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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Madison County

 
Clickable Map of Madison 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 Madison County, AL (226) Jackson County, AL (39) Limestone County, AL (90) Marshall County, AL (42) Morgan County, AL (81) Franklin County, TN (106) Lincoln County, TN (55)  MadisonCounty(226) Madison County (226)  JacksonCounty(39) Jackson County (39)  LimestoneCounty(90) Limestone County (90)  MarshallCounty(42) Marshall County (42)  MorganCounty(81) Morgan County (81)  FranklinCountyTennessee(106) Franklin County (106)  LincolnCounty(55) Lincoln County (55)
Huntsville is the county seat for Madison County
Adjacent to Madison County, Alabama
      Jackson County (39)  
      Limestone County (90)  
      Marshall County (42)  
      Morgan County (81)  
      Franklin County, Tennessee (106)  
      Lincoln County, Tennessee (55)  
 
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201 Alabama, Madison County, New Hope — Fort Deposit Trail
October, 1813, the Creek Civil War was threatening settlers in the Mississippi Territory. Governor William Blount of Tennessee called up 5,000 volunteers to protect the white population. Andre Jackson's soldiers followed a path through the Cherokee . . . Map (db m127603) HM
202 Alabama, Madison County, New Hope — Hayden Cemetery
On August 19, 1887, Tranquilla J. Haden gave to the Poplar Ridge community 1.5 acres at this site for a cemetery later to be called Hayden. The site had been used as a cemetery since as early as 1858. The cemetery expanded to 5.1 acres through . . . Map (db m191685) HM
203 Alabama, Madison County, New Hope — New Hope Cemetery / Town of New Hope
New Hope Cemetery By 1813-14, white settlers were coming in 1arge numbers following Andrew Jackson's Fort Deposit Road. Most were squatters on the Cherokee Indian Reservation. When the land began to be sold by the government in 1830, Robert . . . Map (db m191686) HM
204 Alabama, Madison County, New Hope — Poplar Ridge School
Poplar Ridge School had its beginning in 1858 as a one-room log building. The existing late Classical Revival frame building was built circa 1875. A late Victorian façade was subsequently added. At one time the school had an enrollment of 100 . . . Map (db m191684) HM
205 Alabama, Madison County, New Hope — Vienna (New Hope)
Originally known as Cloud's Town, this community was incorporated in 1832 as Vienna. It prospered as a market town before the Civil War. On May 29, 1864, the 12th Indiana Cavalry, commanded by Lt. Col. Alfred Reed, seized the town. They built a . . . Map (db m71347) HM
206 Alabama, Madison County, New Hope — Walnut Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Side A On July 19, 1847, Chistopher and Mary Harless Sears deeded two acres (with meeting house, brush-arbor, and camp-stand) to the Elders of the Walnut Grove Society of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church for one penny. The Union Army . . . Map (db m71343) HM
207 Alabama, Madison County, New Hope — Whitaker CemeteryMadison County
John Whitaker, born 1761 in Pitt County, NC, was a Revolutionary War Soldier and established this cemetery. He and his second wife Winnie sold their land in Pitt County in 1801 and migrated to Rowan County where Winnie died, then to Mulberry, TN . . . Map (db m71341) HM
208 Alabama, Madison County, New Market — Buckhorn Tavern / Buckhorn Tavern Skirmish
Buckhorn Tavern Located in Section 18, Township 2, Range 2 East, this site was an early wayside stop for pioneer settlers as they traveled the road from Winchester, Tennessee into Madison County. The tavern predates the creation of the . . . Map (db m155018) HM
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209 Alabama, Madison County, New Market — Madison County Poorhouse Farm Site and CemeteryNew Market, Alabama — 1870-1923 —
For 53 years Madison County operated an establishment one-half mile to the south where the indigent, lame, and unfortunate were housed in a series of log buildings. Each year a superintendent and a physician were appointed to care for their needs. . . . Map (db m154290) HM
210 Alabama, Madison County, New Market — Mount Paran Campground and CemeteryNew Market, Alabama
"A holy place: symbol of eternity. strength, and stability within the wilderness." One of the earliest known Cumberland Presbyterian campgrounds in Madison County, Mount Paran Cemetery is the resting place for many of the county's pioneer . . . Map (db m154293) HM
211 Alabama, Madison County, New Market — New Market Presbyterian Church
Mary Miller deeded land in 1849 to serve both Methodist and Cumberland Presbyterian congregations. The original building burned and the Methodists in 1882 sold their interest in a second building. This second church destroyed by a tornado in 1884. . . . Map (db m31658) HM
