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Abbeville was almost destroyed by an arsonist who set fire to it all on May 20, 1906. The main business district was almost destroyed by an arsonist who set fire to a block of Kirkland Street. Nearby courthouse almost went extinct, but it was saved by firefighters from the Bucket Brigade who kept pouring water onto the flat roof. Some citizens took advantage of the situation by stealing items from the fire, as is often the case in disasters. Ward, a mechanic, was charged with arson and setting the fire. Ward was released on bail at $500 After his bail was cleared, Ward fled Abbeville and the County and was never heard of again. A. C. Crawford and J. C. Espy, who signed Ward's bail bond, grudgingly deposited the bail. Businessmen with insurance recovered most or all of their losses. Some businessmen did not have insurance. The residents were determined to rebuild downtown. The wooden structures destroyed by fire were replaced with brick buildings.
Wes Johnson was charged with attacking a white girl and was taken into custody in February 1937. A mob of 100 white men took him from Henry County jail and then lynched him. His body was "bullet-marked" and found "swinging off a tree." None of the mob members were charged with any crime, as is the norm in lynchings. Faye Walker Howell, an Alabama resident, has been researching this case for over 20 years. She documented that Johnson and the white female had a consensual relationship. The young white man was lynched by the white men because they could not accept that. Howell was featured in 60 Minutes' April 8th, 2018 episode, when Oprah Winfrey visited the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery (Alabama). Johnson is one of the lynching victims that are memorialized at the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama. Henry County is one of the 805 counties in which lynchings occurred. It was home to 13 lynchings in the years when this was common. The 1937 Alabama Attorney General filed an impeachment against Henry County sheriff, accusing him of failing to protect Johnson. The Alabama Supreme Court heard an appeal and overturned the impeachment. Johnson was declared innocent by the Alabama Attorney General.
Recy Taylor was an African-American woman who was gang-raped in 1944 by seven white men. Two grand juries declined to indict the men, even though they admitted to the rape. Historical perspective, the Recy Taylor case brought together the components of the Montgomery bus boycott a decade before that event.
Kirkland Street was struck by an F2 tornado on November 5, 2002. Numerous single-family and mobile homes were destroyed by the tornado, as well as many other homes or businesses. Abbeville High School suffered too much damage to be repaired and was relocated. Numerous trees were uprooted and power lines were downed. The Old Pioneer Cemetery was particularly hard hit. The Old Pioneer Cemetery was particularly hard hit. Eighty-year-old trees were also uprooted. Cracks in grave slabs revealed the vaults beneath. The restoration of the old cemetery required several years and several thousands of dollars.
