Marvin Holman - Dothan, AL
N 31° 13.405 W 085° 23.371
16R E 653396 N 3455480
This 3-dimensional historical marker about mule trader Marvin Holman is located in Poplar Head Park in downtown Dothan, Alabama.
Waymark Code: WMFD1H
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 09/30/2012
Views: 7
The marker reads:
Marvin Holman, a mule trader for 65 years, was known throughout the nation for the slogan, "tolable fair dealer". Opposite this site, on the southeast corner of East Main and Holman Streets stood one of the South's largest mule stables. Built in 1917, the 27,000 ft.² red brick structure was a popular gathering place for farmers and townsfolk and contained a "mourners bench" for the traders comfort and consolation. The building was demolished in 1974. Tractors replaced mules and thus ended an era.
This plaque is given in memory of Marvin Holman by Edith Holman Jones and Maxwell E. Jones June 1981.
Marker Name: Marvin Holman
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
The marker has a 3-dimensional statue of a mule embedded in it. It's quite ass-tounding!
Date Dedicated / Placed: June 1981
Marker Number: Not listed
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