212 Alabama, Madison County, New Market — Site of Quick AirplaneConstruction And Flight
On this site, inventor and early aviation pioneer William Lafayette Quick and his sons designed and built the first airplane to be flown in the State of Alabama. Construction began in 1900. Awaiting an engine, it took nearly eight years to complete. . . . Map (db m85841) HM
213 Alabama, Madison County, New Market — Town of New Market
Settled by Pioneers early as 1806. Voting Precinct established 1827. Town incorporated 1837. George Smith, major landowner of town site, built first log house and established mercantile business, 1814. John Miller excavated millrace, erected . . . Map (db m31657) HM
214 Alabama, Madison County, Normal — Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University / Alabama A&M University former namesNormal, Alabama
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University Legislature approved 9 December 1873 "a normal school for the education of colored teachers" in Huntsville. Ex-slave William Hooper Councill founder and first president. Classes began May 1875 . . . Map (db m39760) HM
215 Alabama, Madison County, Normal — Councill Training School(1919 - 1970)
In 1919, the first building was erected nearby with funds provided locally and supplemented with a Julius Rosenwald Foundation grant. Named for William H. Councill, Alabama A&M University founder, the three-room structure was built for black . . . Map (db m39761) HM
216 Alabama, Madison County, Normal — William Hooper CouncillFounder — Alabama A&M University —
"...A tower of knowledge, of strength, of power ...Let us build..." Dr. William Hooper Councill served as President of Alabama A&M University and was the catalyst for its early development from its founding in 1875 until his death in 1909. . . . Map (db m39763) HM
217 Alabama, Madison County, Owens Cross Roads — John C. Grayson Family CemeteryMadison County
John C. Grayson, a Virginia-trained surveyor, came to the Big Cove area before it opened for U.S. settlement. In 1807, he assisted U.S. Surveyor Col. Thomas Freeman with a survey to avoid a dispute among the Cherokee and Chickasaw Nations and the . . . Map (db m191681) HM
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218 Alabama, Madison County, Plevna — Old Limestone Road Skirmish
2 miles N.W. on old Limestone Road during a skirmish August 5, 1862 Federal General Robert L. McCook was killed by men of Capt. Frank Gurley's Confederate unit. In retaliation, the Federal forces burned and pillaged the area.Map (db m31644) HM
219 Alabama, Madison County, Riverton — Site of Bell FactoryMile and one-half southeast on Flint River — -> —
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220 Alabama, Madison County, Ryland — Central High School/Central Junior High School1917-1931/1931-1981
Central High School 1917-1931 In 1916, the Superintendent of Madison County Schools met with the citizens of Ryland, Maysville, and Brownsboro to discuss plans to replace the three one-room schools serving each community. Five acres of . . . Map (db m113466) HM
221 Alabama, Madison County, Ryland — Flint River Primitive Baptist Church
Front Alabama's oldest Baptist church was constituted by Elder John Nicholson on October 2, 1808 in the home of James Deaton in Killingsworth Cove. It was named "The Flint River Baptist Church of Christ." The original building was built . . . Map (db m39765) HM
222 Alabama, Madison County, Ryland — Flint River Primitive Baptist Church
Commemorating the first organized church in Alabama. Established Oct. 2, 1808, upon the Doctrine of Salvation by Grace, as attested by her Articles of Faith. The first building was erected 1 mi. N.E. Articles of Faith We believe: 1. In only . . . Map (db m85842) HM
223 Alabama, Madison County, Ryland — Shiloh United Methodist ChurchOrganized 1808
In October, 1808, the Western Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church sent James Gwinn, a circuit rider, to the "great bend" of the Tennessee River to formalize existing Methodist Societies. He organized the Flint Circuit to serve frontier . . . Map (db m39767) HM
224 Alabama, Madison County, Toney — Toney Rosenwald School
The first public county high school for African-Americans in Madison County was located in the Toney community. The original Toney School was founded in 1896 in a log cabin on the Henderson (Tump) Crutcher place (-½ mile west of this site, at the . . . Map (db m201346) HM
225 Alabama, Madison County, Triana — Mt. Zion Primitive Baptist Church
The Mt. Zion Primitive Baptist Church was established in 1878 beneath a weeping willow tree in Triana, Alabama under the leadership of Elder Eli Patton. On June 20, 1905 the present site was purchased in the New Haven community and a new sanctuary . . . Map (db m40164) HM
226 Alabama, Madison County, Triana — Triana, Alabama
