Fort Payne in DeKalb County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Boom Town Historic District
Photographed By Tim Carr, June 15, 2008
1. Boom Town Historic District Marker
Inscription.
Boom Town Historic District. . Around 1889-1891 Fort Payne experienced a great industrial boom due to promotion by New England investors who speculated greatly on the area’s mineral deposits. During this period several highly ornate commercial and civic buildings, along with the planned park, were constructed along Gault Avenue. The Fort Payne Opera House and other buildings in the same block constructed by the Fort Payne Coal and Iron Co., together with the Sawyer Building, the Alabama Great Southern Railroad Depot and Union Park retain the integrity of the boom town era and comprise a historic district listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1989, the year of Fort Payne’s centennial. . This historical marker was erected in 1989 by Alabama Historical Commission / Landmarks and the City of Fort Payne. It is in Fort Payne in DeKalb County Alabama
Around 1889-1891 Fort Payne experienced a great industrial boom due to promotion by New England investors who speculated greatly on the area’s mineral deposits. During this period several highly ornate commercial and civic buildings, along with the planned park, were constructed along Gault Avenue. The Fort Payne Opera House and other buildings in the same block constructed by the Fort Payne Coal & Iron Co., together with the Sawyer Building, the Alabama Great Southern Railroad Depot & Union Park retain the integrity of the boom town era and comprise a historic district listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1989, the year of Fort Payne’s centennial.
Erected 1989 by Alabama Historical Commission / Landmarks and the City of Fort Payne.
Location. 34° 26.637′ N, 85° 43.138′ W. Marker is in Fort Payne, Alabama, in DeKalb County. Marker is on 5th Street south of Gault Avenue North (U.S.
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11), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Payne AL 35968, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 4, 2017. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,750 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on February 27, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. 2. submitted on April 2, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 3. submitted on February 27, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. 4. submitted on April 2, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on February 27, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. 9, 10, 11. submitted on November 27, 2016, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.