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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Jefferson County

 
Clickable Map of Jefferson County, Alabama and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Jefferson County, AL (381) Bibb County, AL (20) Blount County, AL (22) Shelby County, AL (65) St. Clair County, AL (29) Tuscaloosa County, AL (183) Walker County, AL (19)  JeffersonCounty(381) Jefferson County (381)  BibbCounty(20) Bibb County (20)  BlountCounty(22) Blount County (22)  ShelbyCounty(65) Shelby County (65)  St.ClairCounty(29) St. Clair County (29)  TuscaloosaCounty(183) Tuscaloosa County (183)  WalkerCounty(19) Walker County (19)
Birmingham is the county seat for Jefferson County
Adjacent to Jefferson County, Alabama
Bibb County (20)  ►
Blount County (22)  ►
Shelby County (65)  ►
St. Clair County (29)  ►
Tuscaloosa County (183)  ►
Walker County (19)  ►
 
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1 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Bessemer — “Spirit of the American Doughboy” — Bessemer, Alabama —
On 3rd Avenue North south of 17th Street North, on the left when traveling south.
2 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Bessemer — Bright Star / Koikos Restaurant — "Alabama's Oldest Restaurant" / "An American Classic" —
On 19th Street N, on the right when traveling south.
3 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Bessemer — Canaan Baptist Church — Jefferson County's Oldest Baptist Church —
On Morgan Rd, on the right when traveling north.
4 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Bessemer — Hosea Holcombe — 1780-1841 — "Alabama's first church historian" —
On 14th Street South (State Highway 150) south of Fairfax Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
5 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Bessemer — McAdory House —
On Eastern Valley Road south of Elrie Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
6 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Bessemer — Owen House —
On Eastern Valley Road (County Road 18) 0.1 miles north of Rosser Loop Drive, on the left when traveling north.
7 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Bessemer — Sweet Home / Henry W. Sweet —
On Arlington Avenue at 19th Street South, on the right when traveling west on Arlington Avenue.
8 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Bessemer — The Bessemer Site — Alabama Indigenous Mound Trail —
On Alabama Avenue north of 19th Street N, on the right when traveling north.
9 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Bessemer — Thomas McAdory Owen — (1866-1920) —
On Eastern Valley Road south of Elrie Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
10 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Bessemer — Union Baptist Church And Cemetery —
On County Road 18, on the left when traveling west.
11 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Highlands School —
On Old Leeds Road (County Road 64) 0.3 miles south of Mill Springs Road, on the left when traveling south.
12 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Acipco-Finley — Julius Ellsberry Memorial Park —
On Finley Avenue North 1 mile east of 13th Place North, on the right when traveling east.
13 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Arlington - West End — Old Elyton Courthouse Bell —
Near 3rd Street Southwest south of Cotton Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling south.
14 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Arlington - West End — United Confederate Veterans — Camp Hardee No. 39 —
On Martin Luther King Drive, on the right when traveling south.
15 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Arlington - West End — Walker Memorial Church —
On Tuscaloosa Avenue SW at 3rd Street SW, on the left when traveling east on Tuscaloosa Avenue SW.
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16 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Arlington - West End — Wilson's Raiders — Headquarters March 28-31, 1865 —
On Cotton Avenue SW.
17 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Belview Heights — Belview Heights Neighborhood —
On Avenue Q, on the left when traveling north.
18 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Birmingham Civil Rights District — "Peace Be Still" — Mark 4:39 —
Near 17th Street N.
19 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Birmingham Civil Rights District — C10 — A. G. Gaston Building — Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 5th Avenue North east of 15th Street North, on the right when traveling east.
20 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Bluff Park — Bluff Park Art Association/ Bluff Park Art Show —
On Cloudland Drive at Hawksbury Ln, on the left when traveling south on Cloudland Drive.
21 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — A14 — A City of Two Governments — March Route to Government — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 20th Street North north of Park Place, on the right when traveling north.
22 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — D6 — Alabama's Rebel Yell — March Route for Education — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 22nd Street North south of 7th Avenue North, on the right when traveling south.
23 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — E4 — Answering the Call — March Route Towards a Purposeful Life — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard at 19th Street North, on the right when traveling east on Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard.
24 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — A10 — Arrested at City Hall — March Route to Government — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Park Place at 19th Street North, on the left when traveling east on Park Place.
25 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — C30 — Birmingham City Hall — Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North north of 7th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north.
26 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — E1 — Birth of an Icon — March Route Towards a Purposeful Life — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 20th Street North north of Park Place, on the right when traveling north.
27 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — Boilers — Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark —
Near 32nd Street North at 2nd Avenue North.
28 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — C34 — Boutwell Auditorium — (Former Municipal Auditorium) — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Reverend Abraham Woods Junior Boulevard at 20th Street North, on the left when traveling east on Reverend Abraham Woods Junior Boulevard.
