Gardendale in Jefferson County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Virgil Allen Howard
November 17, 2010
1. Virgil Allen Howard Marker
Inscription.
Virgil Allen Howard. . Virgil Allen Howard, who was born in South Carolina in 1859, came to Alabama in 1884 seeking employment with the Alabama Waterworks. He and Ollie Grace Hogan were married on July 15, 1903 and made their first home in Gardendale on property they purchased on Old Mount Olive Road. The Howards later bought land on Main Street and became active members of Gardendales First Baptist Church. Virgil Allen Howard served as Justice of the Peace for 18 years and was a trustee for the Gardendale School. Virgil Allen Howard died in 1955 and Grace Hogan Howard died in 1963. Their descendants continue to live in and contribute to the growth of Gardendale. The Howard Homeplace is now the site of the Gardendale Civic Center Complex.
Virgil Allen Howard, who was born in South Carolina in 1859, came to Alabama in 1884 seeking employment with the Alabama Waterworks. He and Ollie Grace Hogan were married on July 15, 1903 and made their first home in Gardendale on property they purchased on Old Mount Olive Road. The Howards later bought land on Main Street and became active members of Gardendales First Baptist Church. Virgil Allen Howard served as Justice of the Peace for 18 years and was a trustee for the Gardendale School. Virgil Allen Howard died in 1955 and Grace Hogan Howard died in 1963. Their
descendants continue to live in and contribute to
the growth of Gardendale. The Howard Homeplace is
now the site of the Gardendale Civic Center Complex.
Location. 33° 38.873′ N, 86° 48.672′ W. Marker is in Gardendale, Alabama, in Jefferson County. It is on Main Street north of Mt. Olive Road/Civic Center Drive, on the right when traveling north. The marker is located in the northwest corner of Gardendale's Millennium Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 875 Main Street, Gardendale AL 35071, 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2019. It was originally submitted on December 21, 2010. This page has been viewed 1,380 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on December 21, 2010. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
