Trussville in Jefferson County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Cahaba Project

"Slagheap Village"

— A government project under President Franklin D. Roosevelt —

Cahaba Project Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, January 4, 2010

1. Cahaba Project Marker

Inscription. A total of 243 houses and 44 duplex units were constructed from 1936 - 1938 at an overall cost of $2,661,981.26. Cahaba residents rented from the government until 1947, when the houses and duplexes were sold to individuals at prices ranging from $4,400 to $9,000 each.

Erected 1999 by Alabama Historical Association / Trussville Historical Board.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association, and the Former U.S. Presidents: #32 Franklin D. Roosevelt series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1936.

Location. 33° 37.314′ N, 86° 36.096′ W. Marker is in Trussville, Alabama, in Jefferson County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (U. S. Highway 11) and Parkway Drive, on the left when traveling east on Main Street (U. S. Highway 11). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Trussville AL 35173, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area.

It is also 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: Trussville (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Trussville Memorial Cemetery (about 600 feet away); First Baptist Church of Trussville (about 600 feet away); Civitan Park Bridge (about 700 feet away);

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Trussville, Alabama (approx. 0.4 miles away); Confederate Storehouse Burned By Federal Troops (approx. 0.4 miles away); Heritage Hall 1988 (approx. half a mile away); The Coop Store - Heritage Hall (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Trussville.

Additional keywords. New Towns, New Deal

Cahaba Project Marker & Gazebo image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, January 4, 2009

2. Cahaba Project Marker & Gazebo

The Gazebo, a Trussville landmark was the original entrance to the Cahaba Project.

Example of the duplex homes now single private residences. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, December 21, 2009

3. Example of the duplex homes now single private residences.

Heritage Hall was the Cahaba Project's Co-Op Store image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, December 21, 2009

4. Heritage Hall was the Cahaba Project's Co-Op Store

Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on January 5, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,131 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 5, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.