On Court Square at 1st Street North, on the right when traveling west on Court Square.
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Clay County was formed by an act of the Alabama General Assembly on December 7, 1866. Less than a year later, Ashland was established as the county seat on land donated by Hollingsworth Watts for the construction of a . . . — — Map (db m95087) HM
Near Court Square (Road 31) at 2nd Avenue North, on the right when traveling south.
Clay County
Established Dec. 7, 1866
Boundaries of eastern Talladega County and western Randolph County were redrawn in 1866 to create the 58th county of Alabama. The name honors U. S. Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky. Historical place . . . — — Map (db m95095) HM
On Court Square (Alabama Route 9) at 1st Avenue North, on the right when traveling west on Court Square.
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Clay County and the
Creek Indian War of 1813-14
During the Creek Indian War of 1813-14, a subset of the War of 1812 with England, numerous figures prominent in American history marched over what would become Clay . . . — — Map (db m95100) HM
On 1st Avenue (Alabama Route 9) at 2nd Street (Alabama Route 77), on the right when traveling west on 1st Avenue.
Dedicated to the veterans of Clay County who so unselfishly served and to those who died in defense of their country Let it be said “We will never forget” Left Panel List of World War I, World War II and Korean War veterans . . . — — Map (db m14302) WM
On 1st Avenue (Alabama Route 9) 0.1 miles north of 5th Street East, on the right when traveling north.
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Union Baptist Church. later named the First Baptist Church of Ashland, was founded with 23 charter members in 1865, six years before the town was incorporated. Members met in a log cabin in the southwestern part of Ashland. From . . . — — Map (db m95101) HM
Everyone needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray
in where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.
–John Muir
Mount Cheaha is Alabama's highest point at 2,407 feet above
sea level and is part of the . . . — — Map (db m175329) HM
I propose to create a Civilian Conservation Corps to be used in simple work...More important however, than the material gains will be the moral and spiritual value of such work.
–Franklin D. Roosevelt
Cheaha State Park was built by the . . . — — Map (db m175327) HM
On Oct. 29, 1929 the world changed as we know it. On that
ominous day, the stock market crashed and facilitated the U.S.
Great Depression. Many Americans were unemployed and
numerous families lost their homes to foreclosure. In 1933
President . . . — — Map (db m175325) HM
The forests near Cheaha have been inhabited for thousands of years. Trade
routes brought other native and non-native people to the area searching for
ore, gemstones, venison, hides, furs, honey, beeswax, hickory nut oil, and
other medicinal and . . . — — Map (db m175335) HM
In 1933 the Civilian Conservation Corps began construction of Cheaha State
Park as parks across the nation were built, President Franklin D. Roosevelt
provided jobs and stability as well as parks for future generations. The 2,799
acre Cheaha . . . — — Map (db m175560) HM
As you walk across this mountain, you will step in their
footsteps. They worked, played, laughed, cried, loved, fought,
and admired this mountain. Rock shelters near the base of the
mountain have revealed archaeological evidence of the
presence . . . — — Map (db m175321) HM
From this viewshed, you are looking over the Talladega
National Forest. The federal government purchased the
land in 1936 as part of an effort to restore clear-cut
timberlands and farmlands no longer capable of
producing crops. The contiguous . . . — — Map (db m175330) HM
On Shady Grove Road (Alabama Route 9) at Alabama Route 63, on the right when traveling north on Shady Grove Road.
Hostile Creeks attacked Andrew Jackson, withdrawing to Ft. Strother, Jan. 24, 1814. His troops broke through lines, kept on to Ft. Strother. But Creeks boasted that they defeated 'Capt. Jack', drove him to the Coosa. — — Map (db m95076) HM
On Cheaha Road (Alabama Route 49) south of Nichols Street, on the right when traveling south.
Native Americans were the first to inhabit the area known as
Lineville. The Creek Indian War of 1812, however, resulted in their
removal. The first white settlers here were William and Thomas
Lundie. Their settlement became known as Lundie's . . . — — Map (db m175281) HM
On Mellow Valley Street (Alabama Route 49) at Main Street (Alabama Route 9), on the right when traveling south on Mellow Valley Street.
This historic site marks the first
settlement known as "Lundie's
Crossroads" settled in 1838. The name
changed to "County Line" in 1856. Clay
County was formed on this line from
Randolph and Talladega Counties in
1866. The . . . — — Map (db m95103) HM
On Cheaha Road (Alabama Route 49) at Nichols Street, on the right when traveling north on Cheaha Road.
