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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Macon County, Alabama

 
Clickable Map of Macon 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 Macon County, AL (91) Bullock County, AL (23) Elmore County, AL (48) Lee County, AL (74) Montgomery County, AL (386) Russell County, AL (77) Tallapoosa County, AL (57)  MaconCounty(91) Macon County (91)  BullockCounty(23) Bullock County (23)  ElmoreCounty(48) Elmore County (48)  LeeCounty(74) Lee County (74)  MontgomeryCounty(386) Montgomery County (386)  RussellCounty(77) Russell County (77)  TallapoosaCounty(57) Tallapoosa County (57)
Tuskegee is the county seat for Macon County
Adjacent to Macon County, Alabama
      Bullock County (23)  
      Elmore County (48)  
      Lee County (74)  
      Montgomery County (386)  
      Russell County (77)  
      Tallapoosa County (57)  
 
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1 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.
Creek Stand's earliest African-American pioneers and their descendants are buried here. Oral history indicates that many slaves were buried here generations before the original church was constructed in 1895. These ancestors came to Macon County . . . Map (db m227725) HM
2 Alabama, Macon County, Creek Stand — Creek Stand Methodist Church
On County Road 10, 0.2 miles west of County Road 79, on the left when traveling north.
Creek Stand Methodist Church and Historic Cemetery dating back to about 1850 The original church was dismantled and reconstructed with same material in smaller size during the year 1951Map (db m188777) HM
3 Alabama, Macon County, Creek Stand — In Memory of Phoebe Tolbert Key
Near County Road 10.
Born About 1780    Died March 1852 Buried in Boram Cemetery 3 miles N.E. of this site Wife of Revolutionary War soldier Capt. Henry Key Jr. of S.C. Born April 11,1759 in VA. Died August 23,1810 in S.C.Map (db m190192) HM WM
4 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.
Elizabeth Missionary Baptist Church is one of the oldest Black Missionary Baptist Churches in Macon County. The church was organized in 1860 under the leadership of Rev. M. Eley and the Tuskegee Baptist Association. Between 1860 and 1876, Elizabeth . . . Map (db m205266) HM
5 Alabama, Macon County, Fort Davis — Fort Davis Railroad Depot / Fort Davis Community — Macon County
On U.S. 29 north of County Road 2, on the right when traveling north.
Fort Davis Railroad Depot Macon County The first Fort Davis Railroad Depot was constructed in 1892, which was approximately the time that the Savannah-Americus-Montgomery Railroad came through the community. The current building was . . . Map (db m161039) HM
6 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.
Franklin School, originally constructed on this lot, was in operation as early as the 1890s teaching grades 1-11. By the mid 1930s, it was downsized to grades 1-6. There were northern and southern classrooms adjoined by a common auditorium. The . . . Map (db m68028) HM
7 Alabama, Macon County, Little Texas — Little Texas Tabernacle and Campground
On County Route 69 near LittleTexas Road (County Route 71), on the right when traveling south.
The "Little Texas" Methodist Tabernacle and Campground, site of camp meetings since the 1850's. The Tabernacle - a place of worship - was built by black and white settlers of the area. The original structure was made of hand-hewn timbers, wooden . . . Map (db m229084) HM
8 Alabama, Macon County, Little Texas — Union Christian Church
On County Route 69, on the right when traveling south.
Union Christian Church began in spring 1897, under a brush arbor approximately 4 miles northeast of this site. Two acres were donated by future Congressman Charlie W. Thompson, of Tuskegee. Rev. John Allen Branch was the first minister. The . . . Map (db m59636) HM
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9 Alabama, Macon County, Notasulga — Bethlehem — Primitive Baptist Church
On Tallapoosa Street (Alabama Route 14) at Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling east on Tallapoosa Street.
<————< Across the highway from this point stood the Primitive Baptist Church Bethlehem — • — from about 1860 A.D. to 1940 A.D. this marker erected by the . . . Map (db m95107) HM
10 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.
