Haleyville in Winston County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Ark Post Office

Winston County

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Rocky Ravine Park

Winston County

Ark Post Office Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, August 23, 2026

1. Ark Post Office Marker

Inscription. Ark Post Office
Winston County Established on November 11, 1881, the Ark Post Office served this area along the Byler Road and operated for less than 10 years, when the Haleysville Post Office took over mail service on March 5, 1891 Located on a route between the Mount Hope and Larissa post offices. Ark Post Office delivered mail twice a week. William R. Long served as the first postmaster. Also known as Long's Mills Post Office, the Ark Post Office was located in the community of Ward's Mill, which is now part of Haleyville.

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Rocky Ravine Park
Winston County Located above a deep sandstone canyon along the Byler Road, Rocky Ravine Park opened in 1927 in the area known as Hughes City, which later annexed into Haleyville. Civic clubs worked with the city through the decades to maintain the park. The Lions Club provided the upkeep to the park in the 1930s and 1940s, with the Haleyville Garden Club adopting the park as its project in 1955, along with the American Legion Auxiliary. The Haleyville Garden Club held a contest in 1962 to rename the park, which was then called Haleyville

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City Park. Dr. William Wilson submitted the winning name, Rocky Ravine Park.

Erected 2026 by Byler Road Tourism Alliance and Alabama Historical Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Parks & Recreational Areas • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1881.

Location. 34° 13.933′ N, 87° 36.519′ W. Marker is in Haleyville, Alabama, in Winston County. It is on 21st Street north of 20th Ave, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2001 21st St, Haleyville AL 35565, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama.

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

Rocky Ravine Park Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, August 23, 2026

2. Rocky Ravine Park Marker

South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Northwest Alabamian (approx. 0.4 miles away); First 9-1-1 Call (approx. 0.8 miles away); City of Haleyville, Alabama (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Honorable Frank Minis Johnson, Jr. (approx. 0.9 miles away); Haleyville Formed Along the Byler Road (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Byler Road (approx. 0.9 miles away); Benjamin Wallace Roden, M.D. (approx. one mile away); Jacob Pruet’s Stand (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Haleyville.

More about this marker. Marker was actually installed sometime between June 13, 2026 and August 23, 2026

Rocky Ravine Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, August 23, 2026

3. Rocky Ravine Park

Ark Post Office/Rocky Ravine Park Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, August 23, 2026

4. Ark Post Office/Rocky Ravine Park Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 24, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.

Ark Post Office

Winston County

⎯⎯⎯Rocky Ravine Park

Winston County

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Rocky Ravine Park