Samuel Sellers Cemetery - Blues Old Stand, AL
N 31° 58.100 W 085° 44.594
16R E 618753 N 3537615
Samuel Sellers (1788-1857) came to Alabama from North Carolina in 1835.
Waymark Code: WMFPFJ
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 11/13/2012
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The Samuel Sellers Cemetery historical marker is a standard Alabama Historical Association metal marker with the Alabama flag in an oval at the top. It is located on Bullock County Road 19 west of US Hwy 29. The marker was placed by the Alabama Historical Association.
Marker Name: Samuel Sellers Cemetery
Marker Type: Rural Roadside
Addtional Information:: Marker Text:
Samuel Sellers (1788-1857) of North Carolina arrived with his large family at Three Notch Road on January 29, 1835. Here, in what was then the Missouri Beat, Pike County, the first post office in the area was established, 2.5 miles west of present-day Perote, Bullock County. Sellers served as Postmaster between 1846-1850. Sellers’ original home was located on land near this cemetery.
Placed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage by the Alabama Historical Commission, November 2, 1976.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 2000
Marker Number: None
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