Old Federal Road - Midway Alabama
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N 31° 40.641 W 087° 03.368
16R E 494679 N 3504674
One of eight stone markers along the Alabama portion of the Federal road established as a postal route by President Jefferson. Located at the intersection of County Road 1 and State Route 83 in Conecuh County.
Waymark Code: WMNJD5
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 03/22/2015
Views: 3
Stone text:
For a few months between 1811—1818 the nationally infamous highwayman, Joseph Thompson Hare, operated with his gang along the Federal Road. They headquartered at Turk's Cave near Brooklyn in Conecuh County. In his confession he referred to the road as the "Gold Mines" and in one robbery took $3728.
Marker Name: Old Federal Road
Marker Type: Rural Roadside
Addtional Information::
Erected by the Monroe County Heritage Museums and J. L. Bedsole Foundation.
More info:
http://www.natchezbelle.org/sw/hare.htm
http://seeksghosts.blogspot.com/2013/05/natchez-trace-joseph-thompson-hare.html
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1998
Marker Number: Not Listed
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