Folsom Birthplace - Elba, Alabama
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hoteltwo
N 31° 24.761 W 086° 03.976
16R E 588755 N 3475715
Location on Putnam Street in Elba of birthplace of Jim Folsom, two-time Governor of the State of Alabama. Home was moved here in 2002.
Waymark Code: WMR0V6
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 04/25/2016
Views: 4
Marker text:
James Elisha (Big Jim) Folsom, a resident of Elba, Coffee County, served as the 45th and 47th Governor of Alabama. Folsom lived in this home from 1908 to 1910 when it was located near the Folsom Mill Creek and Tabernacle communities. The Folsom family continued to own the house until local officials received it and relocated it to this site in 2002. The house, a good example of a late 19th century farmhouse, is listed in the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.
Marker Name: Folsom Birthplace
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
Erected by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, John Coffee Chapter.
Article about dedication: http://www.dothaneagle.com/enterprise_ledger/news/folsom-house-historical-marker-dedicated/article_b7ff486c-c9f9-11e2-876a-0019bb30f31a.html
Date Dedicated / Placed: 5/30/2013
Marker Number: Not listed
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