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By Mark Hilton, June 15, 2014
Robert Wilton Burton Marker
401 ► Alabama, Lee County, Auburn — Robert Wilton Burton — 1848-1917 —
On East Magnolia Avenue 0.1 miles east of Burton Street, on the left when traveling east.
402 ► Alabama, Lee County, Loachapoka — First Rosenwald School —
On Stage Road (Alabama Route 14) 0.4 miles east of Arrowhead Road (County Road 188), on the right when traveling east.
403 ► Alabama, Lee County, Opelika — African-American Rosemere Cemetery — Lee County —
On Long Street at Auburn Street, on the left when traveling north on Long Street.
404 ► Alabama, Lee County, Opelika — Bethesda Missionary Baptist Church —
On South 4th Street at Wilson Court, on the left when traveling south on South 4th Street.
405 ► Alabama, Lee County, Opelika — Darden House —
On Auburn Street 0.1 miles north of Kilgore Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
406 ► Alabama, Lee County, Opelika — Former Site of J. W. Darden High School —
On South 4th Street at Avenue E, on the right when traveling north on South 4th Street.
407 ► Alabama, Lee County, Opelika — J.W. Darden High School — Lee County —
On South 4th Street south of Avenue E, on the left when traveling south.
408 ► Alabama, Lee County, Opelika — Lynching in America / Lynching in Lee County — Community Remembrance Project —
On South 9th Street south of Avenue A, on the left when traveling south.
409 ► Alabama, Lee County, Opelika — Thompson Chapel — American Methodist Episcopal Zion Church —
On Columbus Parkway (Alabama Route 38) at South 6th Street, on the right when traveling east on Columbus Parkway.
410 ► Alabama, Limestone County, Athens — Alabama Fork Cumberland Presbyterian Church — Founded 1918 —
On Cross Key Road (County Road 26) at Elkmont Road (State Highway 127), on the right when traveling south on Cross Key Road.
411 ► Alabama, Limestone County, Athens — Coleman Hill — Fort Henderson and Trinity School —
On Trinity Circle north of Browns Ferry Street (County Road 29), on the left when traveling east.
412 ► Alabama, Limestone County, Athens — Faces of Market Street —
On Market Street east of North Marion Street, on the right when traveling west.
413 ► Alabama, Limestone County, Athens — Fort Henderson / Trinity School - 1865-1970 —
On Browns Ferry Street (County Road 29) west of Allyn Street, on the right when traveling west.
414 ► Alabama, Limestone County, Athens — James Edwin Horton, Jr. — 1878-1973 —
On North Jefferson Street north of West Washington Street, on the right when traveling north.
415 ► Alabama, Limestone County, Athens — Lucy's Branch / Legacy of The Little Elk Community —
On Snake Road.
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416 ► Alabama, Limestone County, Athens — Mary Fletcher Wells — Match 5, 1825-September 14, 1893 —
On Browns Ferry Street at Allyn Street, on the left when traveling east on Browns Ferry Street.
417 ► Alabama, Limestone County, Athens — Prisoners of War — Fort Henderson and Trinity School —
Near Trinity Circle north of Browns Ferry Street (County Road 29), on the left when traveling east.
418 ► Alabama, Limestone County, Athens — Reconstruction — Fort Henderson and Trinity School —
On Trinity Circle north of Browns Ferry Street (County Road 29), on the left when traveling north.
419 ► Alabama, Limestone County, Athens — The United State Colored Troops — Fort Henderson and Trinity School —
On Trinity Circle north of Browns Ferry Street (County Road 29), on the right when traveling east.
420 ► Alabama, Limestone County, Athens — Trinity School — Fort Henderson and Trinity School —
On Trinity Circle north of Browns Ferry Street (County Road 29), on the left when traveling west.
421 ► Alabama, Limestone County, Athens — Trinity School Cistern —
Near East Market Street west of South Clinton Street, on the right when traveling east.
422 ► Alabama, Limestone County, Tanner — Oakland United Methodist Church —
On Bee Line Highway (U.S. 31) at Thomas L Hammonds Road, on the right when traveling north on Bee Line Highway.
423 ► Alabama, Lowndes County, Gordonville — The Crosby Water System "The Well" —
On Wall Street (County Road 12) 0.7 miles east of Trone Road, on the right when traveling east.
424 ► Alabama, Lowndes County, Hayneville — First Missionary Baptist Church, Hayneville —
On Pine Street at Knight Street, on the left when traveling south on Pine Street.
425 ► Alabama, Lowndes County, Hayneville — Lynching in America / The Courthouse Lynching of Theo Calloway — Community Remembrance Project —
On East Lafayette Street at South Washington Street, on the left when traveling east on East Lafayette Street.
426 ► Alabama, Lowndes County, Lowndesboro — Campsite 3 — Selma to Montgomery Trail —
On Frederick Douglass Road at U.S. 80, on the left when traveling south on Frederick Douglass Road.
427 ► Alabama, Lowndes County, Lowndesboro — Elmore Bolling — May 10, 1908 - December 4, 1947 —
On U.S. 80 at milepost 114 at Steel Haven Road, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 80.
