Gravesite of Major Jeremiah Austill Historical

Gravesite of Major Jeremiah Austill Historical (HM1X0E)

Location: Jackson, AL 36545 Clarke County
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N 31° 25.417', W 87° 51.413'

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Near this site, is the gravesite of Maj. Jeremiah Austill, folk hero & prominent figure in the early settlement of Clarke County. Born in 1794 in S. C., he lived, along with his parents, Capt. Evan and Sara Austill, among the Cherokee in Ga. Before moving here at 18.

He is best known as the "Paul Revere of Clarke County." During the Creek War, a Sept. 2, 1813 Red Stick attack on Ft. Sinquefield near Whatley prompted the teen to make a dangerous, solitary night ride more than 40 miles to dispatch assistance from the militia at Mt. Vernon. With Austill's news,

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the colonel ordered forts Glass and Madison evacuated to St. Stephens with the Austills, a few others, including Sam Dale, remaining. Afterward, he was among the scouts who fought the Red Sticks in the famous Canoe Fight on the Alabama River.

After the war, he was clerk in the store of his uncle, Col. David Files & moved to Mobile where he was appointed clerk of the county court & spent one year in
the state legislature. In 1840, he bought the Gullet Plantation south of Jackson, residing there until his death on Dec. 9, 1879.
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HM NumberHM1X0E
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Year Placed2014
Placed ByClarke County Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, February 26th, 2017 at 1:01pm PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16R E 418559 N 3476868
Decimal Degrees31.42361667, -87.85688333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 31° 25.417', W 87° 51.413'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds31° 25' 25.02" N, 87° 51' 24.78" W
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Area Code(s)251
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 6810 Rockville Rd, Jackson AL 36545, US
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