On State Highway 18 0.2 miles west of 12th St SW, on the right when traveling east.
Just 150 yards to the south was located the old
Hale and Murdock Furnace the only ironworks
in Alabama to escape Union attack during the
Civil War.
Built in 1859 by Harrison Hale and Abraham
Murdock, manufacturers and merchants from
Columbus, . . . — — Map (db m302618) HM
On Alabama Route 207 south of Hammond Street, on the right when traveling south.
(side 1)
Early settlers in Anderson date back to 1818 when James Anderson settled approximately a mile south of here. The earliest permanent settlement was located about one mile north of here on Anderson Creek around 1825 and was known . . . — — Map (db m133189) HM
On Lee Highway (U.S. 72) at Big Oak (County Route 107), on the right when traveling east on Lee Highway.
(side 1)
Center Star was spelled Centre Star into the 1900s. The name evolved from the US Postal Service, which served remote areas by "star routes." The Post Office here, which existed from 1850 to 1914 (except between 1902 and 1913), . . . — — Map (db m264510) HM
On Alabama Route 101 at Putnam Parkway, on the left when traveling north on Alabama Route 101.
(side 1)
Settlement of this area began in the early 1800s. Gabriel Butler settled approximately two miles northwest of here on Bluewater Creek. His name is found on the 1810 petition for removal of white settlers leasing land on Chief . . . — — Map (db m83934) HM
On Appleby Blvd. at Cypress Mill Road on Appleby Blvd..
About one mile west of here is the site of the Globe Cotton Factory which was erected on Cypress Creek in 1840. By 1857 its operations included three cotton mills, a flour mill, and two corn mills, all powered by the use of three dams. By 1860 the . . . — — Map (db m83938) HM
On Hermitage Drive at North Court Street, on the right when traveling north on Hermitage Drive.
This "double-pile cottage" is a rare Alabama example of Tidewater architecture that originated along the Southern seaboard during the colonial period. This house was built in 1833 by Thomas J. Crowe, proprietor of the early National Hotel in . . . — — Map (db m310817) HM
On East Ervine Avenue at North Court Street, on the right when traveling west on East Ervine Avenue.
George Washington Foster, planter, built this Greek Revival Mansion. An Act of the legislature was required to close Court Street, In fall of 1864 it was headquarters of Nathan B. Forrest, General, CSA. Foster's daughter, Sarah Independence McDonald . . . — — Map (db m28868) HM
On North Court Street 0.1 miles north of Hermitage Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Built in 1840's, acquired 1857 by Edward Asbury O'Neal. Occupied various times during Civil War by Federals and Confederates. Edward A. O'Neal (1818-1890) attended LaGrange College; lawyer, Colonel of the 26th Alabama Regiment, C. S. A.; appointed . . . — — Map (db m153224) HM
On East College Street, on the right when traveling east.
When the city was surveyed this land described as "outside the city limits" was designated as the burying grounds for the new town. It contains the graves of early settlers, including a son and brother of Ferdinand Sannoner, Surveyor of Florence, . . . — — Map (db m83968) HM
Following his tragic defeat at Franklin and Nashville, General John B. Hood managed to escape over the Tennessee River at Bainbridge Ferry, a few miles south of here on December 26, 1864. Two corps under General Benjamin Cheatham and Stephen D. Lee . . . — — Map (db m35258) HM
On Military Road at Hermitage Drive on Military Road.
Built by Andrew Jackson, 1816~1820. Shortened by 200 miles the route from Nashville to New Orleans for movement of supply wagons and artillery.
Built with U.S. funds and troops.
Followed in part Doublehead's Road from Columbia, Tenn., to Muscle . . . — — Map (db m65290) HM
On McFarland Park Road, on the right when traveling west.
This bottom land serves as a reservoir for TVA's flood control program.
Florence leases it for recreational purposes when not being used by TVA.
Major Robert McFarland, a native of Ireland, his wife, Kate Armstead McFarland, and their seven . . . — — Map (db m28453) HM
On Meridian Street at East Hawthorne Street, on the right when traveling south on Meridian Street.
