"Old Town Slocomb" - Slocomb, AL
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Markerman62
N 31° 06.365 W 085° 35.625
16R E 634106 N 3442209
Located at South Dalton Street south of Slocomb Street, Slocomb
Waymark Code: WM16HC0
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 08/03/2022
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n 1884, young Frank Wheeler Slocomb pushed his way on horseback into the pine forested area west of Dothan where he established Slocomb Lumber Company and, with his brother Will, a naval store that produced sill, tar, rosin, turpentine, and pitch. Mr. Slocomb was active in his community and well liked. in 1901, when the Alabama Legislature designated the community as a town, it was named Slocomb. Several historic businesses have shaped the downtown as it appears today. One of these on the northeast corner of South Dalton and Slocomb Street is Dalton Pharmacy. established in 1903. Across the street on the southeast corner, Harris Brothers Hardware has been a mainstay since 1925. To the southwest, Segrest Gin and Mercantile Store began in the early 1940s and also remain today as historic sites in Slocomb.
Marker Name: "Old Town Slocomb"
Marker Type: Rural Roadside
Addtional Information::
Erected by Alabama Tourism Department and the City of Slocomb
Date Dedicated / Placed: 2010
Marker Number: Not listed
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