Originally called “The Prairie” by the Chickasaw Indians who settled here, Triana was incorporated November 13, 1819 as the second town in Madison County. The community purportedly was named after Rodrigo de Triana, the crewman who first . . . Map (db m70237) HM
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227 Arkansas, Madison County, Huntsville — 54 — Huntsville Massacre
Front On January 10, 1863, nine men, including two Confederate officers and prominent local citizens and Masonic lodge members, were taken from a guardhouse near here, led to Samuel Vaughn's farm one mile northeast of Huntsville, and shot. . . . Map (db m141514) HM
228 Arkansas, Madison County, Huntsville — 53 — Isaac Murphy / Governor Isaac Murphy
Front Isaac Murphy was born Oct. 16, 1799, in Pennsylvania. A teacher and lawyer, he moved to Fayetteville in 1834 and became involved in politics. Murphy took part in the 1849 Gold Rush, but lost his farm to creditors. He, his wife and . . . Map (db m141518) HM
229 Arkansas, Madison County, Huntsville — D-18 — Madison CountyCounty Government
A county government was organized in Madison County in 1836, in the barn of Evan S. Polk, a short distance northwest of the present town of Huntsville which was laid out as a town and made the permanent seat, of government in 1839. The county was . . . Map (db m141599) HM
230 Florida, Madison County, Ellaville — F-200 — Drew Mansion Site / The Town of Ellaville
Drew Mansion Site Located approximately one-half mile to the northwest is the site of the Drew Mansion, home of George F. Drew, governor of Florida during the difficult period of readjustment following Civil War Reconstruction, 1877-1881. . . . Map (db m19939) HM
231 Florida, Madison County, Greenville — Concord Missionary Baptist ChurchSite of the Founding of the Florida Baptist Convention
(side 1) For the glory of God, the church was constituted June 20, 1841. The charter members were: Richard J. and Eliza Mays; Joshua W.P. and Mary McCall; William T., Elizabeth and Harriet Johnson; black servants, Elbert, Phillis, . . . Map (db m67604) HM
232 Florida, Madison County, Greenville — F-203 — John Hicks and Hickstown
Side 1 The Miccosukee Indian chief, John Hicks (English name for Tuckose Emathla) was a prominent Indian leader in the period between the First and Second Seminole Wars (1818-1835). It is believed that after General Andrew Jackson destroyed the . . . Map (db m210908) HM
233 Florida, Madison County, Greenville — F-651 — Ray Charles Childhood Home
This home is a reconstruction of the home where musician Ray Charles (1930-2004) lived with his mother, Aretha Williams, and adopted grandmother, Margaret "Muh" Robinson, shortly after his birth in 1930, until about the age of five. "RC", as Ray was . . . Map (db m52361) HM
234 Florida, Madison County, Greenville — F-183 — The Town of Greenville(Frontier Sandy Ford)
Begun as Sandy Ford, 1850, Samuel Williams was the first postmaster in 1854. Called Station 5 on the Pensacola-Georgia R.R., the name Greenville, for Greenville, S.C., came in the 1860's. Elijah Hays helped its expansion after 1876. Incorporated in . . . Map (db m172571) HM
235 Florida, Madison County, Lee — Florida Honors and Remembers our POW’s and MIA’s
The light of freedom still burns brightly in our world today because of the service and sacrifice of America’s men and women in uniform. Our Nation’s servicemen and women have fought the forces of tyranny and won victories for liberty, . . . Map (db m153185) WM
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236 Florida, Madison County, Lee — Florida Honors and Remembers our POW’s and MIA’s
The light of freedom still burns brightly in our world today because of the service and sacrifice of America’s men and women in uniform. Our nation’s servicemen and women have fought the forces of tyranny and won victories . . . Map (db m153189) WM
237 Florida, Madison County, Lee — Middle Florida Missionary Baptist Association / Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church
MIDDLE FLORIDA MISSIONARY BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
The Middle Florida Baptist Association was formed at Macedonia Church, November 9, 1900, by a group of churches formerly in The Florida Association. Reverend, J.T. Farnell was the First . . . Map (db m173106) HM
238 Florida, Madison County, Lee — 26 — Peace OfferingFlorida De Soto Trail — September 23, 1539 —
It’s September 23, 1539… Conquistador Hernando de Soto and his men have reached a large river, the present-day Suwannee – My nose is broken, and we are weary from battle. We will rest here for two days before crossing. Envoys of . . . Map (db m126587) HM
239 Florida, Madison County, Madison — "The Dream House"
“The Dream House is not one of the larger homes but in architecture, construction, mill-work, and general floor plan it is said to follow the Prince Archilles Murat Home in Tallahassee. Built in 1849, it is 11 years younger than Madison. Mr. . . . Map (db m172364) HM