Side 1 Celebrated author Zora Neale Hurston was born in Notasulga on January 7, 1891. Her parents, John Hurston and Lucy Potts met here, at the Macedonia Baptist Church. but moved to Eatonville, Florida where Zora grew up. Through . . . Map (db m95110) HM
11 Alabama, Macon County, Notasulga — Camp Watts — Named for Thomas H. Watts — CSA Attorney General (1862-63) and Alabama Governor (1863-65) —
On Union Camp Road, 0.2 miles north of Cooper Lane, on the right when traveling north.
The camp on this site served as a military hospital, a camp of conscription and instruction, a supply depot, and a cemetery during the War Between the States. At one time, there were hundreds of headstones and rocks marking the final resting place . . . Map (db m73529) HM
12 Alabama, Macon County, Notasulga — Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church - Baptismal
Near Tuskegee Street (Alabama Route 81) at Shiloh Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Baptismal located outside and to the rear of the Church on the school side, was used from 1945 until 1988. All members presenting for baptism were baptized here during those years. Prior to 1945, members were baptized in a nearby body of water. . . . Map (db m95114) HM
13 Alabama, Macon County, Notasulga — Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church - Church Privies
Near Tuskegee Street (Alabama Route 81) at Shiloh Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Church Privies are located behind the church. There are mens and womens, each with three toilets. The toilets are original, and are made of solid metal, with attached closable lids. According to the wording on the lids, they were . . . Map (db m95115) HM
14 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.
It was under this tree that participants in the U.S. Public Health Study of Untreated Syphilis in Negro Males in Macon County, Alabama, met to wait for Nurse Rivers, the Shiloh School nurse, to come and either administer treatment, update health . . . Map (db m95113) HM
15 Alabama, Macon County, Notasulga — Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
On Alabama Route 81 south of Pistol Range Road, on the right.
Oldest Identified Grave Site: 1881. Grave sites include participants of the U.S. Public Health Study of Syphilis in Untreated Black Males, 1930-1972. Designated State of Alabama Historic Site: 2006Map (db m151227) HM
16 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.
Shiloh-Rosenwald School The Shiloh-Rosenwald School, located in Notasulga, was a collaboration between educator Booker T. Washington and Julius Rosenwald, CEO of Sears. Rosenwald schools are landmarks in the history of African-American . . . Map (db m95109) HM
17 Alabama, Macon County, Opelika — Francis Marion Whatley Cemetery
On County Route 43, 0.1 miles north of County Route 24, on the right when traveling north.
This cemetery was founded in 1900 when Francis Marion Whatley and Emma Whatley buried their daughter, Ophelia. A son of Simeon Whatley, Francis was a Confederate prisoner of war veteran. He was a prominent landowner, farmer, and cotton gin and . . . Map (db m204230) HM
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18 Alabama, Macon County, Shorter — George Stiggins — 1788-1845
On Old Federal Road (County Road 8), on the right when traveling west.
Unmarked grave in Cubahatchie Baptist Church Cemetery. Half-blooded Creek Indian, planter, soldier, Indian agent, and historian, Stiggins lived on a nearby farm fronting the Federal Road from 1831 until his death. There he wrote "A . . . Map (db m60534) HM
19 Alabama, Macon County, Shorter — Pioneer Trail of Methodism
On Presbyterian Court (U.S. 80) 0.7 miles east of County Road 9, on the left when traveling east.
By this former Indian path Matthew Parham Sturdivant came in 1808 as first official representative of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the territory of the present State of Alabama, a missionary from the South Carolina . . . Map (db m78118) HM
20 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.
(obverse) Beginning in the mid-1930s during the Great Depression, the federal New Deal promoted Land Resettlement to move farmers across the nation off worn out soil to new farmland. The Resettlement Administration, and its successor the . . . Map (db m68000) HM
21 Alabama, Macon County, Shorter — Shorter, Alabama — A New Town in an Older Community
Near Old Federal Road (County Road 8) 0.1 miles west of Deer Run Trail, on the left when traveling west.
