Coleman Bros. Store at Whatley, AL (built ca. 1890, listed on the NRHP)

This is one of only a few wood frame, free-standing gable front, commercial buildings that remain in Clarke County. It was built around 1890 by David “Dave” Daniel Coleman. He used the building as a general store until his death in 1921. His sons, L. L …

Dr. Godbold’s Office Building at Whatley, AL (built ca. 1927; listed on the NRHP)

This was the medical office of Dr. John Cooper Godbold, Jr. (1888-1952). Dr. Godbold was the son of a Wilcox County physician. He came to Whatley in 1912 to practice medicine. His first office was in the Jeffrey Building which also housed Dr. Jeffrey’s …

Site of Fort Sinquefield & the Kimbell-James Massacre near Whatley, AL (Clarke County)

Fort Sinquefield was a wooden stockade fortification in Clarke County near the present-day community of Whatley, AL.  It was one of the many forts built by early Clarke County pioneers for protection during the Creek Indian War.  Fort Sinquefield was a …

Whatley Hotel at Whatley, AL (built ca. 1888; closed ca. 1962)

The Whatley Hotel is a two-story, wood frame, building with a steep hip roof and an attached, wraparound, two-tier gallery displaying Queen Anne design elements such as turned posts with comer brackets and a spindled balustrade. The foundation for the …

WHATLEY, ALABAMA Historical Marker at Whatley, AL

This historical marker is located on Main Street in front of the Horeb Baptist Church at Whatley (GPS coordinates 31.650388,-87.711215). Following is the inscription on the marker: ———- Whatley, Alabama Originally home of Creek and Choctaw Indians, Wha …