240 Florida, Madison County, Madison — Captain Colin P. Kelly, Jr.
This Post Office is dedicated to the memory of Captain Colin P. Kelly, Jr. who served his country and his men with distinction and bravery, giving his life in the Pacific December 1941 Established by an Act of Congress July . . . Map (db m172574) HM WM
241 Florida, Madison County, Madison — F-14 — Captain Richard G. Bradford
Captain Richard G. Bradford of Madison was killed October 9, 1861, during the Battle of Santa Rosa Island. This battle was fought in an attempt to capture Fort Pickens which protected Pensacola Harbor. Bradford was the first Confederate officer from . . . Map (db m149388) HM
242 Florida, Madison County, Madison — F-192 — City of MadisonFrontier Newtown or Madison Court House
Madison was founded on land secured from Madison C. Livingston, May 2, 1838, and established as the county seat after its removal from San Pedro. An early political center, it was along the escape route of Confederate Secretary of War John C. . . . Map (db m149420) HM
243 Florida, Madison County, Madison — F-361 — Dial-Goza House
This late Victorian mansion was built c. 1880 for Major William H. Dial (1830-1905), a Confederate veteran of the Civil War. Dial was a surveyor who moved from South Carolina to Madison, Florida in the 1850s. This house is one of the finest examples . . . Map (db m102441) HM
244 Florida, Madison County, Madison — F-296 — First Baptist Church 1898 Sanctuary
This structure represents an adaptation of the Queen Anne style of architecture to local ecclesiastical needs and traditional building materials. Both the stimulus for constructing a new sanctuary and the idea for its basic design are attributed to . . . Map (db m17726) HM
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245 Florida, Madison County, Madison — F-185 — Madison Oak Ridge Cemetery
An early community cemetery, Oak Ridge presents a profile of North Florida history. Located on approximately eleven acres, the cemetery was established on land donated by two pioneer citizens. Buried here are: William Archer Hammerly, Master . . . Map (db m149419) HM
246 Florida, Madison County, Madison — F-176 — Pioneer Hickstown Baptist ChurchThe first Baptist church of Madison
Begun here for God's glory in 1835, the church was named Madison Baptist Church in 1854 and received its present name in 1922. Founders were Abraham Moseley and R.J. Mays. Early pastors were B. Fiddler, W.B. Cooper, H.Z. Ardis, and first deacon . . . Map (db m17744) HM
247 Florida, Madison County, Madison — Seminole Indian War Blockhouse
On this site stood a Blockhouse erected by the citizens of the area to protect women, children, and old people in the threatening period of 1835-1842. It served as an informal Court House before Adoniram Vann completed the regular Court House in . . . Map (db m149386) HM
248 Florida, Madison County, Madison — Shiloh Methodist Church
(side 1) To The Glory of The Most High God a group of Christians led by the Reverend John Gramling organized Shiloh Methodist Church here, December 24, 1845. Born in 1785 in South Carolina, the son of German Emigrants Adam and Elizabeth . . . Map (db m67603) HM
249 Florida, Madison County, Madison — F-184 — Site of San PedroSpanish Mission and First Official County Seat of Madison County Reported missing
In the mid 1600's San Pedro de Potohiriba, a Spanish mission, was established in this area on the Old Spanish Trail. The first courthouse of Madison County was erected at San Pedro, the county seat from 1828 to 1838. San Pedro, located about ten . . . Map (db m129387) HM
250 Florida, Madison County, Madison — F-181 — St. Johns Seminary of Learning(Site of Early Madison County Educational Institutions)
Madison Lodge Number 11, F.& A.M. founded the St. Johns Seminary of Learning on the southwest corner of this block in 1850. This institution became the basis for Madison High School in 1886. W.B. Cates established the Florida Normal Institute here . . . Map (db m149389) HM
251 Florida, Madison County, Madison — F-797 — St. Mary's Episcopal Church
The congregation of St. Mary's Episcopal Church was organized in 1859, but the parish became dormant during the Civil War when services were held irregularly. Twenty years later, on July 6, 1879, the congregation appointed a committee to coordinate . . . Map (db m93267) HM