This expansion includes all the houses on East Hawthorne and Meridian Streets and many on Kendrick Street with ages ranging from an 1832 townhouse to bungalows built in the 1920s. In July 1862 the Union forces under General Don Carlos Buell camped . . . — — Map (db m156980) HM
On Veterans Drive at South Magnolia Street, on the right when traveling east on Veterans Drive.
This high elevation was used by both armies during the Civil War. Large earthworks were
constructed in February 1862 by Confederate Brigadier General Daniel Ruggles. At the time, more than 500 sick and wounded soldiers were being treated in . . . — — Map (db m156920) HM
On Hermitage Drive just north of North Seminary Street, on the right when traveling south.
Constructed by 1830 by Leroy Pope as a Stagecoach Stop, Tavern and Inn and named Pope's Tavern.
The building was used as a Hospital by both Union and Confederate Soldiers during the War between the States.
In 1874 it as purchased for a . . . — — Map (db m212435) HM
On North Court Street south of East Irvine Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Built by John Simpson in 1843, on the site of his earlier home, this residence was occupied at various times by both armies during the Civil War. Purchased in 1867 by George W. Foster, builder of Courtview, for his daughter, Virginia, and her . . . — — Map (db m45808) HM
On South Magnolia Street, on the right when traveling north.
This area is the military cemetery for Confederate Soldiers. After an 1862 skirmish in the streets of Florence, it was used to bury casualties until the end of the Civil War. Many unknown Confederates and a few unknown Union soldiers rest here. . . . — — Map (db m28402) HM
On Florence Boulevard (U.S. 43) at Sweetwater Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Florence Boulevard.
Home of Major John Brahan, veteran War of 1812.
Major General, Alabama Militia, who owned 4,000 acres here. Built of bricks made on the place, marble mantels imported from Italy, boxwood hedge from London. Named for spring nearby.
Federal and . . . — — Map (db m28404) HM
Chartered 1856 as Florence Wesleyan University, R.H. Rivers, President. Regarded as North Alabama's most eminent landmark, this Gothic Revival Structure was designed by Adolphus Heiman, Nashville, And built by Zebulon Pike Morrison, Florence, as new . . . — — Map (db m28864) HM
On East Tennessee Street (U.S. 72) at Short Court Street, on the left when traveling west on East Tennessee Street.
Prior to the repeal of the Militia Act in 1902, states maintained their own militia. One of the last militia in Florence and Lauderdale County was the Wheeler Rifles.
Organized in 1888, under the command of Captain Julian Fields, it was named for . . . — — Map (db m32774) HM
Wilson Family Cemetery. In 1818 three Wilson brothers John, Matthew and Samuel, came from Virginia to purchase large farms in this area. The plantations of John and Matthew joined near this cemetery. All three brothers and their families are . . . — — Map (db m28160) HM
Two hundred feet from where you are, in 40 feet of water, are the remains of Lock Six, the headquarters for a locking system of 9 locks that provided river traffic around the rapids and shoals. The river fall of 136 feet in about 37 miles prevented . . . — — Map (db m141979) HM
On Lee Highway (U.S. 72) at County Route 33, on the right when traveling west on Lee Highway.
(side 1)
Approximately 1.5 miles north of here, across Bluewater Creek near CR76, is the location of an early settlement known as Mitchell Town named for the Mitchells who settled there. In 1833, Samuel Herston owned land in the area which . . . — — Map (db m90837) HM
On Alabama Route 101 at Mill Creek Cir, on the right when traveling north on Alabama Route 101.
In 1816, the Chickasaws ceded land north of the Tennessee River to the
government and, in 1817, the Cherokees ceded Doublehead's Reserve.
These land acquisitions opened the area around modern-day Lexington
to early settlers. Lauderdale County . . . — — Map (db m309429) HM
On Lee Highway (U.S. 72) at County Route 635, on the right when traveling east on Lee Highway.