The first Methodist Church in Lineville began in a brush arbor
before the Civil War. In 1861, this tract of land was donated for the
construction of a permanent structure, which was completed in 1866.
The pastor was the Rev. R. A. Timmons, a . . . — — Map (db m175282) HM
Near County Road 347, on the right when traveling north.
Named for the white clay which resembles chalk, this magnificent bluff is one of the most important historical landmarks in Arkansas. At this point the St. Francis River cuts through Crowley's Ridge from west to east and forms the boundary between . . . — — Map (db m18136) HM
Since Crowley's Ridge provided the only natural route for north-south travel across the lowlands of northeastern Arkansas, an Indian trail and later a military road crossed the river here. About 1840 Abraham Seitz established a ferry which was later . . . — — Map (db m4912) HM
On March 10, 1863 Union cavalry captured the ferry after a three-hour fight. They burned buildings and stores of corn in Chalk Bluff and destroyed a large uncompleted ferry boat. Two weeks later on March 24 Union cavalry returned to Chalk Bluff and . . . — — Map (db m4906) HM
In April 1863 a Confederate army of 5000 men commanded by General John S. Marmaduke advanced into Missouri. Forced to retreat before superior Union forces, the Confederates on May 1-2 fought a successful delaying action here while their army crossed . . . — — Map (db m4911) HM
Chalk Bluff occupied a strategic position during the Civil War. Its cliffs commanded a vital river crossing on the only major road from Missouri into the Crowley's Ridge country. Provisions were collected here and shipped downstream to Confederate . . . — — Map (db m18186) HM
On Old Church Road, 0.2 miles north of Augusta Drive, on the left when traveling north.
Hibernia Plantation was founded in 1790 by Irish immigrant George Fleming on a 1,000-acre grant from the Governor of Spanish East Florida. George died in 1821 and his son Lewis inherited Hibernia. Lewis had three children by his first wife. After . . . — — Map (db m128318) HM
Near Bunker Avenue at Leonard C. Taylor Parkway (Florida Route 16), on the left when traveling south.
The Willys MB and the Ford GPW, both formally called the U.S. Army Truck, ¼-ton, 4x4, Command Reconnaissance, commonly known as JEEP or Jeep, and sometimes referred to as G503, [NB 3] were highly successful off-road capable, light, military utility . . . — — Map (db m213934) HM
On Bunker Avenue at Leonard C Taylor Parkway (Local Route 16), on the right when traveling south on Bunker Avenue.
The 5”38 is considered the best intermediate caliber dual purpose gun of World War II. It was in service from 1934 throughout the 1990s. In the naval gun measurement system the size of the gun is expressed as the diameter of its bore and the . . . — — Map (db m181480) WM
On Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard just east of Belle Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Here stood the childhood home of Augusta Savage (1892-1962), a gifted sculptor who fought poverty and racism to become a leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance. The seventh of 14 children born to Edward and Cornelia Fells, Augusta taught herself . . . — — Map (db m211859) HM
On Kennett at Reynolds Boulevard, on the right when traveling east on Kennett.
Benjamin Lee II Field
Named In Honor Of
Ensign Benjamin Lee II
U.S.N.R.F.
Killed In Active Service
At Killingholm, England
October 28, 1918 — — Map (db m178986) HM WM
Near Ball Road, 0.3 miles west of Route 17, on the right when traveling west.
Created in 1932, Camp Chowenwaw (Cho’-wen-waw) derived its name from the Creek word for “sister.” Prominent Jacksonville resident Nancy Osborne, with support from local organizations such as the Rotary and Kiwanis clubs, led the effort . . . — — Map (db m102456) HM
On South Magnolia Avenue at Spring Street, on the left when traveling north on South Magnolia Avenue.
Originally from Indiana, Dr. Joseph W. Applegate moved to Florida after the Civil War to work with the Freedmen's Bureau at Magnolia Springs. He later partnered with John H. Harris to operate the Clarendon Hotel (c. 1871) in Green Cove Springs. By . . . — — Map (db m135555) HM
On Leonard C. Taylor Parkway (State Road 16), on the right when traveling east.
