Tuscumbia in Colbert County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Colbert County Courthouse Square District

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, June 10, 2009

1. Colbert County Courthouse Square District Marker

Inscription. 22 structures, first Northwest Alabama historic district placed on National Register of Historic Places (1973): Courthouse, erected 1881, shows Italianate and Greek Revival influences. Fifth Street, Commercial Row, seven adjoining brick structures (late 1840's) housed commission merchants and later "The North Alabamian" Railroad Depot (1888, Tuscumbia Railroad chartered 1830); four churches (Baptist, Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian); and eight homes of prominent early citizens ~ some of the earliest buildings surviving of old Tuscumbia (Coldwater founded 1817 above Big Spring).

Erected by Tuscumbia Historic Group.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Railroads & Streetcars • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1881.

Location. 34° 44.022′ N, 87° 42.215′ W. Marker is in Tuscumbia, Alabama, in Colbert County. It is at the intersection of South Main Street and 4th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street. On Courthouse lawn on S. Main St. Downtown Tuscumbia, Al. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tuscumbia AL 35674, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama

and in the Shoals.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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: Howell Thomas Heflin (here, next to this marker); Colbert County Confederate Memorial

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(a few steps from this marker); Colbert County World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Colbert County Korean War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Colbert County Gulf War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Colbert County Vietnam War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Purple Heart / Military Order of the Purple Heart (within shouting distance of this marker); Colbert County World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tuscumbia.

Also see . . . Colbert County, Alabama. Welcome to Colbert County, Alabama! (Submitted on March 13, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)

Colbert County Courthouse Dome image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, June 10, 2009

2. Colbert County Courthouse Dome

Colbert County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, June 10, 2009

3. Colbert County Courthouse

Back of Colbert County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, April 19, 2025

4. Back of Colbert County Courthouse

Credits. This page was last revised on April 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 13, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 2,206 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 13, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 4. submitted on April 19, 2025, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.