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Governor’s House at Marion, AL (built 1830s, listed in the NRHP)

Antebellum, Civil War | Marion in Perry County  

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This house, built in the 1830’s, was the home of Alabama’s First Civil War Governor, Andrew Barry Moore.  It is located on the north side of Green Street approximately 0.6 mile west of the Perry County Courthouse (GPS coordinates 32.635025, -87.328845).

This house is at contributing property to Marion’s Green Street Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Source: PerryCountyAlabamaChamber.com

This is a private residence – drive by only.

Photograph courtesy of RuralSWAlabama.

Tags: alabama, antebellum, black belt, civil war, house, marion, perry county

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Welcome to rural southwest Alabama. This website is dedicated to twelve counties located in rural southwest Alabama which includes a large portion of Alabama’s Black Belt area. This region is known for its rich and diverse heritage, historic homes and churches, and natural beauty. This website contains details about historic and interesting places that you will find in this area of Alabama.

PLEASE NOTE THAT MOST OF THE HOMES INCLUDED ARE PRIVATE RESIDENCES AND, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ARE DRIVE BY ONLY.

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Dedicated to the memory of Stacy Milstead Henson (1978-2008) & Inez “Sis” Watts (1924-2007).

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