Pupo is first mentioned in 1716 as the place where the trail from the Franciscan Indian missions and the Apalachee (present-day Tallahassee) to St. Augustine crossed the river. The Spanish Government built the fort on the St. Johns River some time . . . — — Map (db m62187) HM
On Walnut Street near St Johns Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
High ground along the river and a flowing mineral spring drew the first inhabitants to this area some 7000 years ago, but historic development dates from 1816 when George I. F. Clarke erected a sawmill in this vicinity under a Spanish land grant. . . . — — Map (db m63712) HM
On Idlewild Avenue (Florida Route 16) 0.2 miles west of Sunset Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Hickory Grove Baptist Church was organized in 1863, and the church’s congregation first worshiped here in one of the earliest buildings constructed in Clay County. The church was named for a grove of hickory trees that grew here. The original . . . — — Map (db m102455) HM
On Bunker Avenue at Leonard C Taylor Pkwy (Florida Route 16), on the right when traveling south on Bunker Avenue.
The LARC-LX (Lighter Amphibious Resupply Cargo-60 Ton) is a welded steel hull amphibious vehicle. It can carry up to 100 tons of cargo or 200 personnel. It is powered by four 265hp diesel engines each driving one wheel. The engines can be coupled . . . — — Map (db m181365) HM
Near Southern Oaks Drive, 0.5 miles north of County Route 209. Reported missing.
Beginning in 1970, members of Lynyrd Skynyrd made Rock 'n Roll history on this site, where they wrote and perfected many of their hit songs. In the late 1960's, before becoming world famous, the long haired Skynyrd boys from the Westside of . . . — — Map (db m235213) HM
Near Bunker Avenue just south of Leonard C Taylor Pkwy (Florida Route 16), on the right when traveling south.
In 1951 the Army awarded a contract to the Ford Motor Co. for the design and development of a completely new 1/4 ton vehicle to replace the current M38 and M38A1 Jeep. After extensive testing of prototypes and preproduction models, the M151 went . . . — — Map (db m181404) HM
On Walnut Street near Brabantio Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
When Clay County was created in 1858 by the Florida Legislature, Middleburg was named as temporary county seat. As a result of an 1859 election, Whitesville (Webster), became the official county court site. Clay County's 1st courthouse was located . . . — — Map (db m65638) HM
On Bunker Avenue, 0.1 miles south of Leonard C. Taylor Parkway.
The R-2800 was developed in 1937 and was the first 18 cylinder radial engine. It produced 2,350 horsepower and weighed 2,000 lbs. The engine was regarded as the Cadillac of engines at that time and the engine was the workhorse for World War II. It . . . — — Map (db m214470) HM
On Gratio Place, 0.1 miles north of Ferris Street (Florida Route 16), on the right when traveling north.
The grateful citizens and community of Clay County remember those who served in the arm forces of the United States during times of war and peace. Whose courage and personal sacrifices defended and preserved our liberty.
On Sharron Road at Sweet Moody Road, on the left when traveling east on Sharron Road.
Organized by the Rev. James Hickey. Charter Members: Robert and Adeline Hogarth, Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Tolar, Mrs. Sarah Smith, Mrs. Mahoney, Mr. and Mrs. R.B. Sullivant, and Mrs. Celia Weeks. Property for church given by T.H. and C.B. Hayden. Cemetery . . . — — Map (db m110522) HM
On US 17 (County Road 15) at Bellamy Road, on the right when traveling south on US 17.
The Old Bellamy Road intersects Highway 17 near this point. In 1824, the First session of the 18th United States Congress appropriated $20,000.00 to develop a public road in the Territory of Florida between Pensacola and St. Augustine. It was to . . . — — Map (db m62644) HM
On Bunker Avenue just south of Leonard C Taylor Pkwy (Florida Route 16), on the right when traveling south.
Was a six-wheel drive semi-amphibious off-road vehicle originally developed for use by the US Military in the Vietnam War. The Goat used an articulated chassis, so that from distance it appears to be a four-wheel trailer, but it is a single . . . — — Map (db m181368) HM
On Bunker Avenue near 1 Bunker Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Front line, ¼-ton, 4X4 was a variant of the M-38A1 Military Jeep, with its body lengthened by twenty inches, heavier suspension, and provisions for three patients on litters. The spare tire and jerry can of the M-170 were mounted in the body tub . . . — — Map (db m181337) WM
On Palmetto Avenue near Palmer Street, on the right when traveling south.