428 ► Alabama, Lowndes County, Lowndesboro — First Missionary Baptist Church of Lowndesboro — Lowndes County —
On North Broad Street (State Road 29) 0.1 miles north of Howard Lane, on the right when traveling north.
429 ► Alabama, Lowndes County, Lowndesboro — History of the Lowndesboro School —
On Howard Lane 0.1 miles South Broad Street (County Road 29), on the left when traveling east.
430 ► Alabama, Lowndes County, Lowndesboro — Viola Liuzzo —
On U.S. 80 at milepost 111, 2.2 miles west of County Road 29, on the right when traveling east.
431 ► Alabama, Lowndes County, Mt. Carmel — Lynching in America / Lynching in Letohatchee — Community Remembrance Project —
On West Hickory Grove Road 1.3 miles east of Route 97, on the right when traveling east.
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432 ► Alabama, Lowndes County, Mt. Willing — Enslavement & Racial Terror / Lynching Targeting Black Sharecroppers — Community Remembrance Project —
On Snow Hill Drive at Route 21, on the right when traveling west on Snow Hill Drive.
433 ► Alabama, Lowndes County, White Hall — A Price Paid — Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail —
Near U.S. 80 west of White Hall Road.
434 ► Alabama, Lowndes County, White Hall — After the March—Tent City — Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail —
Near U.S. 80 west of White Hall Road.
435 ► Alabama, Lowndes County, White Hall — Campsite 2 — Selma to Montgomery Trail —
On U.S. 80 1.1 miles east of White Hall Road, on the right when traveling west.
436 ► Alabama, Lowndes County, White Hall — Day Two — Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near U.S. 80 west of White Hall Road.
437 ► Alabama, Lowndes County, White Hall — It Started in Selma — Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail —
Near U.S. 80 west of White Hall Road.
438 ► Alabama, Lowndes County, White Hall — Marchers, Supporters, Hecklers — Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail —
Near U.S. 80 west of White Hall Road.
439 ► Alabama, Lowndes County, White Hall — Mount Gillard Baptist Church —
On U.S. 80 at Trickum Cutoff Road, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 80.
440 ► Alabama, Lowndes County, White Hall — No Isolated Incident — Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail —
Near U.S. 80 west of White Hall Road.
441 ► Alabama, Lowndes County, White Hall — You Gotta Move — Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail —
Near U.S. 80 west of White Hall Road.
442 ► Alabama, Macon County, Creek Stand — Creek Stand AME Zion Church Cemetery — Macon County —
Near Slim Road 0.3 miles south of County Road 10, on the right when traveling south.
443 ► Alabama, Macon County, Fort Davis — Elizabeth Missionary Baptist Church — Macon County —
On U.S. 29 0.1 miles north of County Route 2, on the right when traveling north.
444 ► Alabama, Macon County, Franklin — Franklin's Educational Legacy —
On Tuskegee-Franklin Road (Alabama Route 49) 0.4 miles south of County Road 17, on the left when traveling south.
445 ► Alabama, Macon County, Notasulga — Birthplace of Zora Neale Hurston — Notasulga, Alabama — Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) —
On Auburn Road (Route 14) 0.3 miles east of Tallapoosa Street, on the right when traveling east.
446 ► Alabama, Macon County, Notasulga — Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church "The Tree" —
Near Tuskegee Street (Alabama Route 81) at Shiloh Street, on the right when traveling north.
447 ► Alabama, Macon County, Notasulga — Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
On Alabama Route 81 south of Pistol Range Road, on the right. Reported unreadable.
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448 ► Alabama, Macon County, Notasulga — Shiloh-Rosenwald School / Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church —
On Tuskegee Street (Alabama Route 81) at Shiloh Road, on the right when traveling north on Tuskegee Street.
449 ► Alabama, Macon County, Shorter — Prairie Farms Resettlement Community —
On Auburn Street (U.S. 80) at Tysonville Road (County Highway 97), on the left when traveling north on Auburn Street.
450 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — 9 — "Trade With Your Friends" — The Tuskegee Boycott — The Tuskegee Civil Rights and Historic Trail —
On Westside Street south of West Northside Street, on the left when traveling south.
451 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — 7 — Area Churches That Hosted Important Civil Rights Meetings — The Tuskegee Civil Rights and Historic Trail
On West Montgomery Road east of Peyton Road, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
452 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — Booker T. Washington —
On North Church Street at West Martin Luther King Highway (U.S. 80), on the left when traveling north on North Church Street.
453 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — Brief History of Tuskegee, Alabama —
On Westside Street at West Northside Street, on the right when traveling south on Westside Street.
454 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — Butler Chapel AME Zion Church —
On North Church Street north of West Martin Luther King Highway (U.S. 80), on the left when traveling north.
455 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — Harris Barrett School / The Southern Improvement Company (SIC) —
On County Road 27 north of County Road 36, on the right when traveling north.
