Arthur P. Bagby
Governor 1837 - 1841
He inherited the financial woes brought on by the collapse of the "Flush Times". Despite chaotic banking conditions during the Panic of 1837, chancery courts and a penitentiary system were both created, and Alabama settled its boundary dispute with Georgia.
Marker is on 6th Street west of 28th Avenue, on the right.
Courtesy hmdb.org
