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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Prattville, Alabama

 
Clickable Map of Autauga County, Alabama and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Autauga County, AL (38) Chilton County, AL (31) Dallas County, AL (129) Elmore County, AL (48) Lowndes County, AL (28) Montgomery County, AL (384)  AutaugaCounty(38) Autauga County (38)  ChiltonCounty(31) Chilton County (31)  DallasCounty(129) Dallas County (129)  ElmoreCounty(48) Elmore County (48)  LowndesCounty(28) Lowndes County (28)  MontgomeryCounty(384) Montgomery County (384)
Prattville is the county seat for Autauga County
Prattville is in Autauga County
      Autauga County (38)  
ADJACENT TO AUTAUGA COUNTY
      Chilton County (31)  
      Dallas County (129)  
      Elmore County (48)  
      Lowndes County (28)  
      Montgomery County (384)  
 
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1 Alabama, Autauga County, Prattville — A County Older Than the State, Autauga County
Created in 1818 by an act of Alabama Territorial Legislature. Autauga Indians lived on creek from which the county takes its name. Autaugas were members of the Alibamo tribe. They sent many warriors to resist Andrew Jackson's invasion in Creek War. . . . Map (db m27907) HM
2 Alabama, Autauga County, Prattville — Autauga County Korean War Memorial
Dedicated to the Korean War Veterans of Autauga CountyMap (db m70818) WM
3 Alabama, Autauga County, Prattville — Autauga County Viet Nam Memorial
In Memory of Veterans of the Viet Nam ConflictMap (db m70816) WM
4 Alabama, Autauga County, Prattville — Autauga County World War II Memorial
Dedicated to the Veterans of Autauga County who served their country during WWIIMap (db m70817) WM
5 Alabama, Autauga County, Prattville — Autauga Creek
Side 1 Water has always played a significant role in the history of Prattville. Daniel Pratt chose the location for his new town because of the proximity to Autauga Creek and the Alabama River. This area was referred to as an . . . Map (db m70815) HM
6 Alabama, Autauga County, Prattville — Buena VistaMontgomery-Janes-Wittaker Home — (circa 1830) —
This antebellum plantation house was completed by Capt. William Montgomery, a contemporary of Prattville's founder, Daniel Pratt. This “Deep South” architecture reflects the Federal style with the later addition of a Colonial . . . Map (db m70795) HM
7 Alabama, Autauga County, Prattville — Daniel Pratt Cemetery / George Cooke
(Front): Daniel Pratt CemeteryFinal resting place of early Alabama industrialist Daniel Pratt, 1799-1873, and wife Esther Ticknor Pratt, 1803-1875. He was from New Hampshire and she, Connecticut. Married 1827 at Fortville, Jones County, . . . Map (db m168941) HM
8 Alabama, Autauga County, Prattville — Daniel Pratt/First United Methodist Church
Side 1 Daniel Pratt Founder of Prattville Daniel Pratt, a native of New Hampshire, became an industrialist, statesman and philanthropist in Alabama. He was a Methodist in both heart and practice. He encourage the development of the . . . Map (db m70813) HM
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9 Alabama, Autauga County, Prattville — Doster Road Artesian Well House
Prattville is often referred to as “The Fountain City” for the numerous free-flowing artesian wells found here. A 1933 edition of the Prattville Progress noted that there were more than 400 of these artesian wells in Prattville . . . Map (db m70805) HM
10 Alabama, Autauga County, Prattville — First Presbyterian Church of Prattville, Alabama / Original Members
Side 1 First Presbyterian Church of Prattville, Alabama Organized 1846 by Pastor Wm. H. Mitchell, this congregation succeeded Millenium Hope Presbyterian, 2 mi. E. of town. Pastor Jas. K. Hazen (1861-77) married Mary Ticknor, . . . Map (db m81479) HM
11 Alabama, Autauga County, Prattville — Happy Hollow
Known as Fair Road, Sixth Street from Northington Street to the big curve was called “Happy Hollow”. The road went to the Fair home place but also curved right, into Warren Circle. Here stood a small frame church where the congregation’s . . . Map (db m70800) HM
12 Alabama, Autauga County, Prattville — Heritage Park
Located within Daniel Pratt Historic District, this park overlooks Autauga Creek and the manufacturing complex around which this New England style village developed. Daniel Pratt founded Prattville in 1839, and patterned the town after those of his . . . Map (db m27958) HM
13 Alabama, Autauga County, Prattville — Indian Springs Post Office • Thomas Hill House • Union Baptist Meeting House
Indian Springs Post Office Location of considerable Community activity in the early nineteenth-century Autauga County Thomas Hill House Site of first Court after Autauga became a County Union Baptist Meeting House 1830s . . . Map (db m70798) HM
