Vienna (New Hope)
N 34° 32.190 W 086° 23.671
16S E 555561 N 3821811
A small town with a big history.
Waymark Code: WM1PKY
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 06/17/2007
Views: 64
Vienna (New Hope)
Originally known as Cloud’s Town, this community was incorporated in 1832 as Vienna. It prospered as a market town before the Civil War. On May 29, 1864, the 12th Indiana Cavalry, commanded by Lt. Col. Alfred Reed, seized the town. They built a stockade and named it for General Peter J. Osterhaus. The hit-and-run tactics of Confederate Col. Lemuel Mead and Lt. Col. Milus E. (Bushwhacker) Johnston caused Union officers to retaliate by burning Vienna to the ground on December 15, 1864. Only the Masonic Lodge and the Post Office/Tavern remained. By 1883, Vienna was back to its pre-war size and was reincorporated as New Hope.
Marker Name: Vienna (New Hope)
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
Enjoy a leasurely drive to this location away from the big city.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 2001
Marker Number: Not listed
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