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Town of Gurley
TOWN OF GURLEY
Located on land owned by John Gurley, pioneer settler, and named for him. His son, Capt. Frank B. Gurley, became a Confederate
hero as a member of 4th Ala. Cavalry. The settlement that developed around the water tank on Memphis and Charleston R.R.
was known as Gurley's Tank.
Post office established in 1866 as Gurleysville and town incorporated as Gurley in 1891. Madison County High School located here
in 1907.
Last hometown of Senator and Mrs. C.C. Clay, Jr.
ALABAMA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION 1986
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The Madison County Commission sponsored this Alabama Historical Association marker in 1986. It is located at the northeast comer of Highway 72 and Gurley Pike (Third Street) in Gurley, Alabama. Additional information on the Town of Gurley and its founders can be discovered in References 70, 71, 73, 74, and 90.
