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 Henry, The Mother County - Abbeville, AL
N 31° 34.268 W 085° 15.009
16R E 666059 N 3494228
At one time Henry County was the largest county in the state, now it is the smallest.
Waymark Code: WMFKE0
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 10/29/2012
Views: 6
The Henry, The Mother County historical marker is a standard Historic Chattahoochee Commission metal marker. It is located on the lawn of the Henry County Courthouse. The marker was placed by the Historic Chattahoochee Commission and Henry County Historical Society.
Marker Name: Henry, The Mother County
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
Marker Text:
Upon formation, Henry County was the largest county within Alabama composing all or portions of the present counties of Barbour, Coffee, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Geneva, Houston and Pike. When the youngest county of Houston was formed in 1903, Henry became the smallest. Franklin, the Dead River port of Abbeville on the Chattahoochee River, was the colonial settlers first beachhead into the wild west of Creek Indian Territory after 1814. Old Henry was the original Alabama wiregrass area.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1979
Marker Number: None
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