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

Shades Crest Road Historical District

Photographed by Tim Carr, September 20, 2008

1. Shades Crest Road Historical District Marker

Inscription. Indian, Wagon Trail, now Shades Crest Road, led to popular chalybeate springs. Summit, now Bluff Park, was a resort known for its view, cool air and healing mineral water. In 1899 school / church was built. In 1909 Bluff Park Hotel, built on land settled by Hale Family, lost to fire in 1925. In 1996 Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.

Erected by Hoover Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Natural Resources • Religion & Religious Structures • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1899.

Location. 33° 24.75′ N, 86° 51.354′ W. Marker is in Hoover, Alabama, in Jefferson County. It is at the intersection of Shades Crest Road (County Road 97) and Park Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Shades Crest Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Birmingham AL 35226, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lover’s Leap (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bluff Park Elementary School / Hoover Community Education (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hale - Joseph Home (approx. ¼ mile away); The Park Avenue Historical District

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(approx. ¾ mile away); Overseer’s House (approx. one mile away); Oxmoor Iron Furnaces (approx. 1.3 miles away); a different marker also named Shades Crest Road Historical District (approx. 1.4 miles away); Ross Bridge (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hoover.

Also see . . .
1. The Historic Community of Bluff Park. (Submitted on February 8, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama.)
2. The Bluff Park Hotel. Courtesy Bluffparkal.org (Submitted on April 18, 2014, by Heather Skaggs of Hoover, Alabama.)

Photographed by Tim Carr, September 20, 2008

2. Shades Crest Road Historical District Marker

The view from Shades Crest Road across from the marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, September 20, 2008

3. The view from Shades Crest Road across from the marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 3,101 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 8, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.