Cottonwood, Alabama
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hoteltwo
N 31° 03.291 W 085° 18.088
16R E 662070 N 3436920
Marker located in Bruner Park in Cottonwood at the merge of Alabama Route 53 and Houston County Road 55 notes some history of the town.
Waymark Code: WMKMHA
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 05/02/2014
Views: 4
Marker text:
In April 1903, the Town of Cottonwood was incorporated, making it the first town established in Houston County. The town's name may have come from either Mr. Wood, an influential land owner, or from the softwood trees growing in the area. General stores, a bank, mills (turpentine, grist, timber, etc.) sprang up. At least two lumber companies constructed logging railroads through the town. One remained in service into the 1940s as a freight service from the Cowarts area to Bascom, FL. The early 1920s saw an interest in drilling for crude oil in the area. Several attempts would find only a hot mineral water spring. Mr. J. R. Sealy capitalized on this find and established an internationally known health spa. The Sealy Hot Mineral Springs remained in business until fire destroyed it in 2001. At the 2000 census, the population of Cottonwood was 1,170.
Marker Name: Cottonwood, Alabama
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
Erected by the Alabama Tourism Department and the Town of Cottonwood.
Town website: http://www.cottonwoodalabama.com
Date Dedicated / Placed: 2010
Marker Number: Not Listed
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