Shorter was originally called Cross Keys for the birthplace in South Carolina of an early settler, J.H. Howard. It was later named Shorter for former Alabama Governor John Gill Shorter. The town embodies the memories of the proud Creek Indian . . . Map (db m85463) HM
22 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.
In 1957, local government officials in Tuskegee, Alabama sought to gerrymander the city's limits in an attempt to diminish the number of black votes in upcoming elections. Alabama state senator Sam Engelhardt sponsored Act 140, which transformed . . . Map (db m139876) HM
23 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — 119 Westside Street — Historic Tuskegee
On Westside Street south of West Northside Street, on the right when traveling south.
This two-story brick structure, built in 1870, is an example of the Italianate Style. Many of these buildings no longer exist, being replaced by later growth in downtown districts. The Italianate Style is distinguished by the large upper story . . . Map (db m100193) HM
24 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.
Churches within the African American community played an important role during the civil rights movement. They were places beyond control of white power structure, as well as locations where people could express themselves without reprisal. They . . . Map (db m139884) HM
25 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — Bartram's Trail
On Forest Road 949, 0.2 miles north of State Route 186, on the left when traveling north.
William Bartram, America's first native born artist - naturalist, passed through Macon County during the Revolutionary era, making the first scientific notations of its flora, fauna and inhabitants. As the appointed botanist of Britain's King George . . . Map (db m99676) HM
26 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — Battle of Chehaw Station
On Alabama Route 199 at Old Chehaw Road, on the right when traveling north on State Route 199.
In July 1864, Union Gen. Wm. T. Sherman sent Maj. Gen. L.H. Rousseau to Alabama with 2500 cavalry to cut the rail link remaining to Confederates defending Atlanta: the West Point & Montgomery Railroad. On 18 July, 3 Union units arrived at Chehaw . . . Map (db m223941) HM
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27 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.
. . . Map (db m69096) HM
28 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.
Tuskegee consists of 80 square miles and is the county seat of Macon County, Alabama. Tuskegee rests in the heart of the rural Alabama Black Belt and is 40 miles east of Montgomery. Tuskegee was founded by General Thomas S. Woodward in 1833 after he . . . Map (db m99679) HM
29 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.
Before the mid-1960s, Tuskegee’s black population faced many challenges when attempting to register to vote. Furthermore, the State of Alabama redrew the town’s political boundaries in an effort to prevent registered blacks from voting in local . . . Map (db m69048) HM
30 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — Macon County Confederate Monument
On East Rosa Parks Avenue at North Main Street (Alabama Route 81), on the left when traveling west on East Rosa Parks Avenue.
. . . Map (db m99680) WM
31 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.
Front Macon County was created by the Alabama Legislature on December 18, 1832 and formed out of land formerly belonging to the Creek Indians. The County was named for Nathaniel Macon, a Revolutionary War soldier and long-serving . . . Map (db m99677) HM
32 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.
Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church developed out of the Tuskegee Baptist Church, originally organized in 1842. Although both whites and blacks (slaves) initially worshipped at the same location, the white congregants built a new facility in 1858, . . . Map (db m139880) HM
33 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.
Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (1913 – 2005) was an iconic activist during the mid twentieth century civil rights movement. Born in Tuskegee, Parks later moved with her mother to Pine Level located near Montgomery, Alabama. She was encouraged by . . . Map (db m134670) HM
34 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.
Samuel "Sammy" Leamon Younge, Jr. (1944-1966), a civil rights and voting rights activist, was the first African American university student killed during the civil rights movement. A Tuskegee native, Younge was attending Tuskegee University when . . . Map (db m139875) HM
35 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.
. . . Map (db m205264) HM
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36 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.
The actual sight of a first-class house that a Negro has built is ten times more potent than pages of discussion about a house that he ought to build, or perhaps could build. —Booker T. Washington, Up From Slavery . . . Map (db m101919) HM
37 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.