29 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — Casting Pigs — Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark —
Near 32nd Street North at 2nd Avenue North, on the left when traveling north.
30 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — B17 — Celebrity Star Power — March Route to Retail — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North at 2nd Avenue North, on the right when traveling north on 19th Street North.
31 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — D9 — Children's Crusade for Education — March Route for Education — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 7th Avenue North at 22nd Street North, on the right when traveling west on 7th Avenue North.
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32 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — Civil Rights Freedom Riders — May 14, 1961 —
On 19th Street North at 4th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north on 19th Street North.
33 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — Clark Building —
On 20th Street North.
34 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — Concord Center — Time Capsule —
Near 3rd Avenue North near Richard Arrington Jr, Blvd North.
35 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — D13 — Desegregating Ramsay School — March Route for Education — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 7th Avenue North at 23rd Street North, on the right when traveling west on 7th Avenue North.
36 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — D12 — Desegregating West End School — March Route for Education — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 7th Avenue North west of 23rd Street North, on the right when traveling west.
37 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — Dewberry Drugs and Phenix Insurance Company Buildings —
On Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard North at 2nd Avenue North, on the left when traveling north on Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard North.
38 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — Duncan House —
Near 32nd Street South at 2nd Avenue North, on the left when traveling north.
39 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — D4 — Education of Black Folk — March Route for Education — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Park Place east of Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard North, on the left when traveling east.
40 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — First Presbyterian Church —
On 4th Avenue North at Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard South, on the right when traveling west on 4th Avenue North.
41 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — C23 — Former F.W. Woolworth Store Building — Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North at 3rd Avenue North, on the left when traveling south on 19th Street North.
42 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — Historic Black Bath House —
Near Sloss Furnace Entry Road 0.3 miles east of 32nd Street North, on the right when traveling west.
43 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — D14 — Historic Demonstration at Phillips School — March Route for Education — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail
On 7th Avenue North at 23rd Street North, on the right when traveling west on 7th Avenue North. Reported damaged.
44 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — D5 — Hope Arrives — March Route for Education — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Park Place at 22nd Street North, on the left when traveling east on Park Place.
45 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — D11 — Integration Begins: Desegregating Graymont School — March Route for Education — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 7th Avenue North west of 23rd Street North, on the right when traveling west.
46 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — B18 — Integration Corner — March Route to Retail — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North north of 2nd Avenue North, on the right when traveling north.
47 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — Ironmaking — Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark —
Near 32nd Street North at 2nd Avenue North.
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48 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — Jefferson County Courthouse Site —
On Richard Arrington Junior Boulevard North north of 3rd Avenue North.
49 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — Jefferson County Courthouses —
Near Richard Arrington Junior Boulevard North.
50 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — C32 — Linn-Henley Research Library — Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
Near Park Place east of 20th Street North, on the left when traveling east.
51 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — D3 — Little Lady Can Read — March Route for Education — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Park Place east of Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard North, on the left when traveling east.
52 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — E3 — Love & Marriage — March Route Towards a Purposeful Life — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard at 20th Street North, on the right when traveling east on Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard.
53 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — C25 — Loveman's Department Store/McWane Science Center — National Register of Historic Places Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North at 3rd Avenue North, on the right when traveling south on 19th Street North.
54 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — D15 — March Route for Education Timeline — March Route for Education — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 7th Avenue North west of 24th Street North, on the right when traveling west.
55 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — Morris Avenue Historic District / Elyton Land Company — / (Successor, Birmingham Realty Co.) —
On Morris Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Morris Avenue.
56 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — B15 — Music in the Movement — March Route to Retail — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North at 3rd Avenue North, on the right when traveling south on 19th Street North.
57 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — C26 — Newberry's Department Store/IMAX Dome Theater — National Register of Historic Places Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North at 2nd Avenue North, on the right when traveling south on 19th Street North.
58 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — C35 — Phillips High School — (Now Phillips Academy) — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 7th Avenue North west of 24th Street North, on the right when traveling west.
59 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — Powell School —
On 6th Avenue North at 24th Street North, on the left on 6th Avenue North.
60 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — A11 — Public Library Desegregated — March Route to Government — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Park Place, on the left when traveling east.
61 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — Raymond Weeks — Founder of National Veterans Day —
On Reverend Abraham Woods Junior Boulevard east of 20th Street North, on the right when traveling east.
62 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — S. H. Kress Five-And-Ten Cent Store —
On 19th Street North at 3rd Avenue North, on the right when traveling north on 19th Street North.
63 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — C24 — S.H. Kress Store Building — Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North at 3rd Avenue North, on the right when traveling north on 19th Street North.
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64 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — D8 — School Integration Now — March Route for Education — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 22nd Street North at 7th Avenue North, on the left when traveling north on 22nd Street North.
