Town of Gurley
N 34° 41.840 W 086° 22.653
16S E 557008 N 3839655
The story of a pioneer town.
Waymark Code: WM1PKV
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 06/17/2007
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Town of Gurley
Located on land owned by John Gurley, pioneer settler, and named for him. His son, Capt. Frank B. Gurley, became a Confederate hero as a member of the 4th Ala. Cavalry.
The settlement that developed around the water tank on Memphis and Charleston R.R. was known as Gurley's Tank.
Post office established in 1866 as Gurleysville and town incorporated as Gurley in 1891.
Madison County High School located here in 1907.
Last hometown of Senator and Mrs. C. C. Clay, Jr.
Marker Name: Town of Gurley
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
The marker is just off highway 72 near the town of Gurley.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1986
Marker Number: Not listed
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