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Mar 27, 2023 · Located in the southeast part of the state, Clayton has been the county seat of Barbour County since 1834. Clayton has a mayor-council form of government. History Barbour County was created in 1832 from parts of Pike County, and Louisville was chosen as the county seat. One year later, an 11-member commission was formed to […]
The Clayton post office was established in September 1835 with John F. Keener as postmaster. Clayton, with a population of 200, was incorporated on December 21, 1841 by the Alabama Legislature. Its first mayor, after incorporation, was John Jackson. Reverse: Clayton’s Architectural Heritage
Sep 6, 2023 · After selecting a site in the geographic center of the county in 1834, county leaders christened the town Clayton in honor of Judge Augustine Smith Clayton, a U.S. representative from Athens, Georgia. The town was incorporated by an act of the Alabama Legislature on December 21, 1841.
Clayton, Alabama, boasts a whopping four sites on the National Register of Historic Places! Don’t miss the Gothic Revival Miller-Martin Townhouse and the famed Octagon House , which serves as the only remaining antebellum octagonal house in the state.
The Henry D. Clayton House is a historic plantation house in Clayton, Alabama, most notable as the birthplace and childhood home of Henry De Lamar Clayton, Jr. (1857–1929), a legislator and judge. Clayton came to prominence while serving in the United States Congress as the author of the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914.
Jan 4, 2024 · Barbour County. Octagon House in Clayton Located in southeast Alabama along the Alabama-Georgia border, Barbour County was home to six Alabama governors. The county was a center of agriculture and forestry during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge is one of the largest preserved natural areas ...
