Vital Memphis-Charleston Railroad, "backbone of Confederacy", spanned Tennessee River here. Bridge burned several times, 1862-3.
Gen. Mitchell (US), occupying Huntsville after Battle of Shiloh, seized Bridgeport in April 1862 and held it . . . — — Map (db m83788) HM
This stone placed here as a memorial
to the brave men and women who
fought to defend their homeland against
northern invaders during the
War for Southern Independence.
Poor dirt farmers and homemakers who
owned neither slave nor . . . — — Map (db m197502) WM
May 23, 1838 the deadline for the Cherokee to move west to Oklahoma, Gen. Winfield Scott was sent in to AL, TN and GA to round up the Cherokee and place them in stockades near what is now Chattanooga, TN and Ft. Payne, AL. In June of 1838 about . . . — — Map (db m197505) HM
Ebenezer Baptist Church is the oldest church on the northern end of Sand Mountain. Its origins date back to an 1850s log church and school called Gordon Chapel. Renamed Ebenezer, the church became a member of the Tennessee River Baptist Association . . . — — Map (db m156122) HM
The Town of Dutton was incorporated in 1963. The town was named after Marion M. Dutton. The prime reason for incorporating the area was to have an entity in place in order to form the Waterworks Board of Dutton and to be able to borrow government . . . — — Map (db m197512) HM
Nature preserve, recreation area, and wildlife management area.
This tract was protected and made available for public recreation through the efforts of the Alabama forever wild land trust. The Alabama state lands division of the department of . . . — — Map (db m145464)
Of German ancestry, Phillip Hamman was a
Colonial-era scout and a Revolutionary War soldier
hailed as the "Savior of Greenbrier" for his 1778
efforts to defend Ft. Donnally in present-day
West Virginia. In 1780. he married Christina . . . — — Map (db m289257) HM
Born 1750 in The Palatinate, Germany.
Married March 3, 1780 in Greenbrier County,
Virginia to Christina Cook, born 1763 died
January 28, 1842 and is buried in a double
grave with her husband, one mile north of
this spot.
Nine years an . . . — — Map (db m308476) HM
In 1905. the Methodist Episcopal Church. South. authorized Dr. Frank Gardner and his wife, Annie, to begin Flat Rock School In 1911, Flat Rock High School formally opened. It was the only high school on Sand Mountain north of Albertville. The North . . . — — Map (db m156167) HM
Bettle V. Adams deeded this plot of land
on September 2, 1926 to K.D. Bostic, Walter
Conyers, L.H. Dill, Thomas Douglas, Jeff
Gilbreath, Lucy Griffin, Americus Harrison,
Braden McCrary, and Willie Ross who served
as the Clay Cemetery Committee. . . . — — Map (db m285182) HM
Bellefonte Cemetery
Before the courthouse was completed, the community selected a location for a cemetery. The highest elevation in Bellefonte's corporate limits was chosen as the town's burial place. The earliest inscribed marker in . . . — — Map (db m83790) HM
A historically significant 19th century burial site, the Old Baptist Cemetery is located in Hollywood, Alabama, in the area formerly known as the Mud Creek Primitive Baptist Church. The cemetery is named for the oldest documented Baptist church in . . . — — Map (db m166946) HM
The small village of Coffeetown, located to the southeast of what is now Langston, was established in the 1810s. Coffeetown faded away in 1869 when most of its residents moved to Texas. It was then that James Morgan sold 15 acres in town lots and . . . — — Map (db m83791) HM
(side 1)
The History of Paint Rock, Alabama
Originally Camden circa 1830, the post office was renamed Redman in 1846 and became Paint Rock on May 17, 1860. After the Memphis and Charleston Railroad Co. built a depot and water . . . — — Map (db m69756) HM
In 1931, at the height of the Great Depression, Paint Rock Valley citizens raised $2,625 to begin construction of a new school building. Residents gathered native field stones for the façade, which was 18 inches thick when completed. Local sawmills . . . — — Map (db m246852) HM
Established in 1892, this cemetery contains the remains of Russell William
Clay (March 6, 1804 - December 7, 1885) and Mahala Jones Clay
(February 2, 1817 - June 10, 1892). Married between 1836-1837, the Clays
had a son, Martin Alexander (M.A.), . . . — — Map (db m294032) HM
In May 1838 soldiers, under the command of U.S. Army General Winfield Scott, began rounding up Cherokee Indians in this area who had refused to move to Indian Territory in Oklahoma. About 16,000 Cherokees were placed in stockades in . . . — — Map (db m18047) HM
Commitments are made by all soldiers as they perform their duties to protect our lives and freedoms from foreign aggressors.