The Tuskegee Veterans Administration Hospital (VA), established in 1923, is significant as the first VA hospital in the nation to be administered by an all African American medical staff. After WWI, African American veterans found it difficult . . . Map (db m101900) HM
38 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.
In August of 1963, the United States District Court M. D. Alabama sided with the plaintiff in Lee v. Macon County Board of Education. This pivotal civil rights case involved the integration of, the all-white Tuskegee High School (located on . . . Map (db m139878) HM
39 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.
Following World War II, Tuskegee's black population began to grow, and many sought to register to vote. Perceiving a threat to their political power, white politicians tried to control the black vote through a variety of techniques. These actions . . . Map (db m139877) HM
40 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 —
Known as the Tea Room, this small lunchroom was built during the initial expansion phase of Moton Field in 1942 and 1943, when amenities such as offices and bathrooms not built into the original hangar were added. Here, personnel stationed at . . . Map (db m64362) HM
41 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 —
Try to imagine how Moton Field looked and sounded when the cadets trained here. Compare the scene today to the photograph below, taken from your vantage point around 1944. As the pace of training accelerated during the war, Moton Field became a very . . . Map (db m64366) HM
42 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — Anticipation
Near Chief Anderson Drive.
During World War II a guard house stood just outside the brick entrance gates to Moton Field. The framed structure closest to you is a representation of the guard house. The historic entrance gates are just beyond. How excited the young cadets must . . . Map (db m99927) HM
43 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 —
This building was completed in 1941 as a restroom, shower, and locker room for administrative and support personnel. It had facilities for both men and women. Both black and white may have used the building. If so, it almost certainly would have . . . Map (db m64361) HM
44 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — Fire Suppression Pond
A fire at an airfield, with highly flammable materials everywhere, could be catastrophic. The Bath and Locker House fire shown here highlighted the need for a dependable water supply for firefighting. A pond met that need. It also helped control . . . Map (db m100251) HM
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45 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — FIRE! — Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
The Fire Protection Shed in front of you was used to store equipment such as hoses, fire extinguishers, and tools for fighting fires. Fire was always a danger at the airfield because of the flammable materials used in airplanes and the fuels . . . Map (db m64364) HM
46 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — Ghost Structures
Near Chief Anderson Road.
The Cadet House and the Army Supply Building provided much-needed space when training operations expanded in 1942 and 1943. The Cadet House also held a cadet classroom and waiting room, a coat room, and the Flight Surgeon's Office. The Army Supply . . . Map (db m100252) HM
47 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — Hangar No. 1
In Hangar No. 1 flying became real for the aviation cadet. The hangar housed the main activities of the airfield, including flight debriefings, flight record-keeping, aircraft maintenance, and military and civilian management. Several smaller . . . Map (db m64365) HM
48 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — It Was Called "Dope"
During World War II primary training airplanes were built mostly of wood and fabric. Ground crews sealed and strengthened the fabric with several applications of a highly flammable, explosive acetate coating called "dope." This shed was used to . . . Map (db m100253) HM
49 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — Moton Field Expands
This is the site of Hangar No. 2, completed in early 1944 in response to the tremendous increase in the number of cadets training at Moton Field. The building, nearly identical to Hangar No. 1, contained classrooms, a briefing room, a medical . . . Map (db m99931) HM
50 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — New Vistas
Moton Field was built by Tuskegee Institute, now Tuskegee University, in 1941 after the school contracted with the U.S. Army to provide primary flight training for the nation's first African American military pilots. By the end of World War II . . . Map (db m99940) HM
51 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — Oil Storage Shed
This ventilated shed provided safe and convenient storage for the large quantities and various grades of oil used at Moton Field for the maintenance of airplanes and service vehicles. It has been adapted to house the site's fire protection system. . . . Map (db m100254) HM
52 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — Prepared to Fight and Die
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site commemorates the contributions of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II—and to American society afterward. The site preserves Moton Field, where the airmen trained before going to war. Their courageous . . . Map (db m99938) HM
