Celia Ramirez Heil

Inducted 2026

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City of Florence Walk of Honor

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Photographed by David Curott, September 20, 2026

1. Celia Ramirez Heil Marker

From hosting events in Washington for Mexican diplomats through the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to supporting researchers at McMurdo Station in Antarctica, Celia Heil was the first female of Mexican descent to visit the South Pole.
 
Erected 2026 by City of Florence, Alabama.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Hispanic Americans • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1979.
 
Location. 34° 48.39′ N, 87° 37.89′ W. Marker is in Florence, Alabama, in Lauderdale County. It is in East Florence. It can be reached from Hightower Place south of Veterans Drive (Alabama Route 133), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15 Hightower Pl, Florence AL 35630, 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

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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: Reeder Glen Nichols (a few steps from this marker); Dewey (“Spooner”) Oldham (a few steps from this marker); Jesse Clopton James (a few steps from this marker); Brig. Gen. James Lewis Noles (a few steps from this marker); Dr. Augustine Uzo Mokwunye (a few steps from this marker); Don Leslie Michael (a few steps from this marker); Caroline Lee Hentz (a few steps from this marker); Harlon Hill (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Florence.

 

Photographed by David Curott, September 20, 2026

2. Celia Ramirez Heil Marker

 

 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2026, by David Curott of Florence, Alabama. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 20, 2026, by David Curott of Florence, Alabama. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.