Soldiers oath (Oath of Enlistment)
"I_____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the . . . — — Map (db m268444) HM WM
Pattern developed in 1841 in England based on centuries-old anchor type.
Recognizable design, also known as Fisherman's or Common Anchor.
Common on Naval Ships
Weight: Approximately 8,000 lbs
Used in U.S. Approximately 1860s to 1940s
Anchor . . . — — Map (db m268108) HM
What started this War?
On September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda attacked America with the deadliest attack ever on US soil. In New York City, 2,750 people lost their lives when two commercial airline planes were flown into the World Trade Center . . . — — Map (db m268146) HM
When did it start?
Almost as soon as European colonists arrived in the 1600s, conflict arose with Indian tribes. For the next 300 years, numerous conflicts and wars took place throughout the present-day continental United States. . . . — — Map (db m268155) HM
What started the Barbary Wars?
Pirates from the Barbary States (Tripoli, Algiers, Tunis, and Morocco in North Africa) seized and held American merchant ships for ransom and demanded we pay tribute. We refused, formed an alliance with . . . — — Map (db m268440) HM
This pavilion is dedicated to the Brotherhood of men and women in the United States Military who serve to protect our country, The United States of America.
Brotherhood: To be a part of something larger than yourself in service to your . . . — — Map (db m268105) HM WM
In November 1868, after the official records of Jackson County were relocated from Bellefonte to the new seat of government in Scottsboro, a campaign was begun for a new municipal cemetery here. Around 1876, Charlotte Scott Skelton. daughter of . . . — — Map (db m290807) HM
Brief Background: After Abraham Lincoln, who was against slavery, became President in 1860, eleven southern states seceded and formed the Confederate States of America. In 1861, after a decade of simmering tension between the northern and . . . — — Map (db m268154) HM WM
Why is the Civilian - Military Relationship Important?
• The U.S. Constitution requires civilian control of the Military, and the President of the United States is the Commander-in-Chief.
• Civilian elected officials are . . . — — Map (db m268151) HM WM
College Hill Historic District, located along College Avenue between Scott and Kyle Streets, was nominated to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. This district was Scottsboro's first subdivision. The area was part of Charlotte Scott . . . — — Map (db m167089) HM
How do I become a Commissioned Military Officer?
• Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC): Enrollment in college ROTC program in addition to the course required for their degree. ROTC students receive a stipend/money towards books, . . . — — Map (db m268244) HM WM
Background: Company B of the 151st Engineering Combat Battalion, formed in 1947 in Jackson County, was activated on August 14, 1950, to support the Korean War. After training at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Company B arrived in Korea on . . . — — Map (db m268152) HM
This critical five-mile road connected Cumberland Mountain to the river valleys of the Paint Rock and the Tennessee. A feat of engineering and determination, its construction was part of a New Deal-era project to aid Jackson County residents left . . . — — Map (db m274334) HM
How do I join the Military as an Enlisted Service Member?
• Find a recruiting station
• Go thru testing and evaluation. If accepted, you sign a contract with the US Military, typically for 4 years.
• You take an Oath of . . . — — Map (db m268358)
In September 1868, J. J. Beeson, a missionary for the Tennessee River Association, organized First Baptist Church. At the time, it was affiliated with Center Point Baptist Church. The congregation initially met in a building used by several other . . . — — Map (db m246850) HM
Friendship Park
Long known as The Friendly City, Scottsboro extends an open, warm and welcoming greeting to its citizens and its visitors. One of the most notable friendships in Scottsboro's long history was born in boyhood, tempered in . . . — — Map (db m167007) WM
Jackson County was created by the State Legislature on December 13, 1819 while in session in Huntsville, Ala. The county was named in honor of Gen. Andrew Jackson who was visiting in Huntsville at the time.
This Statue was presented by the . . . — — Map (db m22262) HM
What Started It?
