HR335 Summary

• Recognizes the historical significance of the Hughes Cemetery in Poplar Springs, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama on the occasion of its Historical Marker dedication ceremony on April 16, 2011.

• Cemetery land has been owned by the State of Alabama since 1924; volunteers from seven local communities cleaned the cemetery on March 25, 2006.

• Cemetery named for Franklin Hughes (1818-1887), who received an Ancestral Land Grant of 239.70 acres on December 10, 1859; contains graves of Hughes and other early settler families including Lawrence, Garner, Rains, and Gwins.

• Features a distinctive "swept cemetery style" with vernacular gravestones and was designated as the 10th cemetery in Tuscaloosa County by the Alabama Historical Commission, which presented a certificate to Poplar Springs Baptist Church on July 12, 2010.

• Poplar Springs Baptist Church has adopted the cemetery for maintenance and preservation; the House of Representatives conveys esteem and appreciation to those who have worked to preserve this landmark.