Pre-Civil War Cemetery - Albertville, AL
N 34° 16.177 W 086° 12.912
16S E 572245 N 3792329
Historical marker at West Main Street Cemetery in Albertville, AL.
Waymark Code: WM7JBX
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 10/31/2009
Views: 15
Marker Text
PRE-CIVIL WAR CEMETERY
The West Main Street Cemetery was
Established in the late 1850’s by
The Jones Chapel Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, which was located
nearby. Among the notable persons
Buried here are: Thomas A. Albert
(1796-1876) for whom Albertville is
named; W.M. Coleman (1806-1926), the
city’s first mayor; and L.S. Emmet
(1841-1903) a pioneer merchant.
ERECTED 1971 BY THE CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE HISTORICAL COMMITTEE
Marker Name: Pre-Civil War Cemetery
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
Erected in 1971 by the Chamber of Commerce Historical Committee
Web link - http://www.alabama.travel/alabama-attractions/pre-civil_war_cemetery.html
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1971
Marker Number: No number on the marker
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