(side 1)
At this location is the Elk River that flows into the Tennessee River approximately four miles south of here. That location is the easternmost point of a massive underwater formation which was exposed until the early 1900s. The . . . — — Map (db m133187) HM
(plaque)
"Trusted, honored, and loved by the people of Alabama for his splendid character and distinguished service as a citizen and soldier." Born September 10, 1836, in Augusta, Georgia, Joseph Wheeler graduated from West Point in 1859, . . . — — Map (db m84295) HM WM
On Wheeler Street/Lambs Ferry Road (Alabama Route 207) south of Lee Street (County Route 66), on the left when traveling south.
(Side 1)
From about 1775 until his death on August 9, 1807, Chickamauga Cherokee Chief Doublehead controlled the Muscle Shoals of the Tennessee River. Two major Indian trails, Sipsie Trail and an east-west trail, intersected in the . . . — — Map (db m99972) HM
On Alabama Route 101 at County Route 646, on the right when traveling north on Alabama Route 101.
(side 1)
Springfield Community 1810
Springfield Community is believed to have been among the earliest settlements in Lauderdale County. It was laid out as a town and considered as the location for the county seat. As early as 1810, . . . — — Map (db m100604) HM
The Newman House was restored and presented in 1995 to the citizens of Waterloo by Ezra Lee Culver, as a memorial to his wife, Edith Elizabeth Newman Culver.
Built in 1872 by Hiram L. and Julia Ann Young Richardson. This house was purchased in . . . — — Map (db m29276) HM
On County Route 14 at County Route 2, on the right when traveling north on County Route 14.
At this site from mid-January to mid-March 1865, Maj. Gen. James Harrison Wilson, U.S. Army, assembled the largest cavalry force ever massed in the western hemisphere. Five divisions totaling 22,000 camped from Gravelly Springs westward to . . . — — Map (db m32770) HM
On Van Buren Street 0.1 miles north of Jefferson Street.
Side A
One of Alabama's oldest and most picturesque town cemeteries, this site was set aside as a burying ground by the Courtland Land Company in its original survey made prior to the incorporation of the town in 1819. Many of the area's . . . — — Map (db m84304) HM
On Clinton Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Side A
This circa 1820 house is thought to be one of the oldest houses in Courtland. Occupying a lot platted by the Courtland Land Company in 1818, the house faces North toward what was once the main Tuscumbia Road. Dr. Jack Shackelford . . . — — Map (db m84306) HM
On Court Street (County Route 460) east of Market Street ( Route 33), on the right when traveling east.
(front)
Dedicated to the men of Lawrence County, Alabama,
from all walks of life, who left kith and kin,
hearth and home, and lost their lives in military service
for the Confederate States of America during
the War for Southern . . . — — Map (db m84311) WM
On Market Street (Alabama Route 33) at College Street, on the right when traveling south on Market Street.
General Leroy Pope Walker was born 7 Feb 1817 in Madison County, Al., son of John W. Walker (1784~1823). John was House Speaker of the AL Territory, the first constitutional convention president, the first US AL senator, and namesake of Walker . . . — — Map (db m69669) HM
On Market Street (Alabama Route 33) at Walnut Street when traveling south on Market Street.
Born on this site about 1820 to Phillip and Sarah Roddy, Phillip Dale Roddy grew up in poverty. His father a saddle maker and War of 1812 veteran, was one of the earliest murder victims in Moulton. Phillip Dale was raised by his mother and received . . . — — Map (db m69674) HM
On Morgan Street (County Road 87) at County Road 213, on the left when traveling west on Morgan Street.
Built between 1818 and 1820 with slave labor by William Leetch,
the house was constructed of hand-hewed logs and covered with
wood siding soon after. William's wife, Naomi Knox Leetch, was
visited here by her nephew, future President James Knox . . . — — Map (db m201348) HM
On County Road 187, on the right when traveling west.
