Scottsboro in Jackson County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Scottsboro Railroad Depot

Photographed by Tim Carr

1. Scottsboro Railroad Depot Marker

Inscription. The Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company constructed the Scottsboro Railroad Depot in 1860-1861 as a passenger and freight facility. The rail line ran throughout the Confederacy and the Union considered its capture vital to cutting off supplies to the south. On January 8, 1865, the Depot was the site of an intense battle between 101st U.S. Colored Infantry and the 110th U.S. Colored Infantry, who held the Depot, and Confederate soldiers led by Brigadier-General H. B. Lyon. The out-numbered Union soldiers defended the station until Confederate artillery fire drove them from the building. In 1870, newly incorporated Scottsboro designated the Depot as the center point of town when laying out the city limits. With the completion of a new building in 1891, the Depot stopped handling passenger traffic. The Depot remained important in the economic and social activity of the city until the 1960's. The Depot is one of only three remaining pre-Civil War railroad depots in the State of Alabama.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998

Erected by Alabama Historical Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Railroads & Streetcars

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• War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Commission series list. A significant historical month for this entry is January 2001.

Location. 34° 40.506′ N, 86° 2.214′ W. Marker is in Scottsboro, Alabama, in Jackson County. It is on W Maple Avenue near N Houston Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Scottsboro AL 35768, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Union Civil War Encampment in Scottsboro (a few steps from this marker); Robert Thomas Scott (approx. ¼ mile away); Gen. Andrew Jackson (approx. ¼ mile away); Jackson County Courthouse And The Scottsboro Boys (approx. 0.3 miles away); College Hill Historic District (approx. half a mile away); Cedar Hill Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Robert E. Jones, Jr. / Jones House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Robert Thomas Scott, Sr. / Robert Thomas Scott, Sr. (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Scottsboro.

Another marker is no longer nearby. First Baptist Church (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Additional keywords. U.S.C.T., USCT

Scottsboro Railroad Depot image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr

2. Scottsboro Railroad Depot

Photographed by David J Gaines

3. Scottsboro Railroad Depot

Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2009, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 3,047 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 7, 2009, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. 3. submitted on November 28, 2016, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.