Old Federal Road - Repton, Alabama
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xptwo
N 31° 26.876 W 087° 14.050
16R E 477750 N 3479269
Marker indicating the location of a stage stop on Old Federal Road. It is located north of Repton, Alabama.
Waymark Code: WMD7BK
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 11/30/2011
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While out geocaching we discovered this stone marker out on County Road 5 in Monroe County, Alabama. The marker tells the story of Duncan MacMillan's Stage Stop located near this spot in the early 1800s.
Marker Name: Old Federal Road
Marker Type: Rural Roadside
Addtional Information::
The text of the marker reads:
Old Federal Road
Duncan MacMillan's Stage Stop was located near here. According to traveler James Stuart in 1830, he (Duncan) "did not taste fermented liquor" and "thought coffee was the best stimulant." Mr. MacMillan came from Scotland and like many early settlers cleared his own land and grew sugar and cotton.
Erected in 1998 by
Monroe County Heritage Museums
and
the J. L. Bedsole Foundation
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1998
Marker Number: Not Listed
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