14 Alabama, Autauga County, Prattville — Mount Sinai Rosenwald SchoolAutauga County
In 1919, Anthony Townsend donated 5 acres of land for this school. In 1913, Julius Rosenwald, CEO of Sears & Roebuck, and Booker T. Washington established the Rosenwald School program to improve the quality of public education for African American . . . Map (db m158654) HM
15 Alabama, Autauga County, Prattville — Mulbry Grove CottageMcWilliams - Smith - Rice House
Built circa, 1840s by A.K. McWilliams, this story and one-half Federal-style raised cottage with Greek Revival elements was the residence of Amos Smith, who named the town of Prattville. The west front parlor was the meeting place where the . . . Map (db m27982) HM
16 Alabama, Autauga County, Prattville — Old Autauga County Courthouse1870
The county's third courthouse was used until 1906. George Littlefield Smith, an early citizen of Prattville, designed and built the Italianate-style structure. Earlier county seats were Washington, then Kingston. Marker placed by the . . . Map (db m70808) HM
17 Alabama, Autauga County, Prattville — Old Kingston Historical Cemetery
This cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in Autauga County having been established as a burial ground by at least 1841. The land was officially set aside as a burial ground when the county seat was in this area from 1834 to 1868. The area . . . Map (db m82561) HM
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18 Alabama, Autauga County, Prattville — Old Plank RoadCirca 1840's
The plank road was constructed of large pine logs, sawed lengthwise and laid round-side down. Daniel Pratt built the road for public benefit and to provide transportation from the Pratt Cotton Gin Factory to Washington on the Alabama River. Over . . . Map (db m27983) HM
19 Alabama, Autauga County, Prattville — Pratt Gin Factory — 1 mile —
Once the world's largest plant manufacturing cotton gins. Founded 1833 by Daniel Pratt, the greatest industrialist of Alabama prior to 1860. Pratt's many industries were of great aid to Confederacy during Northern blockade.Map (db m70799) HM
20 Alabama, Autauga County, Prattville — Pratt HomesiteCirca 1842
Daniel Pratt, Prattville’s founding father, constructed an imposing home and garden within a quarter-mile of this site on Autauga Creek, near his industrial complex. The large home was designed and erected by Pratt himself, a noted architect / . . . Map (db m27985) HM
21 Alabama, Autauga County, Prattville — Prattville Dragoons
On this memorial are engraved the names of the 100 original officers and men of the Prattville Dragoons. Their dedication to their families, their homes and their county is remembered and honored by their descendants. Officers Jessie . . . Map (db m129581) WM
22 Alabama, Autauga County, Prattville — Rocky Mount Cemetery
Rocky Mount Cemetery was established on this sacred ground for families who settled Cobb’s Ford and the surrounding area. The oldest marked burials date to the 1890s. Numerous veterans of the Civil War and World Wars I and II are buried here. Rocky . . . Map (db m158661) HM
23 Alabama, Autauga County, Prattville — Saint Mark's Episcopal Church
Saint Mark's was organized in 1859 as a mission of the Diocese of Alabama. Services were first held at the Presbyterian Church and in the old Court House. In December 1876, the congregation purchased an old wooden frame chapel from the Methodists . . . Map (db m70801) HM
24 Alabama, Autauga County, Prattville — Sidney LanierMusician - Poet - Patriot - Seer
Beloved teacher of Prattville Academy 1867 • on this site • 1868 whose memory will be forever cherished by people of Prattville, Ala. whom he loved and servedMap (db m70820) HM
25 Alabama, Autauga County, Prattville — Sidney Lanier/Prattville Male and Female Academy Site
Side 1 Sidney Lanier 1842-1881 The poet and musician, born in Macon, Georgia, was Academy principal in 1867-68. He married Mary H. Day of Macon in December 1867. In Prattville, they lived at the Mims Hotel and later in Dr. S.P. . . . Map (db m70802) HM
26 Alabama, Autauga County, Prattville — The Prattville Dragoons
This boulder erected by The Merrill E. Pratt Chapter U.D.C. April 26, 1916, marks the spot where The Prattville Dragoons assembled in April, 1861, on the eve of their departure to the war, and is commemorative of their . . . Map (db m70819) HM WM
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27 Alabama, Autauga County, Prattville — Wilson Pickett, Jr.March 18, 1941 - January 19, 2006
A native of Prattville, Wilson Pickett was raised singing gospel in local churches. Upon moving to Detroit as a teenager, he began to blend gospel-style with rhythm and blues, resulting in some of "the deepest, funkiest soul music" to come from the . . . Map (db m70804) HM
 
 
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Mar. 19, 2024