On 26 Apr 1863, a Union raiding party of 1500 including the 51st and 73rd IN, 3rd OH, 18th IL, and local men from two companies of the 1st AL Calvary left Tuscumbia for Russellville. Led by Col. Abel Streight, their objective was to cut Confederate . . . — — Map (db m84318) HM
On Cooperage Way (County Route 700) at Route 20, on the right when traveling south on Cooperage Way.
(side 1)
This small dwelling is the last reminder of "Boxwood" plantation, the home of the Elliot family, and later of the Nevilles. Built-in 1854 of slave-made brick and occupied by the household servants it is one of the few brick . . . — — Map (db m114719) HM
On County Route 59 at County Route 7, on the right when traveling west on County Route 59.
Youngtown was earlier known as Egypt. The community's name changed after 1915 to recognize the Young family. By 1857, Reason Young owned land and slaves in this area. Newspapers in 1891 speak of Joseph Young and in 1915 of Arthur Young living "in . . . — — Map (db m274336) HM
On East Magnolia Avenue 0.1 miles east of North College Street ( Route 15), on the right when traveling west.
Side 1
Auburn
1865~Present
Only one house was built in the village in the decade after the Civil War, and though the state took over the bankrupt college in 1872, the institution received no state appropriation until 1883. . . . — — Map (db m79947) HM
On East Glenn Avenue east of North College Street ( Route 15), on the right when traveling east.
Auburn First Baptist Church's history dates to June 19, 1838. The first church
structure was a log building erected on the north side of West Glenn Avenue
on land donated by Judge John Harper, the Methodist founder of the town of
Auburn. Land for . . . — — Map (db m183941) HM
On South College Street north of East Thach Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Side A:
The University Chapel is the oldest public building in the city of Auburn. Built as a Presbyterian Church, the first service was held in the original Greek Revival-style building on September 13, 1851. Edwin Reese, spiritual leader . . . — — Map (db m39831) HM
On East Thach Avenue at Auburn Drive, on the left when traveling west on East Thach Avenue.
(Side 1)
This simple frame structure was built by newly freed black men and women before 1870. The property on which the building stands was given to a member of the Ebenezer congregation in 1865, the year the War Between the States . . . — — Map (db m74450) HM
On Mitcham Avenue at North Gay Street, on the right when traveling west on Mitcham Avenue.
At the Auburn train depot on February 16, 1861, Jefferson Davis reviewed the Auburn Guards, the first Confederate military company thus honored. Davis was en route to his inauguration as President of the Confederacy. The Auburn Guards were comprised . . . — — Map (db m74455) HM
Near South College Street north of West Thach Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
The East Alabama Methodist College occupying this site was used as a Confederate hospital
1864 1865
1888
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Agricultural & Mechanical College
Burned June 24, 1887. — — Map (db m183920) HM
Near South College Street, on the right when traveling south.
Built in Selma, Alabama, during the early part of the Civil War for the manufacture of military supplies for the Confederate Army. During the war an attempt was made to move it to Columbus, Georgia to prevent its being seized by Federal troops. En . . . — — Map (db m39815) HM
On Geneva Street south of South 8th Street, on the left when traveling south.
North side
To Our Confederate Dead
and Lee County Veterans
West side
"Nor Shall Your Glory
Be Forgot, While Fame
Her Record Keeps,
Or Honor Points
The Hallowed Spot,
Where Valor
Proudly Sleeps!
Easts . . . — — Map (db m176385) WM
On South Railroad Avenue west of South 8th Street, on the left when traveling west.
Opelika A Railroad Town. Opelika's original name was Opelikan when the town was founded in the 1830s. In 1850, the name was respelled as Opelika. In 1851, the Montgomery & West Point Railroad Company extended its Montgomery to Opelika rail . . . — — Map (db m184077) HM
On South Railroad Avenue at South 9th Street, on the right when traveling north on South Railroad Avenue.
obverse
The Railroad Avenue Historic District was the downtown nucleus of Opelika when the city was incorporated as part of Russell County, Alabama in February, 1854. The city limits extended a mile in every direction from the Montgomery . . . — — Map (db m85336) HM
On South 8th Street at South Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South 8th Street.
