Marker Name: William Wyatt Bibb
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information:: Marker text:
First Governor of Alabama 1819-1820 -- grave 300 yards -- Only governor of Alabama Territory 1817-1819. Born in Amelia County, Va., Oct. 2, 1781. In U.S. Congress from Georgia 1805-1813. Moved here from Elbert County, Ga., 1817. Buried in private cemetery near home. Succeeded by brother, Thomas Bibb, presiding officer of state senate.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1954
Marker Number: Not Listed
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