Thigpen’s Log Cabin Popular Dance Hall - Georgiana, AL
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N 31° 38.374 W 086° 44.509
16R E 524481 N 3500514
The log cabin is located behind the Hank Williams Boyhood Home and Museum on Rose Street and is often used for festivals.
Waymark Code: WMNGJN
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 03/12/2015
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Marker text:
While still a teenager in the early 1940s, Hank Williams used his radio show on WSFA to promote ‘show dates’ at schools, theaters and honky-tonks in South Alabama. Fred Thigpen’s Log Cabin, which opened in 1931 a mile from Hank’s boyhood home, was one of the most popular dance halls. In 1992, Mayor Lynn Watson led the drive to buy the house for a museum. The city also relocated a portion of Thigpen’s to this site. With the help of fans and volunteers, the museum opened June 5, 1993. A park was created at the rear of the house for festivals. The house is listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.
Marker Name: Thigpen’s Log Cabin Popular Dance Hall
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
Erected by the Alabama Bureau of Tourism & Travel.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 2006
Marker Number: Not listed
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