Headland, Alabama

Headland is a city in Henry County, Alabama. It is part of the Dothan, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2000 census the population was 3,523. The current mayor of Headland is Ray Marler.

History
James Joshua Head founded Headland in 1871 as "Head's Land". He patented the land, plotted the town and built his home there. The post office opened as Headland on October 10, 1871.

The Headland Public Square was laid out in 1871 by J.J. Head with a vision for a branch court house. Henry County, Alabama voters decided in the court house site elections to not build a court house on the square, Henry County has been Alabama's only county with three court houses at the same time.

J.J. Head sold Headland to Hosey C. Powell in 1879, who then sold it to Dr. Wyatt S. Oates in 1880. J.J. Head moved to Tampa, Florida in 1883 and later established Lake Magdalene, Florida.

Headland incorporated in 1884 with 26 white and 4 black petitioners. The railroad was built in 1893 along with the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Depot. The depot was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 4, 1980. It has since been disassembled.

Headland's "Spirit of the American Doughboy" statue was the first public statue in Henry County. It was put up on the square in 1926 as a tribute to the town's military dead. The square was paved in 1935.

Headland has grown into Henry County's largest city as of the 2000 census.

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