Forks of Cypress
Forks of Cypress is a heritage site in Lauderdale, Alabama. Forks of Cypress is situated nearby to the hamlet Mars Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Forks of Cypress Cemetery and James Martin House.
Forks of Cypress Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Forks of Cypress Cemetery is a historic cemetery near Florence, Alabama. The cemetery contains the graves of Forks of Cypress owner James Jackson, several members of his family, and numerous slaves who worked on the plantation. Forks of Cypress Cemetery is situated 1,300 feet northeast of Forks of Cypress.
James Martin House
House
Photo: Themidnite, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The James Martin House is a historic residence in Florence, Alabama. Martin was a leading Florence industrialist of the Antebellum era, who owned a cotton spinning mill along Cypress Creek. James Martin House is situated 2½ miles southeast of Forks of Cypress.
Old Water Tower
Water tower
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The Old Florence Water Tower is a historic water tower in Florence, Alabama. It was built in 1889 by the Jeter and Boardman Gas and Water Association to increase water capacity in the town, which was undergoing a boom in population. Old Water Tower is situated 2½ miles southeast of Forks of Cypress.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mars Hill and Florence.
Mars Hill
Hamlet
Mars Hill is a former unincorporated community that is now a neighborhood of the city of Florence in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States. The community contains the campus of Mars Hill Bible School. Mars Hill is situated 3½ miles east of Forks of Cypress.
Florence
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Florence is a city in and the county seat of Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States, in the state's northwestern corner, and had a population of 40,184 in the 2020 census.
Sheffield
Village
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Sheffield is a city in Colbert County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Florence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Area. The population was 9,403 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 9,307 in 2023. Sheffield is situated 6 miles south of Forks of Cypress.
Forks of Cypress
- Type: Heritage site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Lauderdale, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.84575° or 34° 50′ 45″ northLongitude
-87.72566° or 87° 43′ 32″ westOpen location code
866JR7WF+7POpenStreetMap ID
way 445113111OpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritage
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