Sheffield in Colbert County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, June 17, 2009
1. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt Marker
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #32 Franklin D. Roosevelt series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1966.
Location. 34° 45.52′ N, 87° 41.934′ W. Marker is in Sheffield, Alabama, in Colbert County. It
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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: Percy Sledge / Producer Quin Ivy (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Memory of Our Comrades of Sheffield (about 700 feet away); History of Sheffield (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Singing River Sculpture (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sheffield Colored School / Sterling High School (approx. half a mile away); Furnace Hill (approx. half a mile away); Nitrate Plant No. 1 (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Nitrate Plant No. 1 (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sheffield.
Also see . . .
1. Times Daily Archive. Senator Norris to visit Shoals with Roosevelt (Submitted on September 12, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)
2. Florence Times Archives. Shoals to Welcome Roosevelt (Submitted on September 12, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.)
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, June 17, 2009
2. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt Marker
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, June 17, 2009
3. Contributors Marker
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, September 14, 2010
4. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt Marker
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, September 14, 2010
5. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 16, 2015
6. Franklin D. Roosevelt
This 1945 Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt by Douglas Chandor hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.
“When Franklin Roosevelt began serving in New York's state legislature in 1911, some observers declared him ill-suited to the rough realities of politics. But Roosevelt thrived on those realities; some two decades later, he was advancing from the New York governorship to the presidency.
Taking office against the bleak backdrop of the Great Depression, Roosevelt responded quickly to this economic disaster with a host of regulatory and welfare measures that redefined the government's role in American life. Among conservatives, the new federal involvement in matters traditionally left to the private sector was a betrayal of America's ideals. But in other quarters, Roosevelt's activism inspired an unwavering popularity that led to his election to an unprecedented four terms.
When Roosevelt sat for this portrait in 1945, his presidential concerns had long since shifted to guiding the nation through World War II. This likeness is a study for a larger painting a sketch of which appears at the lower left commemorating Roosevelt's meeting with wartime Allied leaders, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin at Yalta.” — National Portrait Gallery
“When Franklin Roosevelt began serving in New York's state legislature in 1911, some observers declared him ill-suited to the rough realities of politics. But Roosevelt thrived on those realities; some two decades later, he was advancing from the New York governorship to the presidency.
Taking office against the bleak backdrop of the Great Depression, Roosevelt responded quickly to this economic disaster with a host of regulatory and welfare measures that redefined the government's role in American life. Among conservatives, the new federal involvement in matters traditionally left to the private sector was a betrayal of America's ideals. But in other quarters, Roosevelt's activism inspired an unwavering popularity that led to his election to an unprecedented four terms.
When Roosevelt sat for this portrait in 1945, his presidential concerns had long since shifted to guiding the nation through World War II. This likeness is a study for a larger painting a sketch of which appears at the lower left commemorating Roosevelt's meeting with wartime Allied leaders, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin at Yalta.” — National Portrait Gallery
Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 2,538 times since then and 64 times this year. Last updated on May 18, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 12, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 4, 5. submitted on September 14, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 6. submitted on November 2, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
