Johnson J. Hooper - Dadeville, AL
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N 32° 49.883 W 085° 45.813
16S E 615726 N 3633271
Marker about the life of Johnson Hooper after he moved to Dadeville, AL.
Waymark Code: WMHXGX
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 08/23/2013
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Marker Text:
Author, Editor, Lawyer Secretary of Congress, C.S.A. As a writer he created Captain Simon Suggs of the Tallapoosa Volunteers, fictional character whose humorous, rascally escapades of pioneer days in Alabama became world famous.
Marker Name: Johnson J. Hooper 1815 - 1861
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
Erected by the Alabama Historical Association.
More information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson_J._Hooper
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1953
Marker Number: Not Listed
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