53 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 —
From Moton Field’s Control Tower, controllers directed flight operations and signaled landing instructions to pilots through a system of flashing colored lights. Dispatchers called cadets for their flights. The tower overlooked the busy – . . . Map (db m64363) HM
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54 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — The Place Where We Learned to Fly
Over 1,000 cadets learned to fly here at Moton Field, taking off and landing on an open, grassy field beyond the structures below. The field was used so intensely for primary flight training during World War II that the aircraft soon rutted the . . . Map (db m99941) HM
55 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — The Tuskegee Airmen
The first African American fighter pilots in the U.S. Army Air Corps were the public face of the Tuskegee Airmen. They made extraordinary contributions to the Allied victory in Europe during World War II. But their success was made possible by the . . . Map (db m99934) HM
56 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — They Came to Tuskegee
Young African American men came to Tuskegee from all over the nation to train as military pilots. They began with primary flight training here at Tuskegee Institute's Moton Field. Tuskegee Institute also had a smaller field, Kennedy Field, where . . . Map (db m100255) HM
57 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — Waiting for the Bus
The tarmac between the two hangars was a busy part of Moton Field. Cadets arriving by bus were dropped off here and went to their duties in preparation for flight training. Others boarded the buses to return to the Tuskegee Institute campus. Fuel . . . Map (db m99681) HM
58 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site — Warehouse/Vehicle Storage
This building served as the garage for Moton Field's small fleet of support vehicles. It provided storage at night and "drive-through" vehicle maintenance by day. Rooms on the north side provided office space for maintenance staff and file storage . . . Map (db m100256) HM
59 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.
Amelia Boynton Robinson (1911 2015) was a voting rights activist and civil rights icon. Born on August 18, 1911, in Savannah, Georgia, she received her bachelor's degree in home economics from Tuskegee University in 1927. In 1934, Mrs. Boynton . . . Map (db m139890) HM
60 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.
We shall prosper . . . as we learn to dignify and glorify labor and put brains and skills into the common occupations of life. —Booker T. Washington Tuskegee Institute's vocational training program began in this . . . Map (db m101934) HM
61 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — Booker T Washington — 1856   1915
Near Booker T Washington Boulevard at Campus Drive.
[Center] He lifted the Veil of Ignorance from his people and pointed the way to progress through education and industry [Far left] We shall prosper in proportion as we learn to dignify and glorify labor . . . Map (db m100163) HM
62 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — Campus Architect — Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site —
Near University Avenue, 0.2 miles east of Booker T. Washington Boulevard.
. . . I should consider it a far-reaching calamity for us to lose Mr. Taylor at Tuskegee. —Booker T. Washington Look at the buildings around the main quadrangle. Much of what you see is the work of Robert R. Taylor, . . . Map (db m101929) HM
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63 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.
On February 10, 1940 George Washington Carver signed the deed of gift establishing the Carver Foundation with a $33,000 contribution from his personal savings. According to Carver, the foundation was established "for the purpose of combining . . . Map (db m101912) HM
64 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.
The primary idea in all of my work was to help the farmer and fill the poor man's empty dinner pail . . . —George Washington Carver George Washington Carver taught classes and developed new products from peanuts, . . . Map (db m101938) HM
65 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.
Charles Goode Gomillion (1900-1995) was born on April 1, 1900, in Johnston, South Carolina. He joined the faculty at Tuskegee University in 1928, where he served as dean of students and chair of the social sciences department. He was president of . . . Map (db m140006) HM
66 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.
The young women all seated first, and then the young men march in. But no conversation is allowed until . . . a simple grace is chanted by the chorus of a thousand voices. —Booker T. Washington, The Working . . . Map (db m101926) HM
67 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.
We also felt that we must not only teach the students how to prepare their food but how to serve and eat it properly. Booker T. Washington, The Story of My Life and Work Hospitality continues to reign in this . . . Map (db m100274) HM
68 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.
Let our societies spend less money in taking care of the sick, and much more money in promoting the health of the race . . . . Let us make health contagious in every community rather than disease. —Booker T. Washington, Address . . . Map (db m101940) HM
69 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.
