In Honor of all U.S. Military Personnel who Served their Country in War and Peace
{secondary plaque nearby}: Choctaw County's Wartime Dead — — Map (db m244914) WM
On January 2, 1944, the State of Alabama granted Hunt Oil Company a permit to drill the A.R. Jackson Well No. 1 at this location near Gilbertown. Hunt Oil Company was owned by the famous oil man, H.L. Hunt of Dallas, Texas. Drilling commenced on . . . — — Map (db m80351) HM
On this site was the "A. R. Jackson Well No. 1". It was
Operated by Hunt Oil Company and was the first
producer in the State of Alabama. This oil well was
completed on February 16, 1944, and produced from
the Selma Chalk formation. It sparked . . . — — Map (db m286132) HM
The Choctaw Indians, who were led by the famed Chief Pushmataha, who was born in 1764, died in 1824 in Washington, D.C., and was buried in the Congressional Cemetery, crossed here for their east-west travel. The westernmost encampment of the . . . — — Map (db m304320) HM
The Sims Cemetery is located just south of this marker. Buried there, is the infamous Robert B. "Bob" Sims (1831-1891). From the early 1870s to 1891, Bob and his band of followers carried out a virtual reign of terror in central and southern . . . — — Map (db m240485) HM
Little Place Cemetery
Little Place Cemetery is a community cemetery that serves the African American Womack Hill community and its descendants. The establishment of the cemetery is linked to the founding of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, . . . — — Map (db m240385) HM
In 1851, when nearby Rehoboth Church was organized, the church granted
permission to enslaved people to join them in membership. Rehoboth
Church received them into membership, adding 120 Black people to the
congregation. In December 1868, the . . . — — Map (db m307342) HM
The Choctaw County Board of Education built Silas Elementary School in 1936 with support from the Alabama State Department of Education. Students attended the school from 1936-2005. After nearly 70 years as a school, the building took on a new . . . — — Map (db m110975) HM
In 1871, Springhill Missionary Baptist Church was established. In 1875, William Johnson Sr. donated the land for the Springhill Missionary Baptist Church and Cemetery on Ararat Road. During the same year, work began on a permanent church building . . . — — Map (db m240457) HM