With orders from Gen. Sherman, Gen. Lovell Rousseau left Decatur with 2,700 cavalry, beginning his raid into East-Central Alabama. That raid ended successfully in Opelika July 19, 1864, after miles of track were destroyed along with other railroad . . . — — Map (db m75126) HM
On County Road 391 east of County Road 151, on the right when traveling east.
Union Grove Baptist Church was founded on
August 25, 1856, as Friendship Meeting House.
Henry S. Oliver and Nancy F. Oliver gave the
land to the church. The earliest marked grave
is April 10, 1869, for Nancy Oliver. General
Rousseau's Raid on . . . — — Map (db m304112) HM
On South Jefferson Street at Market Street, on the right when traveling north on South Jefferson Street.
created Feb. 6, 1818 by Alabama Territorial Legislature from lands ceded by Cherokee Nation 1806 and by Chickasaw Nation in 1816. Named for creek (and its limestone bed), which runs through county.
Few settlers here until Indian treaties.
Athens . . . — — Map (db m29109) HM
On South Jefferson Street at West Washington Street, on the right when traveling south on South Jefferson Street.
This church was organized in 1829 as a Cumberland Presbyterian church by the Revs. Robert Donnell, John Morgan and Allen Gipson.
After first using an interdenominational building, a church was built on West Washington street in 1852.
This was . . . — — Map (db m85386) HM
On South Jefferson Street at West Washington Street, on the right when traveling north on South Jefferson Street.
On May 2, 1862, Union troops of the 19th and 24th Illinois and the 37th Indiana Regiments commanded by Col. John Basil Turchin went on a rampage through the town. They looted and plundered stores and homes, stealing clothing, jewelry and anything of . . . — — Map (db m85387) HM
On Beaty Street North at Market Street/Buck Island Road on Beaty Street North.
Athens was incorporated in 1818, one year prior to the admission of Alabama as the 22nd state. It is the seat of Limestone County, created by an act of the Alabama Territorial Legislature. Athens has a legacy of providing quality education for . . . — — Map (db m159697) HM
Near South Marion Street north of West Washington Street, on the right when traveling south.
This stone marks the site
of the surrender of
Col. Wallace Campbell U.S.A.
to
Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest C.S.A.
Sept. 24, 1864
Erected by N.B. Forrest Chapter
Alabama Div. U.D.C. 1902
In commemoration of the
triumph of their . . . — — Map (db m154212) HM WM
On 4th Street at Grace Avenue, on the right when traveling west on 4th Street.
Wealthy and influential Virginia family settled here in 1820's. Daniel Coleman (1801-1857) built his stately home a block west about 1826. During the Civil War, home was occupied by Yankee troops who took Elizabeth Coleman's teeth for their gold . . . — — Map (db m85389) HM
On Trinity Circle north of Browns Ferry Street (County Road 29), on the left when traveling east.
“My people were in slavery on the Coleman
Plantation. When the war came, they had an
opportunity to fight for their freedom on that
very same spot. Then Trinity was built at the
fort, and they could get an education there.
That story . . . — — Map (db m158197) HM
Near East Hobbs Street west of Thomas Street, on the left when traveling west.
The Confederate Circle in Athens City Cemetery contains graves of over 50 soldiers killed in or around Athens during the WBTS, 8 unknown. Around 1898 ladies of the local UDC were working in the cemetery when bones, believed to be soldiers, were . . . — — Map (db m94159) HM
On South Marion Street north of West Washington Street, on the right when traveling north.
Left, top: Athens citizens celebrated the unveiling of the first Confederate monument in 1909. Due to objections to the bowed head, which suggested defeat, a second statue was ordered.
Left, center: Watermelon rinds litter the . . . — — Map (db m154206) HM
On Market Street east of North Marion Street, on the right when traveling west.