On August 2, 1990, the Iraqi Army invaded and quickly overwhelmed Kuwait and declared it Iraq's nineteenth province.
The Result: Coalition forces from 34 countries, led by the US, began building up in . . . — — Map (db m268145) HM
Why did it start?
The US wanted to prevent Saddam Hussein's use of suspected stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction and to remove Hussein from power. US Forces were deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) in 2003.
How the . . . — — Map (db m268177) HM
Marker front:
Constructed in 1911-1912 and designed by architect Richard H. Hunt, the Jackson County Courthouse is a Neo-Classical, brick building situated on a town square in Scottsboro, the county seat of Jackson County. The front, . . . — — Map (db m22264) HM
Jackson County Services Members Who Sacrificed Their Lives for Our Freedom
WWI (Army)
Atkins, James •
Bobo, Carl W. •
Boyd, Duke •
Brown, Herbert H. •
Campbell, Roy E. •
Carson, James F. •
Childeress, Jones A. •
Choat, Vince R. . . . — — Map (db m268172) WM
Who Started the Korean War?
With Soviet Russia support, 90,000 North Korean forces invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950 to reunite the country under communist government. Within days, the South Korean capital of Seoul fell to the North . . . — — Map (db m268445) HM
Orginal French design modified by U.S.
Use: Infantry support from the end of WW I (1918) through WW II
(1945)
Weight: 12,000 lbs
Projectile: 155 mm (6-1/8")
Muzzle Velocity: 1,840 feet per second
Projectile range: 8.5 miles — — Map (db m268119) HM WM
Use: U.S. Forces in Europe during the "Cold War" (1957-1974) with the USSR
Weight: 65 tons; 7" thick armor
Crew: 5
Projectile: 120 mm (4-3/4")
Projectile Range: 2.2 Miles
Engine: 750 HP; Road Speed - 21 MPH
Acquired by Fallen . . . — — Map (db m268102) HM WM
Why was it fought?
Mexico never recognized the Republic of Texas which was established as an independent country in 1836 with the defeat of Mexico in the Texas Revolution. By 1845 most of the citizens of Texas wished to be part of the . . . — — Map (db m268248) HM
Monument Circle, the 100' diameter concrete circle where you are standing, is the central feature of the Park.
It consists of:
• Honor Wall
• Service monument
• Kiosks
• Soil from foreign battlefields
Honor Wall
The Honor . . . — — Map (db m268441) WM
A battlefield Cross monument provided a graphic battlefield image of the intimate sacrifice of our brave soldier who gave their lives in combat, reminding us that Freedom is not Free. — — Map (db m268104) WM
The recognition of the Fallen Soldier began during the Civil War in the 1860s as a means to identify the battlefield's location of a soldier killed in combat. The practice has evolved in later wars as a sign of remembrance and respect for the Fallen . . . — — Map (db m268458) HM WM
Prior to the Civil War, the remains of almost all deceased soldiers were buried in whatever land was available near the battlefields. The remains of those from wealthy families were often returned to their homes for burial.
The very large . . . — — Map (db m268443) HM WM
So why was this war necessary?
Had the colonialist in April 1775 not fired the 'shot heard around the world' and fought for freedom and won, you would most likely be a British citizen. We would not have our Constitution and the great . . . — — Map (db m268439) HM
Robert E. Jones, Jr.
In 1946, Robert E. Jones, Jr. was elected to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives to fill Alabama’s 5th Congressional District seat vacated by John J. Sparkman’s election to the U.S. Senate. Elected to 15 . . . — — Map (db m100042) HM
This location opens a window to the life of Scottsboro's founder and first city planner, Robert Thomas Scott, Sr. Here he and his wife Elizabeth built a pre-Civil War home, White Cottage, about 1850. Robert T Scott died June 1863 of heat exhaustion . . . — — Map (db m167008) HM
Planter, tavern operator, newspaper editor, legislator, and land developer, he sought in vain to have the Jackson County seat moved from Bellefont to the settlement that bore his name. After his death in 1863, his widow reached an agreement in 1868 . . . — — Map (db m22260) HM
Robert T. Scott, born in 1800 into a prominent North Carolina family who originally settled in Maryland, founded the Alabama town that bears his name. Between 1848 and 1858, he acquired 1,240 acres of choice land in the heart of Jackson County. . . . — — Map (db m166957) HM
The Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company constructed the Scottsboro Railroad Depot in 1860-1861 as a passenger and freight facility. The rail line ran throughout the Confederacy and the Union considered its capture vital to cutting off supplies . . . — — Map (db m22258) HM
What are the Ways to Serve?
