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 Newburg - Newburg, AL
N 34° 29.186 W 087° 34.957
16S E 446504 N 3816246
Newburg, AL was first known as New Boston.
Waymark Code: WMNAAE
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 01/30/2015
Views: 4
The Newburg historical marker is an Alabama Historical Association metal marker with the Alabama flag at the top. It is located about 100' south of AL Hwy 24 on Franklin County 87. The marker was placed by the Alabama Historical Association.
Marker Name: Newburg
Marker Type: Rural Roadside
Addtional Information::
Marker Text:
First known as New Boston when a post office was established here in 1832, by 1834 the community was known as Newburg. The Newburg Masonic Lodge #388 was organized in 1872. Since its completion in 1878, the Lodge hall has been a center for community events, serving as the meeting place for the Masons and other clubs, as well as church, school, and voting precinct. Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church, active since its founding in 1824 by Rev. James Smith, located 1/4 mile east of this site. Denton Hollow burial site of William Russell (ca. 1745-1825) one mile south. Major Russell, for whom nearby Russellville was named, served with Andrew Jackson during the Creek War and returned to this area to settle after the war.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 2009
Marker Number: None
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