Welcome Arch - near Abernathy, Alabama
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N 33° 40.150 W 085° 22.324
16S E 650924 N 3726663
Rest area welcome sign erected in 1942
Waymark Code: WM16TDQ
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 10/02/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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County of sign: Cleburne County
Location of sign: I-20 WB milepost 1, Welcome Center, near Heflin
Phone: (256) 748-4303

Marble sign, half of which is an arch, over a solid base, upon which is the text, presented below

Sign Text:

ALABAMA
WELCOMES YOU
[The Great Seal of Alabama]
THE UNIONS 22nd STATE 1819
Dec. 14th

Erected by the State Highway Department of Alabama
Frank M. Dixon Governor, Chris J. Sherlock Director
1942

Type: Triumphal (Monument/Memorial)

Subtype: Other

Location: Rest Area Interstate 20
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