Erected 1877-78
Pickens County, named for General Andrew Pickens of South Carolina, was established December 19, 1820. First County Site was Pickensville. On March 5, 1830, the government awarded 80 acres of land at Carrollton for the County Site. The first courthouse erected at Carrollton was burned on April 5, 1865, by troops of Union General John T. Croxton. A freedman, Henry Wells, was accused of burning the second on November 16, 1876. He was arrested in January, 1878, and held in the garret of this building. Legend holds that as Wells peered out the North window at a mob gathering below, lightning struck nearby, indelibly etching his image on the pane.HM Number | HMENR |
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Year Placed | 1974 |
Placed By | Alabama Historical Association |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 at 11:02pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 398010 N 3680856 |
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Decimal Degrees | 33.26190000, -88.09500000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 33° 15.714', W 88° 5.7' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 33° 15' 42.84" N, 88° 5' 42.00" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 205 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 7 Tuscaloosa St, Carrollton AL 35447, US |
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