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

Shades Crest Road Historical District

Photographed by Tim Carr, February 24, 2010

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 • Notable Places • Religion & Religious Structures • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1899.

Location. 33° 25.592′ N, 86° 50.347′ W. Marker is in Hoover, Alabama, in Jefferson County. It is on Shades Crest Road east of Mimosa Lane, on the right when traveling east. Marker is located 6 tenth of mile east of the intersection of West Oxmoore Road (County Road 42) and 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Oxmoor Iron Furnaces (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hale - Joseph Home (approx. 1.3 miles away); a different marker also named Shades Crest Road Historical District

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(approx. 1.4 miles away); Lover’s Leap (approx. 1.4 miles away); Bluff Park Elementary School / Hoover Community Education (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Park Avenue Historical District (approx. 2 miles away); Overseer’s House (approx. 2.2 miles away); Hall-Kent School (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hoover.

Shades Crest Road Historical District Marker East View image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, February 24, 2010

2. Shades Crest Road Historical District Marker East View

Shades Crest Road Historical District Marker West View image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, February 24, 2010

3. Shades Crest Road Historical District Marker West View

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,305 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 11, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.