Elgin / Elgin
Crossroads
Eastern Lauderdale County has had relatively few historical road
markers. You will find “Butler Cemetery” on page 3 of my “Signs
of the Past”, “Andrew Phillips” on page 8, “Daniel White”
on page 31, “French-Glover Farm” on page 58, “Grassy Memorial”
on page 66, “Rogersville Heritage Park” on page 71, and “Chief
Doublehead” on page 172. By comparison the western side of
Lauderdale County has close to a hundred markers. This imbalance may
be addressed by the recent formation of the East Lauderdale
Historical Society (ELHS). This society is erecting markers to fill
this “marker vacuum”.
This “Elgin/Elgin Crossroads” historical marker was
recently erected by the ELHS. Several people mentioned on the marker
appear on other Lauderdale historical markers. “Gabriel Butler”
appears on page 3 of “Signs of the Past”, “Daniel White” is
featured on page 31, and you may read about the “Jackson's Military
Road” on pages 91 & 92.
