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Gainestown United Methodist Church at Gainestown, AL

This church was founded in 1819 by Rev. Joshua Wilson. In 1854, a two-story building was built on this site.  The lower floor was a church and the upper floor served as a Masonic lodge. This building was damaged by a tornado in 1911. It was rebuilt imm …

Old Gainestown Schoolhouse at Gainestown, AL (built 1919, listed on the NRHP)

The Gainestown Schoolhouse is a good example of an early 20th-century, two room schoolhouse. Although it has undergone significant restoration, it still retains most of its original features such as its form, framing members, weatherboards, windows and …

Site of Fort Madison near Gainestown, AL (a stockade used during the Creek War 1813-1814)

Fort Madison was a wooden stockade fortification in the southern section of Clarke County in the vicinity of the present-day community of Gainestown, AL.  It was one of several forts built by early Clarke County pioneers for protection during the Creek …

THE CANOE FIGHT Historical Marker near Gainestown, AL

This historical marker is located beside Madison Road about three miles east of Gainestown in south Clarke County (GPS coordinates 31.445267, -87.644307). Following is the inscription on the marker: ———- The Canoe Fight On November 12, 1813, the Canoe …

Wilson-Finlay Home at Gainestown, AL (built ca. 1846-1851; listed on the ARLH and NRHP)

The Wilson-Finlay House is a historic plantation house located in the southern part of Clarke County at Gainestown. This house was built between 1846 and 1851 for Dr. Joshua Sanford Wilson by Isaac Fuller from Maine. Wilson, born in 1792 in Halifax Cou …