From the 1850s to the 1970s, the Louisville & Nashville Depot was located between Market and Washington streets. The building has been used as a dress ship, a photographer's studio, and in 2004 was remodeled for the Limestone County Archives. . . . — — Map (db m93878) HM
On Browns Ferry Street (County Road 29) west of Allyn Street, on the right when traveling west.
Fort Henderson Built on this site in 1863 by federal forces occupying Athens. It was a five-sided earthen fort with some frame buildings and underground bomb-proofs. Abatis lined the fifteen-foot deep perimeter ditch, a small portion of which . . . — — Map (db m41787) HM
On Lentzville Road 0.7 miles south of Barker Road, on the right when traveling south.
Lentzville Cemetery began as the family cemetery for the family of John Henry Lentz (7 Feb 1753-18 Jul 1835) and his wife Savilla. John Henry was a veteran of the American Revolution and pioneer settler of Limestone County, entering his land in . . . — — Map (db m114306) HM
On Market Street West at South Marion Street, on the right when traveling east on Market Street West.
[Front]
Confederate
soldiers
of
Limestone County
[Side]
In memory of
Limestone's sons
This monument is erected
by their survivors
and
Joseph E. Johnston
Chapter U.D.C.
1909
[Side]
Ennobled by . . . — — Map (db m156910) WM
On Market Street east of North Jefferson, on the right when traveling west.
The second Confederate Monument was erected in June 1912. This view shows the intersection of Market and Marion streets.
The 4-H'ers parade their cattle on the courthouse lawn in 1959. Judges were on hand to give a blue ribbon for the best . . . — — Map (db m93881) HM
On South Clinton Street at East Forrest Street, on the right when traveling north on South Clinton Street.
Built abt. 1849 by Rev. Robert Donnell, a native of North Carolina, and his second wife Clara Lindley Donnell. He was greatly inspired by the Great Spiritual Revival of 1800 and became a Presbyterian circuit rider, one of the "flaming fires," so . . . — — Map (db m72159) HM
Near Trinity Circle north of Browns Ferry Street (County Road 29), on the left when traveling east.
“When told that the fort had been surrendered...
[the soldiers] could scarcely believe themselves,
but with tears demanded that the fight should
go on, preferring to die in the fort.” — Lt.
Robert McMillan, 110th U.S. . . . — — Map (db m158258) HM
On Trinity Circle north of Browns Ferry Street (County Road 29), on the left when traveling north.
“Trinity School founder Mary Fletcher Wells
and the American Missionary Association
forged the path for reconstruction in Limestone
County's African American population in an
approach based on the belief that education
and religion . . . — — Map (db m158194) HM
Near Trinity Circle north of Browns Ferry Street (County Road 29), on the left when traveling east.
“Just after daylight on the morning of
September 24, they opened on the fort with
artillery from three different sides, casting
almost every shell inside the works.” — Col.
Wallace Campbell, 110th U.S. Colored . . . — — Map (db m158261) HM
On Trinity Circle north of Browns Ferry Street (County Road 29), on the right when traveling east.
"The fort...was one of the best works of the kind I
ever saw.” — Lt. Henry March, 115th Ohio, USA
Here you can see all that remains of Fort Henderson,
the southeast bastion. Envision standing here during
construction. The . . . — — Map (db m158265) HM
Near East Market Street west of South Clinton Street, on the right when traveling east.
This cistern is the last remnant of Trinity School located here 1865-1907. The cistern was used to store rainwater collected from the roof. No physical evidence remains of the Ross Hotel, the Chapman Quarters, and other buildings on this block, . . . — — Map (db m72219) HM
On Elkmont Road/North Jefferson Street (Alabama Route 127) 1.2 miles south of Morris Road, on the right when traveling south.
On Sept. 25, 1864 Gen. N.B. Forrest's Confederate cavalry, with Morton's battery of 4 guns, attacked and captured the Union fort near here. The fort consisted of a square redoubt, rifle pits, two blockhouses, and some frame buildings. It protected a . . . — — Map (db m60870) HM
On County Road 49 east of Railroad Street, on the left when traveling east.
