Bankhead Monument - Jasper, AL
N 33° 49.949 W 087° 16.635
16S E 474346 N 3743616
Monument to John H. Bankhead, Sr., John H. Bankhead, Jr., and William Brockman Bankhead in Jasper, AL
Waymark Code: WMBZDT
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 07/07/2011
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Bronze plaque honoring three members of the Bankhead family.
Plaque text:
To honor
John H. Bankhead, Sr.
1842 – 1920
Confederate captain, U. S. Congressman and
Senator, and father of good roads in America
John H. Bankhead, Jr.
1872 – 1946
U. S. Senator and author of AAA Farm Legilation
And
William. B. Bankhead
1874 – 1940
Member and Speaker, U. S. House of
Representatives
This plaque was placed in 1949 by The Woodmen
of the World of Alabama
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link]
Location: Plaza in front of the Walker County Courthouse
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