On February 20, 1883, the Village Improvement Association (V.I.A.) of Green Cove Springs was organized. Meetings were held in members’ homes. Money was raised to beautify the town, most of which was used for boardwalks, and 70 feet of clay pavement . . . — — Map (db m65099) HM
Near Oriole Street at Southeast Palmetto Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
I answered the call of my nation in peace and in war....of security and honor for three centuries I have been the custodian. I was with Washington in the dim forests, fought the wily warrior, and watched the dark night bow to the morning.... At . . . — — Map (db m220192) WM
On State Road 21 at Treat Road, on the right when traveling south on State Road 21.
Situated on the site of Camp Blanding, between Sandhill and Brooklyn lakes, are the remnants of Magnolia Lake State Park. A relic from the time of segregation, Magnolia Lake was built to provide separate facilities to serve African American . . . — — Map (db m135964) HM
On State Road 100, 0.3 miles east of Swan Lake Road, on the right when traveling east.
The Old Bellamy Road intersects Highway 100 near this point. In 1824, the First session of the 18th United States Congress appropriated $20,000.00 to develop a public road in the Territory of Florida between Pensacola and St. Augustine. It was to . . . — — Map (db m94394) HM
Near South Lawrence Boulevard (Florida Route 21) just south of Oriole Street.
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The Lawrence Developing Company built the three-story, 38-room Keystone Inn at a cost of $50,000. It was designed by architect, G.M. MacDonough. Hopeful that the inn would attract potential settlers and investors, the developers held a . . . — — Map (db m214312) HM
On Blanding Boulevard (Florida Route 21) at Scenic Drive, on the right when traveling north on Blanding Boulevard.
Fort Heilman, named after Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Julius F. Heilman, was built in the mid 1830´s at the spot where the north and south forks of Black Creek join. It was a temporary wooden stockade used during the First Seminole War as a . . . — — Map (db m102605) HM
On Blanding Boulevard (Florida Route 21) west of Parsonage Street, on the right when traveling east.
Roy Stanley Geiger, the “Father of Marine Corps Aviation,” was born on January 25, 1885, in his family home on what is now the campus of Middleburg First Baptist Church. He served as a school teacher, principal, and lawyer. Geiger joined the Marine . . . — — Map (db m102461) HM
On Main Street at Wharf Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
Middleburg developed in the early 1800s as a transportation center linking the St. Johns River with the peninsular interior. Originally settled in the 1820s as Clark´s Ferry, a crossing on Black Creek, it became a major military entrepot during the . . . — — Map (db m102459) HM
On Main Street at Butler Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
Founded on or before July 27, 1828 by Isaac Boring, a Methodist Circuit Riding Preacher. First known as The Black Creek Methodist Church. This frontier Methodist society met in homes until the present church was built in 1847. In continuous use . . . — — Map (db m102460) HM
On Main Street at Wharf Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
Samuel B. Thompson owned and operated
dock and warehouses at the foot of
Thompson St. (now Wharf St., name changed
about 1951). Thompson's warehouses were
burned by Union soldiers in 1864.
After the Civil War, Albert S. Chalker
operated . . . — — Map (db m70285) HM
On Kingsley Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
This memorial honors all American veterans who, although separated by generations, shared a common, undeniable goal -- to valiantly protect our country's freedoms. The memories of these American veterans will continue to live on whenever and . . . — — Map (db m239840) WM
On Kingsley Avenue at Park Avenue (Route 17), on the right when traveling west on Kingsley Avenue.
Orange Park was the site of a cotton and citrus British plantation, Laurel Grove, which was established by William and Rebecca Pengree during Florida’s British Period (1763-1783). Following the American Revolution, Florida was returned to . . . — — Map (db m102603) HM
Near Park Avenue (U.S. 17) south of Kingsley Avenue (Florida Route 224), on the right when traveling south.
The 1885 Florida Constitution mandated the segregated education of black and white students in public schools. In 1891, the American Missionary Association (AMA) opened the private Orange Park Normal and Industrial School at this site to educate . . . — — Map (db m150638) HM
On Kingsley Avenue at River Road, in the median on Kingsley Avenue.
During the War Between the States, the St. Johns River was a highway to Florida's interior. Lacking warships to counter the Union Navy's control of the river, Confederate forces turned to the use of torpedoes (submerged naval mines). On March 30, . . . — — Map (db m67084) HM
On State Road 16 just east of Polling Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
James Cash Penney (1876-1971), philanthropist and founder of J.C. Penney Department Stores, purchased 120,000 acres in Clay County and invited farmers to claim 40-acre tracts by clearing the land, building houses, growing crops and raising . . . — — Map (db m101184) HM
Near Tallahassee Street at Avenue B, on the right when traveling north.