252 Florida, Madison County, Madison — Steam Engine of the Florida Manufacturing Company
Across Range Street, this Unit was used in Cotton and Peanut processing until 1919 and later carried to Taylor County for use in the Lumber Industry. With a 5-foot Piston Stroke and a 16-foot Drive Wheel, this 500 HP Engine pulled 65 Gins in the . . . Map (db m17752) HM
253 Florida, Madison County, Madison — The Ellaville Post OfficeFrontier Columbus on the Suwannee River
Established at Columbus, February 17, 1842, moved across the Suwannee to serve a Sawmill Complex, 1867, the office became Ellaville, 1872. Some postmasters were George F. Drew, 1867-1883, Robert L. Millinor, 1893-1912, Frederick Stroud, 1914-1922, . . . Map (db m67606) HM
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254 Florida, Madison County, Madison — F-182 — The Florida Manufacturing CompanyWorld's Largest Sea Island Cotton Processing Plant
Captain John L. Inglis began in this area The Florida Manufacturing Company in 1874. This plant ginned as many as ten thousand bales of Sea Island Long Staple Cotton in one year. The thread was widely used for general purposes and making English . . . Map (db m149433) HM
255 Florida, Madison County, Madison — F-178 — The Four Freedoms Monument
The Four Freedoms were stated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in his Annual Message to Congress, January 6, 1941. Freedom of speech and expression, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear everywhere in the world, became the . . . Map (db m149384) HM
256 Florida, Madison County, Madison — F-196 — The Wardlaw-Smith House
The Wardlaw-Smith House was erected in the early 1860's for Benjamin F. Wardlaw, a prominent local citizen. Following the Civil War Battle of Olustee in February, 1864, it served as a Confederate hospital. This fine example of Greek Revival . . . Map (db m17745) HM
257 Florida, Madison County, Madison — F-902 — W.T. Davis Building
Built in 1892 by William Turner (W.T.) Davis, this building is one of the few remaining buildings in Florida covered with a galvanized sheet metal facade, in this example produced by the Mesker Brothers Iron Works of St. Louis, Missouri. This use of . . . Map (db m96934) HM
258 Florida, Madison County, Madison — Wardlaw-Smith-Goza Conference Center
The Wardlaw-Smith House was acquired by Mr. and Mrs. William M. Goza in January, 1978 in a state of disrepair. It was meticulously restored and landscaped by them under the supervision of Dawson Rutherford, Master Contractor. Mr. and Mrs. Goza . . . Map (db m17750) HM
259 Georgia, Madison County, Colbert — Grove Hill Militia District Courthouse
Grove Hill Militia District Courthouse Built around 1875 Donated to Colbert Community in memory of Mr. and Mrs. and Harold Gaulding, Sr. by Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gaulding, Jr.Map (db m181832) HM
260 Georgia, Madison County, Colbert — Hart Mercantile Company
General Merchandise Cotton and Fertilizer Colbert, Georgia Ed R. Hart, Sr., Owner 1947 - 1979 This building donated to the city of Colbert by the family of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hart, Sr. in 2003 Mr. and Mrs. Hart were civic-minded . . . Map (db m180870) HM
261 Georgia, Madison County, Colbert — Madison County Confederates
In memory of the 400+ gallant Madison County Confederates who sacrificed so much for Southern independence Company "A" 16th Georgia Volunteer Infantry "The Madison County Greys" 159 Members Company "D" 9th Georgia Company "E" . . . Map (db m182259) WM
262 Georgia, Madison County, Comer — Morris Marion Bryan1889-1948
The 130 acres comprising this park were donated in 1968 to the state of Georgia in memory of Morris M. Bryan by the Jefferson Mills, Inc. which he founded in 1916. He acquired this property for his company in 1932. It produced electric . . . Map (db m181751) HM
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263 Georgia, Madison County, Danielsville — 097-2 — Crawford Long Birthsite←— 1 block—«
Dr. Crawford W. Long who first used ether as an anesthetic, in a surgical operation at Jefferson, Ga., March 30, 1842, was born in a house that stands about 1 block from here. Dr. Long, born Nov. 1, 1815, was barely 27 when he performed the famous . . . Map (db m29851) HM