65 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — D2 — Separate But Unequal Education — March Route for Education — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Park Place east of 20th Street North, on the left when traveling east.
66 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — B20 — Shutting Down Downtown — March Route to Retail — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North at 3rd Avenue North, on the right when traveling north on 19th Street North.
67 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — E5 — Shuttlesworth Goes to Work — March Route Towards a Purposeful Life — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North at Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard, on the right when traveling north on 19th Street North.
68 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — E6 — Shuttlesworth Starts the ACMHR — March Route Towards a Purposeful Life — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North north of Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
69 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — E7 — Shuttlesworth v. "Bull" — March Route Towards a Purposeful Life — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North north of Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
70 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — B19 — Sitting in for Lunch — March Route to Retail — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North north of 2nd Avenue North, on the right when traveling north.
71 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — Sloss Blast Furnaces — National Historic Landmark —
Near 32nd Street South.
72 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — Sloss Furnaces —
Near 1st Avenue North (U.S. 11) near 32nd Street North.
73 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — Sloss Quarters —
Near 32nd Street South at 1st Avenue N (U.S. 11).
74 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — B21 — South at the White House — March Route to Retail — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North south of 4th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north.
75 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — D10 — Southern Resistance — March Route for Education — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 7th Avenue North west of 23rd Street North, on the right when traveling west.
76 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — Steiner Bank Building —
On 1st Avenue North (U.S. 78) at Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard South, on the right when traveling east on 1st Avenue North.
77 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — Temple Wilson Tutwiler, II / Tutwiler Hotel — March 22, 1923 - March 1, 1982 —
On 20th Street North at 5th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north on 20th Street North.
78 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — The Berry Project —
On 2nd Avenue North, on the left when traveling west.
79 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — The Birmingham Public Library / The Linn - Henley Research Library —
Near Park Place.
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80 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — The Blast Furnace — Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark —
Near 32nd Street North at 2nd Avenue North, on the left when traveling north.
81 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — The Blowing Engine Room — Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark —
Near 32nd Street North.
82 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — E2 — The Boy Becomes a Man — March Route Towards a Purposeful Life — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 20th Street North 0.1 miles north of Park Place, on the right when traveling north.
83 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — The Cathedral Church of the Advent —
On 6th Avenue North at 20th Street North, on the left when traveling west on 6th Avenue North.
84 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — The Heaviest Corner On Earth —
Near 20th Street North at 1st Avenue North (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling south.
85 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — D1 — The Importance of Being Educated — March Route for Education — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Park Place east of 20th Street North, on the left when traveling east.
86 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — The Rainbow Viaduct — Dedicated to the Brave Men of the 167th Infantry who fought to Preserve Our Freedom —
On Richard Arrington Junior Boulevard South north of 1st Ave South, on the left when traveling north.
87 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — A12 — The Right to Vote — March Route to Government — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
Near 20th Street North.
88 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — D7 — The Schoolhouse Stand at Alabama — March Route for Education — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 22nd Street North south of 7th Avenue North, on the right when traveling south.
89 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — A13 — The Stand for Freedom — March Route to Government — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 20th Street North north of Park Place, on the right when traveling north.
90 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — The Tutwiler Hotel / The Tutwiler-Ridgely Rebirth — Est. 1914 —
Near Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard North at Park Place, on the right when traveling east.
91 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, Central City — Title Building —
On Richard Arrington, Jr. Blvd North at 3rd Avenue North, on the left when traveling north on Richard Arrington, Jr. Blvd North.
92 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, College Hills — H21 — Attorney for His People — March Route for Fair Housing — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Center Street at 10th Court North, on the right when traveling north on Center Street.
93 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, College Hills — Birmingham - Southern College —
On Arkadelphia Road, on the right when traveling south.
94 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, College Hills — H2 — Black Birmingham Housing — March Route for Fair Housing — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Center Street south of 9th Alley West, on the right when traveling south.
95 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, College Hills — H13 — Black Classes and the Masses — March Route for Fair Housing — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Center Street at 10th Alley West, on the right when traveling south on Center Street.
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96 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, College Hills — H20 — Gentle Giant of Dynamite Hill — March Route for Fair Housing — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Center Street north of 10th Court North, on the right when traveling north.
97 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, College Hills — Graymont Elementary School —
On 8th Avenue West at 3rd Street West, on the right when traveling west on 8th Avenue West.
98 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, College Hills — H23 — Rev. Shuttlesworth Calls for Peace and Action — March Route for Fair Housing — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Center Street north of 10th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north.
99 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, College Hills — H11 — Secret Multiracial Meetings — March Route for Fair Housing — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Center Street south of 10th Court West, on the right when traveling south.
100 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, College Hills — H22 — The Price of Freedom — March Route for Fair Housing — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Center Street north of 10th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north.

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Oct. 10, 2026