Headquarters Battery 2/116th FA
53 rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Lakeland
Gave the ultimate sacrifice in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom on September 24, 2010 — — Map (db m177615) WM
Near Florida Route 16 W at Tallahassee Street, on the right when traveling east.
To the officers and men who served with the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment wheresoever dispersed.
Activated at Camp Blanding Florida on 20 October 1942, they were later attached to the 82nd Airborne Division and participated in the parachute . . . — — Map (db m177404) HM WM
Near Tallahassee Street south of Minden Street, on the right when traveling north.
1895 Enlisted in the Gainesville Guards, Florida State Troops.
1899 Commissioned Captain in the Florida National Guard, September 23, and served as the Regimental Adjutant of the Second Florida Infantry.
1908 Promoted . . . — — Map (db m177274) HM WM
Near Local Route 16 at Tallahassee Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Department Of Florida
Contributing Chapters
Ancient City • Barbed Wire Seminole • Big Lake • Brevard Space Coast • Broward • Central Florida • Collier • East Central • Emerald Coast • Florida First Coast • Florida Gulf Coast • Florida . . . — — Map (db m181216) WM
Near Florida Route 16 at Tallahassee Street, on the right when traveling east.
Fort Mose (pronounced “Moh-Say") was a plastered earthen fort located approximately 3 miles north of St. Augustine. It was established to protect the small, free-black settlement of Gracia Real Santa Teresa de Mose.
When the British . . . — — Map (db m178728) HM
On State Road 16 near Tallahassee Street, on the right when traveling east.
Camp Blanding, established as a National Guard base in 1939, is named for Major
General Albert Blanding (1876-1970) who commanded a brigade in WWI, was awarded the Distinguished
Service Medal, and was Chief of the National Guard Bureau. He . . . — — Map (db m70317) HM
Near Florida Route 16 at Tallahassee Street, on the right when traveling east.
Black Floridians served with distinction and dedication on both sides during that fratricidal conflict. Indeed, there are several instances of Black Floridians, brothers, serving in both the Union and Confederate Armies.
Many of those . . . — — Map (db m178724) HM
Near Tallahassee Street just south of Minden Street, on the right when traveling north.
Colonel Harry M. Hatcher, Jr.
Colonel Retired United States Army
Decorations & Awards
Bronze Star
Combat Infantry Badge
Meritorious Service Medal
Good Conduct Medal
Asiatic – Pacific Campaign Medal . . . — — Map (db m179357) HM WM
Near Tallahassee Street, 0.1 miles north of Avenue B, on the right when traveling north.
Company D, 2/124th Infantry
53rd Separate Infantry Brigade
Eustis
Gave the ultimate sacrifice in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom on April 17, 2003 — — Map (db m177568) WM
Near Florida Route 16 W at Tallahassee Street, on the right when traveling east.
Used to transport personnel and cargo, towing gliders and dropping paratroopers into enemy territory as during invasions of Sicily, Burma and France. — — Map (db m177425) HM
Near Florida Route 16 at Tallahassee Street, on the right when traveling east.
The first muster of militia troops in the continental United States took place on 16 September 1565 in the newly established Spanish presidio of St. Augustine. Both free and slave Africans served with the original occupation and settlement force . . . — — Map (db m178740) HM
“We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail.”
President George W. Bush
Since the attack against the United States on 11 September 2001, the Florida National Guard has protected our nation’s security and provided combat . . . — — Map (db m181554) WM
Near FL 16 (Local Route 16) at Tallahassee Street, on the right when traveling south.
Dedicated To
Florida Units participated in victorious campaigns in the South-West Pacific. Depicts location of primary assaults against major enemy resistance.
The Florida National Guard troops of the 31st Infantry Division and the . . . — — Map (db m181535) WM
Near Tallahassee Street, 0.1 miles north of Avenue B, on the right when traveling north.
Global War On Terrorism
This Memorial Honors The Citizen Soldiers Of The Florida National Guard Who Paid The Ultimate Sacrifice For Their Nation In Support Of The Global War On Terrorism.
Minutemen
Symbol Of The Citizen . . . — — Map (db m178104) WM
Near Tallahassee Street at Minden Street, on the left when traveling north.
Half-Track, M3
Carrier, Personnel
Manufacturer: White
(40,000 + produced 1941-45)
Note: M3A1 had ring mount for .50 machine gun — — Map (db m177691) HM WM
