Beck-Bryant-Talbot House at Canton Bend, AL (c. 1847)
This home, known as “River Bluff House,” was built around 1847 for William King Beck, a nephew of William Rufus King, Vice-President of the United States. Beck migrated to Wilcox County around 1820 with his three brothers from North Carolina. He combin …
learn moreBethea-Strother Home at Canton Bend, AL (built ca. 1844; recorded in HABS; listed on the NRHP)
The Bethea-Strother house, also known as “Pleasant Ridge”, is the only brick antebellum residence remaining in Wilcox County, and one of the few extant plantation houses left in the Canton Bend area. Its detailing is typical of Wilcox County architectu …
learn moreCanton Bend United Methodist Church at Canton Bend, AL (built 1912-1913)
The Canton Bend United Methodist Church congregation was organized on December 12, 1897. In 1910, Percy Smith and Irvin Smith deeded land for the church building. This land adjoined the cemetery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Canton whose org …
learn moreMatthews-Tait-Rutherford Home near Canton Bend, AL (built 1840-1845)
This historic antebellum home is one of the finest examples of neoclassical architecture in Alabama. It is located in Wilcox County near the community of Canton Bend and was built by a northerner, William T. Mathews who came to Camden by way of Haiti. …
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