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

Hale - Joseph Home

Built in 1910

Photographed by Tim Carr, February 24, 2010

1. Hale - Joseph Home Marker

Inscription. William M. and Evan Hale built this home on the 400 acres purchased by Gardner Hale in 1862. The Hales descended from two signers of the Mayflower compact, 1620. Purchased in 1993 by Carlo and Dianne Joseph, it was placed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 1994.

Erected by Hoover Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.

Location. 33° 24.622′ N, 86° 51.113′ W. Marker is in Hoover, Alabama, in Jefferson County. It is at the intersection of Bluff Road and Cloudland Drive, on the right when traveling east on Bluff 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: Bluff Park Elementary School / Hoover Community Education (approx. 0.2 miles away); Shades Crest Road Historical District (approx. ¼ mile away); Lover’s Leap (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Park Avenue Historical District (approx. 0.6 miles away); Overseer’s House (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Shades Crest Road Historical District

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(approx. 1.3 miles away); Oxmoor Iron Furnaces (approx. 1.4 miles away); Ross Bridge (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hoover.

Also see . . . Bluff Park, Alabama article on the Hale - Joseph Home. (Submitted on November 16, 2010.)

Photographed by Tim Carr, February 24, 2010

2. Hale - Joseph Home Marker

Hale - Joseph Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, February 24, 2010

3. Hale - Joseph Home

Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2019. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,694 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 10, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.