456 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — Kennedy Field —
On Alabama 15 (U.S. 29) 3.2 miles south of Old Columbus Road, on the left when traveling south.
457 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — Macon County Legal Milestone —
On East Rosa Parks Avenue at Eastside Street, on the left when traveling east on East Rosa Parks Avenue.
458 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — 13 — Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church — The Tuskegee Civil Rights and Historic Trail —
On Cedar Street south of Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
459 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — 10 — Rosa Parks — The Tuskegee Civil Rights and Historic Trail —
On West Martin Luther King Highway (U.S. 80) west of South Jericho Street, on the right when traveling east.
460 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — 12 — Samuel "Sammy" Leamon Younge, Jr. — The Tuskegee Civil Rights and Historic Trail —
On East Martin Luther King Highway (U.S. 80) east of North Maple Street, on the left when traveling east.
461 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — Site of the Tuskegee Female College —
On South Main Street at West Price Street, on the left when traveling north on South Main Street.
462 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — The Oaks — Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site —
On West Montgomery Road east of Chambliss Street, on the right when traveling east.
463 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — The Tuskegee Veterans Administration Hospital
On Hospital Road 1.4 miles north of East Water Street (Route 81), on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
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464 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — 11 — Tuskegee High School — The Tuskegee Civil Rights and Historic Trail —
On South Main Street (U.S. 29) at East Price Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
465 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — 8 — William P. Mitchell — (1912-1986) — The Tuskegee Civil Rights and Historic Trail
On North Elm Street north of West Northside Street, on the left when traveling north. Reported missing.
466 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — A Bit to Eat — Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near Chappie James Avenue.
467 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — A Typical Day — Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near Chappie James Avenue.
468 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — Anticipation —
Near Chief Anderson Drive.
469 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — Bath and Locker House — Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near Chappie James Avenue.
470 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — Fire Suppression Pond —
Near Chappie James Avenue.
471 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — FIRE! — Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near Chappie James Avenue.
472 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — Ghost Structures — Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site —
Near Chief Anderson Road.
473 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — Hangar No. 1 —
Near Chappie James Avenue.
474 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — It Was Called "Dope" — Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site —
Near Chappie James Avenue.
475 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — Moton Field Expands — Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site —
Near Chappie James Avenue.
476 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — New Vistas — Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site —
Near Chappie James Avenue.
477 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — Oil Storage Shed — Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site —
Near Chappie James Avenue.
478 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — Prepared to Fight and Die —
Near Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. Drive.
479 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — The Control Tower — Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near Chappie James Avenue.
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480 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — The Place Where We Learned to Fly —
Near Chappie James Avenue.
481 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — The Tuskegee Airmen — Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site —
Near Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. Drive.
482 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — They Came to Tuskegee — Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site —
Near Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. Drive.
483 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — Waiting for the Bus — Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site —
Near Chappie James Avenue 0.3 miles east of Chappie James Avenue.
484 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — Warehouse/Vehicle Storage — Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site —
Near Chappie James Avenue.
485 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — 1 — Amelia Boynton Robinson — The Tuskegee Civil Rights and Historic Trail —
On Franklin Road near Boy Scout Circle, on the left when traveling north.
486 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — Birth of Trades Program — Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site —
On Lewis Adams Street at University Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Lewis Adams Street.
487 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — Booker T Washington — 1856   1915 —
Near Booker T Washington Boulevard at Campus Drive.
488 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — Campus Architect — Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site —
Near University Avenue 0.2 miles east of Booker T. Washington Boulevard.
489 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — Carver Research Foundation — 1951 —
On University Avenue at Lewis Adams Street, on the right when traveling east on University Avenue.
490 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — Carver's Laboratory — Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site —
On University Avenue at North Water Street, on the right when traveling west on University Avenue.
491 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — 2 — Charles Goode Gomillion — The Tuskegee Civil Rights and Historic Trail —
On Bibb Street 0.2 miles north of Hudson Street, on the left when traveling north.
492 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — Dining and Social Center — Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near University Avenue 0.2 miles east of Booker T. Washington Boulevard.
493 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — Dorothy Hall — Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site —
On Booker T Washington Boulevard at Campus Drive, on the right when traveling north on Booker T Washington Boulevard.
494 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — Enhancing Health Care — Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site —
On Booker T. Washington Boulevard at Benjamin F Payton Drive on Booker T. Washington Boulevard.
495 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — Fred David Gray — Civil Rights Attorney and Legislator / Advocate for Victims and History —
On West Montgomery Road at Kelly Drive on West Montgomery Road.
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496 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — Frederick Douglass Hall — 1904 —
Near University Avenue 0.2 miles east of Booker T. Washington Boulevard.
497 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — George Washington Carver — Died in Tuskegee Alabama — January 5, 1943 —
Near Booker T Washington Boulevard.
498 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — Great Philanthropists — Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On University Avenue 0.2 miles east of Booker T. Washington Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
499 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — Historic Quadrangle — Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site —
On University Avenue 0.2 miles east of Booker T. Washington Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
500 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — Huntington Hall — 1900 —
Near University Avenue 0.2 miles east of Booker T. Washington Boulevard.

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