McCalla in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Fowler House

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 5, 2015

1. Fowler House Marker

Inscription.
Built near West Blocton, Al in 1860 by Winston Stewart, a local contractor. Mr. and Mrs. Fowler occupied the house from 1928 until their death.

Restored as a country School to be a part of the Learning Center in 1978...

Donated by the heirs of, and in memory of Isaac M. Sallie Fowler...

Erected by Tannehill Furnace & Fowler Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.

Location. 33° 14.947′ N, 87° 4.137′ W. Marker is in McCalla, Alabama, in Tuscaloosa County. It can be reached from Confederate Parkway south of Tannehill Road, on the left when traveling south. Marker is located in Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12632 Confederate Pkwy, Mc Calla AL 35111, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Roupes Valley Iron Company (a few steps from this marker); The Stewart House (within shouting distance of this marker); Tannehill Furnaces (within shouting distance of this marker); Gott Cabin (within shouting distance of this marker); Eighth Iowa Cavalry

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(within shouting distance of this marker); The Dunkin House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Marchant House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Crocker House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in McCalla.

Also see . . . Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park. Park website homepage (Submitted on August 28, 2017.)

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 5, 2015

2. Fowler House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 27, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 989 times since then and 77 times this year. Last updated on September 5, 2017, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 27, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.