Historical Markers and War Memorials in Headland, Alabama
Abbeville is the county seat for Henry County
Headland is in Henry County
Henry County(41) ► ADJACENT TO HENRY COUNTY Barbour County(71) ► Dale County(42) ► Houston County(46) ► Clay County, Georgia(23) ► Early County, Georgia(17) ►
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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
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
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
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
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
1861-1865 — — Map (db m71840) WM
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