Front The earliest settlers to this area moved across the Chickasaw boundary before 1810 and established the Sims and New Garden settlements. The area came to be known as Elkmont, for the once abundant elk, the Elk River and the "mount" on . . . — — Map (db m85426) HM
On New Garden Road at New Garden Road (County Route 98), on the right when traveling south on New Garden Road.
(Side A)
Old New Garden Cemetery
This cemetery is one of the oldest in Limestone County and is listed on the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register. Many of the areas earliest settlers are buried here including Patsy Elmore, widow of a . . . — — Map (db m73836) HM
On Upper Fort Hampton Road (County Road 49) east of Railroad Street, on the right when traveling east.
Soon after this scene was captured of Union troops rebuilding Sulphur Creek Trestle, one mile south of here, in early 1864, the ring of hammers was replaced by the thunder of cannon fire. By the time the smoke cleared, more than 240 men were dead in . . . — — Map (db m154183) HM
On Dupree Hollow Road (County Route 37) 0.5 miles south of Easter Ferry Road (County Route 104), on the left when traveling south.
The first known burial here is Charles Cunningham who died September 28, 1852. Many unmarked fieldstones are present that could mark older graves. The cemetery contains 82 identifiable burials with headstones. Six Confederate soldiers, WWI, and WWII . . . — — Map (db m98753) HM
Near Dupree Hollow Road (County Route 37) 1.4 miles north of Buck Island Road ( Route 99), on the left when traveling north.
The first known burial here is Nancy Vinson Christopher who died May 16, 1852. Many unmarked fieldstones are present that could mark older graves. The cemetery contains 52 identifiable burials with headstones. Five Confederate soldiers and one WWII . . . — — Map (db m71991) HM
On Bee Line Highway (U.S. 31), on the right when traveling south.
Hemmed in by superior forces Forrest's fast~moving cavalry raided and destroyed Union supply lines and strong points, captured 2,360 men, valuable stores.
By swift action, surprise and bluff Forrest disrupted Union military plans from Decatur to . . . — — Map (db m29104) HM
On West Tuskeena Street (Alabama Route 21) at South Commerce Street ( Route 97), on the left when traveling west on West Tuskeena Street. Reported permanently removed.
(front)
1861-1865
The Soldier Dead
of Lowndes
(left side)
No men died there
with more glory.
Yet many died,
And there was much glory.
(right side)
To
Devotion and Valor. . . . — — Map (db m68342) WM
On North Broad Street 1 mile north of U.S. 80, on the right when traveling north.
Settled before 1820 by planters from South Carolina and Virigina. First called McGill's Hill, it was incorporated, 1832, as Lowndesboro in honor of William Lowndes. There was a brief skirmish here between Forrest's troops and Wilson's raiders, April . . . — — Map (db m70933) HM
Near North Broad Street 1.5 miles north of U.S. 80, on the right when traveling north.
In Honor of
Our Confederate Soldiers
1861 1865
Jno Alexander Wm. Alexander Wm. H. Alexander Ed Alexander Capt. M.F. Bonham Maj. Bright Capt. T.B. Brown Alberta Caffee Irvin Crocheron J.P. Caffee Jim Crocheron Jno. . . . — — Map (db m85472) WM
On Union Camp Road 0.2 miles north of Cooper Lane, on the right when traveling north.
The camp on this site served as a military hospital, a camp of conscription and instruction, a supply depot, and a cemetery during the War Between the States. At one time, there were hundreds of headstones and rocks marking the final resting place . . . — — Map (db m73529) HM
On County Route 43 0.1 miles north of County Route 24, on the right when traveling north.
This cemetery was founded in 1900 when Francis Marion Whatley and Emma Whatley buried their daughter, Ophelia. A son of Simeon Whatley, Francis was a Confederate prisoner of war veteran. He was a prominent landowner, farmer, and cotton gin and . . . — — Map (db m204230) HM
On Alabama Route 199 at Old Chehaw Road, on the right when traveling north on Alabama Route 199.