• Commissioned Officer, Warrant Officer, or Enlisted Service Member
• Active Duty: Full-time Military
• Reserves: Military service that combines a part-time military role or career with a civilian . . . — — Map (db m268357)
How did the War begin?
Hostilities began after the unexplained sinking of the USS Maine in Havana (Cuba) harbor, the US resolution that declared Cuba's right to independence, and the US demand that Spain's armed forces be withdrawn from . . . — — Map (db m268355) HM WM
What is Changing?
The threats to the safety and security of US Citizens are changing. Where previous wars witnessed soldiers fighting soldiers, war is now being conducted against civilians in public places. Attacks on September 11, 2001 . . . — — Map (db m268178) HM
Here rests in
honored Glory
an American
Soldier
Known but to God
What is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier?
A monument dedicated to deceased US Service members whose remains have not been identified. It is located in . . . — — Map (db m268352) HM WM
In late December 1863, Union Maj. Gen. John A. Logan established his Fifteenth Army Corps headquarters in Scottsboro, Alabama. On January 11, 1864, by command of Gen. Logan, Brig. Gen. Hugh Ewing, commanding the Fourth Division, was ordered to guard . . . — — Map (db m100044) HM
Since becoming a separate service in 1947, your Air Force has led the world in aerospace technology!
First, to break the sound barrier
Holds the world record for fastest air-breathing aircraft, the SR-71 Blackbird, Mach 3+ (2,200 . . . — — Map (db m268148) HM
U.S. Army • U.S. Space Force • U.S. Marine Corps • U.S. Navy • U.S. Air Force • U.S. Coast Guard
Did You Know What Your Armed Forces Do for you?
• Project power to deter aggression and prevent war
• Deploys service members on a . . . — — Map (db m268442) HM WM
Since 1775, when our colonists first formed the new Continental Army as conscripts armed with single shot muskets, our patriotic citizens have been fighting for our freedom. At the start of WWII your Army was ranked 19th , yet we quickly . . . — — Map (db m268346) HM WM
Motto: "Semper Paratus" - "Always Ready"
Brief History: Originally established as the Revenue Marine on 4 August 1790. At the time, it was the only armed maritime service of the United States. Still only military service . . . — — Map (db m268351) HM WM
What are Marines? While being the smallest US military service, our Marines are known for being tenacious fighters on land, sea and air by conducting task-organized amphibious and ecpeditionary landings and noted for rapid deployment and . . . — — Map (db m268348) HM WM
Infancy: On October 13, 1775, the Continental Congress voted to fit out two sailing vessels, armed with ten carriage guns, as well as swivel guns, manned by crews of eighty, and sent them to intercept British supply ships. . . . — — Map (db m268349) HM WM
Why was it formed?
The December 2019 National Defense Authorization Act created the Space Force as the sixth branch of the Armed Forces.
It was established to protect our interests in space, deter aggression in, from, and to space, . . . — — Map (db m268149) HM
This park was created to:
• Honor the men and women from Jackson County who served and sacrificed their lives to preserve our freedom.
• Recognize and honor all service men and women of the Armed Forces, Army, Marines, Navy, Coast Guard, Air . . . — — Map (db m268106) WM
How did it start? In 1950, American advisors arrived in South Vietnam to prevent a takeover by communist North Vietnam, which was backed by China and Russia. Following an attack on US destroyers by North Vietnam gunboats in 1964, congress . . . — — Map (db m268447) HM
Who Declared War and Why?
In June 1812, we declared war against Great Britain in reaction to: British economic blockade of US trade with foreign countries; forced induction of thousands of neutral American seamen into British Royal Navy, . . . — — Map (db m268245) HM
What is a Warrant Officer?
Warrant Officers are a specialist rank, above the enlisted ranks, but below the officer ranks. Warrant Officers serve in the Army, Marines, Navy, and Coast Guard.
Warrant Officers are addressed as Mr. (last . . . — — Map (db m268243) HM WM
How was it drafted?
