Florence in Lauderdale County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Wood Avenue Historic District

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, June 25, 2009

1. Wood Avenue Historic District Marker

Inscription. A Residential neighborhood primarily developed between 1880 and 1930.
The district contains elaborate Queen Anne, classic Georgian Revival and the more modest Bungalow styles of architecture as well as two homes of the Plantation Cotton style dating from the 1820's. Notable residents of Wood Avenue, formerly Market Street, were Tom Stribling, Pulitzer Prize winning author, George Geothals, Chief Engineer of the Panama Canal and Helen Keller who resided on Wood Avenue while attending public school.
The neighborhood has experienced very little change since the early 1900's.

Erected by Florence Historical Board Florence Alabama.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.

Location. 34° 48.254′ N, 87° 40.5′ W. Marker is in Florence, Alabama, in Lauderdale County. It is on Wood Ave. close to Tuscaloosa St., on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 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: Wood Avenue Church of Christ (a few steps from this marker); Woodrow Wilson Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Sculpture Relief Books and Learning (about 400 feet

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away, measured in a direct line); Walnut Street Historic District (about 400 feet away); Florence Synodical Female College (about 500 feet away); First Baptist Church 1888 (about 500 feet away); Regions Bank (about 500 feet away); First United Methodist Church (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Florence.

Home of George Goethals Chief Engineer of the Panama Canal image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, June 6, 2009

2. Home of George Goethals Chief Engineer of the Panama Canal

Wood Avenue Historic District Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, June 6, 2009

3. Wood Avenue Historic District Home

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, June 6, 2009

4. Wood Avenue Historic District Home

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, June 6, 2009

5. Wood Avenue Historic District Home

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,989 times since then and 30 times this year. Last updated on June 6, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 22, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.