Side 1 Born in 1930 in Montgomery, Gray was among the foremost civil rights attorneys of the 20th century. Forced by segregation to leave Alabama to attend law school, he vowed to return and "destroy everything segregated I could find." . . . Map (db m101898) HM
70 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — Frederick Douglass Hall — 1904
Near University Avenue, 0.2 miles east of Booker T. Washington Boulevard.
Named for Frederick Douglass, famed runaway slave, abolitionist and statesman. Douglass came to Tuskegee in 1892 and delivered the 11th Annual Commencement address in which he "urged economy, thrift and common sense." Those words of Douglass . . . Map (db m101908) HM
71 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — George Washington Carver — Died in Tuskegee Alabama — January 5, 1943 —
Near Booker T Washington Boulevard.
A life that stood out as a gospel of self-forgetting service. He could have added fortune to fame but caring for neither he found happiness and honor in being helpful to the world. The centre of his world was the South where he was born in . . . Map (db m100165) HM
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72 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.
I will be very glad to pay the bills for the library building . . . and I am glad of this opportunity to show the interest I have in your noble work. —Andrew Carnegie Carnegie Hall is named for Andrew Carnegie, . . . Map (db m101923) HM
73 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.
When school is in session, the broad expanse in front of you—the university's main quadrangle—buzzes with activity just as it did in the early 1900s, but life was much more regimented then. Students received demerits if they did not obey . . . Map (db m101920) HM
74 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — Huntington Hall — 1900
Near University Avenue, 0.2 miles east of Booker T. Washington Boulevard.
Built as a girls dormitory with funds donated by the widow of Collis P. Huntington, philanthropist, and president of the C & O (Chesapeake & Ohio) Railroad. Huntington Hall was designed by architect, Robert R. Taylor, the first African American . . . Map (db m101907) HM
75 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — 6 — Jessie Parkhurst Guzman — The Tuskegee Civil Rights and Historic Trail —
On NW Chambliss Street south of West Montgomery Road, on the left when traveling south.
Jessie Parkhurst Guzman (1898-1996) was born in Savannah, Georgia, educated at Howard University (BA, 1919) and Columbia University (MA, 1924), and worked at Tuskegee University for over forty years. During Guzman's time at Tuskegee University, she . . . Map (db m139885) HM
76 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — 4 — Julius Rosenwald — The Tuskegee Civil Rights and Historic Trail —
On Moton Drive at Booker T. Washington Boulevard on Moton Drive.
Julius Rosenwald (1862-1932) was a Jewish multimillionaire merchant and one of the founders (1906) of Sears, Roebuck, and Company, then the largest department store in the United States. Rosenwald was a member of the Tuskegee University Board of . . . Map (db m134671) HM
77 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — Lifting the Veil of Ignorance — Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Booker T Washington Boulevard at Campus Road on Booker T Washington Boulevard.
In this sculpture by Charles Keck, Booker T. Washington lifts the veil of ignorance from the face of a former slave. The open book, plow, and anvil symbolize Washington's guiding principles of opening the path to education through agriculture and . . . Map (db m99942) HM
78 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — Managing the School — Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site —
On University Avenue, 0.2 miles east of Booker T. Washington Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
. . . the school is not dependent upon the presence of any one individual. The whole executive force . . . is so organized . . . that the machinery of the school goes on day by day like clockwork. —Booker T. Washington, . . . Map (db m101922) HM
79 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — Porter Hall 1883 / Huntington Academic Building 1905
On University Avenue west of Tuskegee Airmen Circle, on the right when traveling west.
Porter Hall 1883 Porter Hall was the first building erected on the Tuskegee campus. The building housed administrative offices, library reading and recitation rooms, chapel, kitchen, dining room, living quarters and laundry. It . . . Map (db m101915) HM
80 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — Site of Olivia Davidson Hall — Men's Dormitory
On University Avenue at Lewis Adams Street, on the right when traveling west on University Avenue.
