Huntsville in Madison County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Lowell M. Anderson
Father of Monte Sano Club
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, August 26, 2017
1. Lowell M. Anderson Marker
Side A
He proposed this pool to the residents, found the site, raised funds and crews, and put both to work. He trained residents of all ages and professions to operate bulldozers, bend and tie rebar, pour concrete, and plumb a pool. (The deck on the bluff was built by high school kids.) Two years later we were swimming.
Neither Lowell nor wife Laurie could swim and they had no children. What he did, he did for us. Lowell's training as an architect-engineer by Frank Lloyd Wright at the University of Minnesota prepared him for mighty projects all over the world.
After building this pool and test stands at MSFC, he designed and built the shipyard at Pascagoula, Hawaii's reef runway and then a chain of power plants in the West. He marked his 80th birthday atop a giant power plant chimney before returning here to polish his project on the mountain.
Erected 2013 by Monte Sano Historical Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Charity & Public Work • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Frank Lloyd Wright series list.
Location. 34° 44.433′ N, 86° 31.65′
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Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 original Cherokee Nation, 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: Monte Sano Female Seminary (approx. 0.3 miles away); Historic Viduta / Hotel Monte Sano (approx. 0.3 miles away); Monte Sano Elementary School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hotel Monte Sano (approx. 0.4 miles away); Camp Monte Sano (approx. 0.6 miles away); Monte Sano Railway (approx. 0.6 miles away); Civilian Conservation Corps (approx. Ύ mile away); Schrimsher Farm (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Huntsville.
Also see . . . Lowell Anderson. Monte Sano Club website entry (Submitted on September 26, 2017, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama.)
via Monte Sano Club, unknown
2. Lowell M. Anderson
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, August 26, 2017
3. Lowell M. Anderson Marker
Side B
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, August 26, 2017
4. Lowell M. Anderson Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2017. This page has been viewed 822 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 26, 2017, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. 2. submitted on April 23, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4. submitted on September 26, 2017, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
