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University Club

 
 
University Club Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tim Carr, March 13, 2010
1. University Club Marker
Inscription. Built 1834 by James Dearing. Purchased by Arthur P. Bagby who occupied the house 1837-41 while Governor of Alabama and since known as the Governor's Mansion. Presented to the University of Alabama 1944 by Herbert David Warner and Mildred Westervelt Warner.
 
Erected 1972 by Alabama Historical Association.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationGovernment & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.
 
Location. 33° 12.73′ N, 87° 33.619′ W. Marker is in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in Tuscaloosa County. It is at the intersection of University Boulevard and Queen City Avenue, on the right when traveling west on University Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 421 Queen City Avenue, Tuscaloosa AL 35401, 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.
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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: The Mildred Warner House (approx. Ό mile away); Queen City Park (approx. Ό mile away); Reconstruction:1867-1874 (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Civil War Years: 1861-1865 (approx. 0.3 miles away); 1887: The Beginnings of Modern Tuscaloosa (approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of Queen City Park Softball Field (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Capital Years: 1825-1847 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Answering the Call to Duty (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tuscaloosa.
 
More about this marker. The marker and its subject, the University Club, underwent renovations in early 2024, re-opening in May 2024. During that time, the marker was also renovated and restored to a like-new state.
 
University Club Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tim Carr, March 13, 2010
2. University Club Marker
The University Club image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tim Carr, March 13, 2010
3. The University Club
The University Club image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tim Carr, March 13, 2010
4. The University Club
University Club Marker in front of the University Club image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Kai NeSmith, October 19, 2024
5. University Club Marker in front of the University Club
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,599 times since then and 20 times this year. Last updated on October 19, 2024, by Kai NeSmith of Augusta, Georgia. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 25, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama.   5. submitted on October 19, 2024, by Kai NeSmith of Augusta, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
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