Representatives from 13 colonies convened in May 1787 to create a new form of government in the newly independent United States of America. The outcome is our US Constitution, which created a government of the people, . . . — — Map (db m268354) HM
Why so Many Wars?
Why would a nation that values peace and freedom as its primary virtues fight in so many wars?
Freedom!
The United States of America fight for Freedom!
Freedom for ourselves, starting with the American . . . — — Map (db m268241) HM WM
Why did it Start?
Decades of ongoing global Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria led the Central Powers (Germany, Australia-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman . . . — — Map (db m268356) HM
Why did this war start?
Nazi Germany invaded Poland in 1939 to achieve world domination and eradicate all Jewish people worldwide.
How was it fought?
When the US entered the war on December 11, 1941, the largest war in . . . — — Map (db m268120) HM
What Started the War?
On December 7, 1941, the Japanese conducted a major carrier-based air strike on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii crippling our Pacific Fleet. The next day, the United States and our allies declared war on Japan.
Where . . . — — Map (db m268122) HM
Section, Alabama is on a land where the Cherokee once hunted and lived. There were communities such as Kirby Creek, Gossets Hollow, and Fern Cliff. These communities came together to form the Town of Section. Pioneer settlers came in large . . . — — Map (db m79906) HM
History excerpted from various articles written
by Dr. David Campbell, president of
Northeast Alabama State Community College
Skyline Farms was an effort to build a “new world” in rural America where tenant farmers, hit hard by . . . — — Map (db m167093) HM
The Skyline School was built as part of the Skyline Farms Project, a self-help program that the United States government conducted in 1934-1945 for unemployed farmers. Started by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, the program loaned . . . — — Map (db m167096) HM
During the Reconstruction Period following the Civil War, a freedmen’s community was established in this area called Averyville, named for the Pennsylvania minister and successful businessman Charles Avery, a longtime and faithful champion of Negro . . . — — Map (db m108803) HM
This cabin was originally constructed over 100 years ago approximately 10 miles west of this site in Bennett's Cove.
It was given to the Stevenson community park by Mary and Walker Leland Jordan.
The cabin was moved to this site and restored . . . — — Map (db m197507) HM
Side A One of the Five Lower Towns established by the Chickamauga Cherokees in 1782 under the leadership of Dragging Canoe. Territorial Governor William Blount reported to the Secretary of War in 1792 that: “Crow Town lies on the north . . . — — Map (db m28473) HM
Early on the morning of Wednesday, July 17, 1996 — hearts and minds overflowing with excitement for the journey — five of our friends, neighbors and kinfolk, left Stevenson, Alabama, bound for Paris, France.
That evening, at sunset, TWA . . . — — Map (db m108799) HM
Constructed by the Union Army in the summer of 1862 and expanded in 1864, using soldiers and freed slaves, Ft. Harker was built on a broad hill a quarter mile east of town. It overlooked Crow Creek and was well within firing range of Stevenson's . . . — — Map (db m83795) HM
A one-story depot building was constructed here in 1853, when the railroad was first laid through Stevenson. That building burned after the Civil War and was replaced by the present brick depot and hotel in 1872.
During the Civil War, Stevenson . . . — — Map (db m22271) HM
Stevenson was a major supply station and staging ground for decisive campaigns and battles of the Civil War. This small house, called "The Little Brick," was alive with activity when General William S. Rosecrans relocated his command here on . . . — — Map (db m87983) HM
Alabama’s Winter Waterfowl
The Tennessee River Valley is the winter home for thousands of waterfowl. These birds migrate from across the northern US and Canada down through the center of the continent to the Tennessee River.
Careful . . . — — Map (db m106298) HM
A vital part of Pioneer Presbyterian Witness
in Paint Rock Valley
Organized October 9, 1903
“O blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
Yet all are one in Thee, for all are Thine
Alleluia! . . . — — Map (db m167098) HM
Cathedral Caverns has been designated a Registered Natural Landmark under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935.
This site possesses exceptional value in illustrating the natural history of the United States. — — Map (db m76233) HM
Created by an Act of the Legislature on December 7, 1821, Decatur County was comprised of portions of Madison and Jackson Counties. "Old Woodville," two miles north along County Highway 7, was designated as the County Seat. An 1823-‘24 completed . . . — — Map (db m246851) HM