In July 1864, Union Gen. Wm. T. Sherman sent Maj. Gen. L.H. Rousseau
to Alabama with 2500 cavalry to cut the rail link remaining to
Confederates defending Atlanta: the West Point & Montgomery
Railroad. On 18 July, 3 Union units arrived at Chehaw . . . — — Map (db m223941) HM
On University Avenue at Tuskegee Airmen Circle, on the right when traveling north on University Avenue.
At the time we occupied the place there were standing upon it a cabin, formerly used as the dining room, an old kitchen, a stable, and an old hen-house. Within a few weeks we had all of these structures in use.
—Booker T. . . . — — Map (db m101916) HM
On Lee Highway/John T Reid Parkway (U.S. 72) at Gurley Pike, on the right when traveling west on Lee Highway/John T Reid Parkway.
Located on land owned by John Gurley, pioneer settler, and named for him. His son, Capt. Frank B. Gurley, became a Confederate hero as a member of the 4th Ala. Cavalry. The settlement that developed around the water tank on Memphis and Charleston . . . — — Map (db m30574) HM
On Old Highway 431 north of Cherry Tree Rd (County Road 28), on the left when traveling south.
Approximately 150 yards north is the grave site of Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb, U.S. and Confederate Congressman. Cobb was born in 1807 in Rhea County, Tennessee. In 1809, his family moved to southeastern Madison County, Alabama, where he . . . — — Map (db m289641) HM
On Franklin Street SE north of Lowe Avenue SE, on the left when traveling north.
In this house John Hunt Morgan was born June 1, 1825. This dashing cavalry leader of the Confederacy was killed at Greeneville, Tenn., Sept. 4, 1864. This house, built in 1823, was the home, 1849-1949, of the heirs of Stephen Neal, Madison . . . — — Map (db m32556) HM
On Poplar Avenue NW at Yukon Street NW, on the right when traveling west on Poplar Avenue NW.
After the Civil War, the future of African-Americans in the United States Army was in doubt. In July 1866, Congress passed legislation establishing two cavalry and four infantry regiments to be made up of African-American soldiers. The mounted . . . — — Map (db m75092) HM WM
On Monroe Street Northwest at Washington Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east on Monroe Street Northwest.
I am Private Patrick OHara of the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Before the war I was a fisherman working on a boat out of Bar Harbor, Maine. I didnt volunteer for the Army until well into the second year of the war because it was way . . . — — Map (db m85490) WM
On Westside Square, on the right when traveling north.
Erected on November 21, 1905, a handsome monument was dedicated to the Confederate dead by the Virginia Clay Clopton Chapter #1107 United Daughters of the Confederacy of Huntsville, and was unveiled with proper ceremonies in which many veterans of . . . — — Map (db m27784) HM
On Randolph Street Southeast at Greene Street Southeast, on the right when traveling west on Randolph Street Southeast.
Methodist Society organized at Hunts Spring prior to formation of Madison County, served 1808-1820 by Flint Circuit traveling ministers. First Church built 1821 NW corner Clinton and Gallatin Streets. Present site acquired 1832, church completed . . . — — Map (db m27790) HM
On Maysville Road Northeast north of Humes Avenue Northeast, on the right when traveling north.
George Gilliam Steele, one of Huntsville's preeminent architects, designed and built Oak Place as his country residence circa 1840 on 320 acres.
An outstanding example of Early Greek Revival architecture, it was unique for the period with its . . . — — Map (db m154278) HM
On Church Street NW, on the right when traveling north.
Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company Eastern Division headquarters in this passenger depot, adjoining yards and ships captured by Union Army April 11, 1862. Vital east-west Confederate rail link severed; C.S.A. soldiers imprisoned here. Depot . . . — — Map (db m85547) HM
On Clinton Avenue East, on the right when traveling west.
Chartered in 1812. Leading educational Institution. Long prominent in training leaders of North Alabama. Occupied by Federal troops, 1862. Building burned, 1864. Site of city schools since 1882. Location used only for school purposes. Alabama . . . — — Map (db m55724) HM
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