Site of Olivia Davidson Hall Men's Dormitory 1886 – 1954 Originally Samuel Armstrong Hall 1886 - 1892Map (db m101914) HM
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81 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — The Burnt Place — Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site —
On University Avenue at Tuskegee Airmen Circle, on the right when traveling north on University Avenue.
At the time we occupied the place there were standing upon it a cabin, formerly used as the dining room, an old kitchen, a stable, and an old hen-house. Within a few weeks we had all of these structures in use.   —Booker T. . . . Map (db m101916) HM
82 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — The Tuskegee Airmen's Plaza
On Campus Road east of Foster [West Outer] Drive, on the right when traveling east.
This plaza is dedicated to the memory of the Tuskegee Airmen, including General Daniel "Chappie" James, whose training at Tuskegee University and the Tuskegee Army Air Field enabled them to prove for all time the competence and bravery of Black . . . Map (db m20076) HM
83 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — 3 — The Tuskegee Institute Advancement League — The Tuskegee Civil Rights and Historic Trail —
On University Avenue east of Booker T Washington Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
The Tuskegee Institute Advancement League (TIAL) was a student-based organization started in 1963 and reorganized in 1965 during the school integration crises. It originally sought to gain a measure of academic freedom through input with the . . . Map (db m139886) HM
84 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — Thomas Monroe Campbell
On Foster Drive at Moton Drive, on the right when traveling south on Foster Drive.
. . . Map (db m102540) HM
85 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — Thrasher Hall
On University Avenue west of Lewis Adams Street, on the right when traveling east.
Thrasher Hall, renovated in 1983. Was built in 1893 by teachers and students using brick they made. Only the exterior walls remain from the original building. The bell above rang for class changes. It was located in the building's bell tower until . . . Map (db m101905) HM
86 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — Tuskegee Cemetery — Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Booker T Washington Boulevard, 0.1 miles south of Frederick D. Patterson Drive, on the right when traveling south.
More than 8,000 people, White and Colored, rich and poor, from the lowliest farm and the richest Fifth Avenue mansion crowded in and around the school chapel to pay homage [to Booker T. Washington]. —Baltimore . . . Map (db m99943) HM
87 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — Tuskegee Chapel — Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Booker T Washington Boulevard.
. . . I always make it a rule to read a chapter [in the Bible] or a portion of a chapter in the morning, before beginning the work of the day. —Booker T. Washington, Up From Slavery The chapel, designed by Paul . . . Map (db m100162) HM
88 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — 5 — Tuskegee Civic Association — The Tuskegee Civil Rights and Historic Trail —
On West Montgomery Road at Chambliss Street, on the left when traveling west on West Montgomery Road.
The Tuskegee Civic Association, whose offices were located here, started out of The Men’s Meeting of the 1920s and the Tuskegee Men’s Club of the 1930s. On April 13, 1941, in order to increase its effectiveness and to embrace all segments of the . . . Map (db m139923) HM
89 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — Tuskegee University — F-4C Phantom
On University Avenue at Foster Drive, on the right when traveling east on University Avenue.
This U.S. Air Force F-4C Phantom Jet Fighter was flown by General "Chappie" James, Tuskegee University graduate and first Black Four-Star General in the U.S. Armed Services, on his last combat mission--Operation Bold--over Southeast Asia. It flies . . . Map (db m101902) HM
90 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — Up From Slavery — Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site —
On University Avenue at Tuskegee Airmen Circle, on the right when traveling east on University Avenue.
I determined when quite a small child . . . I would in some way get enough education to enable me to read common books and newspapers. —Booker T. Washington, Up From Slavery Booker T. Washington changed the . . . Map (db m101932) HM
91 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — White Hall — 1910
Near University Avenue, 0.2 miles east of Booker T. Washington Boulevard.
Named in honor of Alexander Moss White of Brooklyn, New York, with funds donated by his children. This structure opened fall 1909. The building was officially dedicated in January 1910 was a dormitory for women. A bronze tower with clock was added . . . Map (db m101906) HM
 
 
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Apr. 24, 2024