Tuscumbia in Colbert County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
In Memoriam Helen Keller and Adylise Sherrod Grimsley
Photographed by Wilhelmina Indermaur
1. In Memoriam Helen Keller and Adylise Sherrod Grimsley Marker
Helen Keller
honorary member
Tuscumbia Alabama
and
Adylise Sherrod Grimsley
founder member
Fayette Alabama
Erected 1981 by National Society Southern Dames of America.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1962.
Location. 34° 44.339′ N, 87° 42.403′ W. Marker is in Tuscumbia, Alabama, in Colbert County. It can be reached from Keller Lane north of North Commons Street West, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 West North Commons, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Challenge / The Response (a few steps from this marker); The Moon Tree (a few steps from this marker); At This Well (within shouting distance of this marker); Ivy Green (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ethel Davis Plaza (about 700 feet away); Yellow Fever Epidemic 1878 / The 31 Victims of Yellow Fever Who died in Tuscumbia (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gov. Robert Burns Lindsay / Maud McKnight Lindsay (approx. ¼ mile away); William Winston Home (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tuscumbia.
More about this marker. The marker was placed by the National Society Southern Dames of America on the grounds of Ivy Green, Helen Keller's birthplace and childhood home.
Regarding In Memoriam Helen Keller and Adylise Sherrod Grimsley. Helen Keller, a deafblind author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer, was made an honorary member of the National Society Southern Dames of America during the organization's second national assembly in Washington, D.C. in 1964. Adylise Sherrod Grimsley was a founding member of the National Society Southern Dames, which was established in 1962, and was the one who proposed "Southern Dames" as the society's official name.
Additional keywords. Ivy Green, Ophthalmology, deafblindness, deaf, blind, disability
Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2026, by Wilhelmina Indermaur of Durham, North Carolina, United States. This page has been viewed 37 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on October 19, 2026, by Wilhelmina Indermaur of Durham, North Carolina, United States. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
