Bluff Hall

Situated on historic White Bluff

overlooking the Tombigbee River,

Bluff Hall was built in 1832 by

slaves of Allen Glover for his

daughter, Sarah Serena, and her

husband, Francis Strother Lyon.

Lawyer and planter, F. S. Lyon, served in both the

Confederate and the United States congresses.

Frequent war-time visitors in his house

were General Leonidas Polk and

General Zachary Deas.

Bluff Hall is now owned by

the Marengo County Historical Society

Marker is on North Commissioners Avenue north of West Lyon Street, on the left when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Credits and Sources:

HMDB