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Town of New Market
TOWN OF NEW MARKET
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Settled by Pioneers early as 1806. Voting Precinct established 1827. Town incorporated 1837.
George Smith, major landowner of town site, built first log house and established mercantile
business, 1814. John Miller excavated millrace, erected gristmill and sawmill, 1819. William Hayter, first Postmaster, 1827-1839.
Town became a thriving commercial center for a prosperous agricultural community, once known as "The Watercress Capital of the World;" greatly
respected for development of religious and educational endeavors, and furnishing political leadership in local and state government.
ALABAMA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION 1989
The Madison County Commission sponsored the erection of this Alabama Historical Association marker on the east side of Winchester Road, just south of New Market Road, in New Market, Alabama. The marker was dedicated on September 17, 1989. More information on the Town of New Market can be found in References 10, 26, 31, 40, 41, 45, 61, 62, 66, 68, 71, 73, and 90.
