War II,
Korean conflict and Vietnam
Erected 1987 by
loved ones and friends of
veterans of Greene County
[Back]
In memory of those . . . — — Map (db m203618) WM
Nov. 26, 1929 - Feb. 28, 1967, Born in Eutaw, Alabama. Awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry at Suoi Da, South Vietnam. While under attack, SFC Leonard charged an enemy machine gun and even though wounded continued to command his men until his . . . — — Map (db m203628) HM WM
On this site, in January 1971, Thomas Earl Gilmore, Sr. was sworn in as Sheriff of Greene County. He was the first African American Sheriff in the county's history and served three consecutive terms until he retired from local politics.
Gilmore, . . . — — Map (db m203630) HM
In 1838, Greene County citizens voted to change the town seat from Erie to Eutaw. The City of Eutaw, Alabama was incorporated as a town by an act of the State Legislature on January 2, 1841. Greene County had been named for General Nathaniel Greene. . . . — — Map (db m83752) HM
