Conecuh County
The Anderson Stage Stop marker stands along the Old Federal Road in Conecuh County. This site is especially interesting because the story is split across the county line. The marker, well, and livery-stable area are on the Conecuh County side, while the remaining stage stop building stands across the road in Monroe County.
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Anderson Stage Stop
The Old Federal Road connected Washington D.C. to New Orleans, allowing mail, munitions and settlers to come into and through this part of the country. The one remaining stage stop building of the many once along the Old Federal Road is in Monroe County. Its livery stables were on this side of the road, in Conecuh County. Mathew Anderson settled on this property in 1852, farming and running an inn across the road. Carriage, or stagecoach, travelers were allowed to stay in the inn while horsemen were delegated to the livery stables. The well that supplied water still remains.
Across the road from the marker stands what remains of the Anderson Stage Stop building. Though the building itself is on the Monroe County side, it is part of the same historic site described on the Conecuh County marker.
Old Federal Road Project
The Anderson Stage Stop is one of the most important stops on the Old Federal Road Project because it gives us a rare surviving connection to the stagecoach era. Travelers, mail, supplies, and news once moved along this road between Washington, D.C. and New Orleans. Here, weary travelers could stop at the inn, while horses were watered and cared for nearby.
The fact that part of the site remains visible today makes this more than just a marker beside the road. The building, the well, and the marker together help tell the story of travel, settlement, and daily life along Alabama’s Old Federal Road.
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County:Â Conecuh County, Alabama
GPS:Â 31.74884, -86.92271