264 Georgia, Madison County, Danielsville — Crawford W Long M D
Front: Discoverer of the use of sulphuric ether as an anaesthetic in surgery on March 30, 1842 at Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia, U.S.A. Born at Danielsville, Georgia Nov. 1, 1815 Died at Athens, Georgia June 16, 1878 . . . Map (db m60609) HM
265 Georgia, Madison County, Danielsville — Crawford W. Long
Discoverer of anaesthesia and first to use in surgery March 30, 1842 Born in Danielsville, Georgia November 1, 1815 Died June 16, 1878 Map (db m58477) HM
266 Georgia, Madison County, Danielsville — 97-1 — Lt. Col. Lemuel Penn and the Civil Rights Act
On the night of July 11, 1964 three African-American World War II veterans returning home following training at Ft. Benning, Georgia were noticed in Athens by local members of the Ku Klux Klan. The officers were followed to the nearby Broad River . . . Map (db m29857) HM
267 Georgia, Madison County, Danielsville — 097-1 — Madison County
This County, created by Act of the Legislature December 5, 1811, is named for James Madison, Virginia Democrat, fourth President of the United States, 1809-‘17. The site for Danielsville was given by Gen. Allen Daniel of Revolutionary fame. In . . . Map (db m29863) HM
268 Georgia, Madison County, Danielsville — William Bartram TrailTraced 1773 – 1777 — Deep South Region —
Naturalist ~ Artist ~ Historian Described the rare native plant Nestronia umbellate. Explored local area in 1773.Map (db m58490) HM
269 Idaho, Madison County, Plano — 486 — Pioneers of Plano
In the spring of 1883, a group of men led by Richard Hemsley and James Steel left Salt Lake City, by train, in search of a new place to live. They rode to the end of the railroad line, Market Lake, now Roberts, Idaho. Here they obtained horses and . . . Map (db m140739) HM
270 Idaho, Madison County, Rexburg — 273 — Beaver Dick
Beaver Dick This park is named for “Beaver Dick, “ a mountain man of late fur trade days, who lived on in this locality until 1899. He was born in England, and his real name was Richard Leigh. He came west as a trapper, but the . . . Map (db m103902) HM
271 Idaho, Madison County, Rexburg — 404 — Brigham Young University - Idaho
Brigham Young University - Idaho had its beginning in 1888 as an academy affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Initially known as Bannock Stake Academy. It was renamed Fremont Stake Academy, Smith Academy, and Ricks . . . Map (db m35477) HM
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272 Idaho, Madison County, Rexburg — 425 — Burton
Settlement named in honor of Robert T. Burton, who laid out the townsite in 1882. Early settlers cleared the sagebrush, dug canals, ditches, planted crops, and built modest homes. A branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was . . . Map (db m140643) HM
273 Idaho, Madison County, Rexburg — Hitching Post
Several of these hitching posts were connected by cable and located on the east front of the Tabernacle. Early Church attendees would tie their horses to the cable.Map (db m108348) HM
274 Idaho, Madison County, Rexburg — 54 — In Honor of the Rexburg Stake Pioneers
Erected Sept. 28, 1935 In honor of the Rexburg Stake Pioneers The founders of Rexburg, March 11, 1883 Thomas E. Ricks• Henry Flamm • Francis C. Gunnell • Fred Smith• William F. Rigby • Daniel Walters • Thomas E. Ricks, Jr. • Lorenzo . . . Map (db m84344) HM
275 Idaho, Madison County, Rexburg — 585 — Jenny Leigh Pioneer Cemetery
Jenny Leigh, an Eastern Shoshone Indian of Chief Washakie's People, was born in 1849. She first married a French-Canadian trapper, who was later killed and despoiled of his furs by an Indian in Jackson Hole Country. She later married . . . Map (db m140644) HM
276 Idaho, Madison County, Rexburg — 301 — Menan Buttes
Menan Buttes Two cones of glassy lava are located directly south of here. The largest rises 800 feet above the surrounding plain. Hot molten lava, erupting from great depth, met cold surface water in the wet flood plain of Snake river: the . . . Map (db m103901) HM
277 Idaho, Madison County, Rexburg — 70 — North Fork Ferry
No. 70 August 21, 1937 In honor of The Mormon Pioneers of Idaho Builders of North Fork Ferry The first ferry on Henry’s Fork of Snake River, was first operated near this spot March 26, 1883. It was constructed by Rexburg . . . Map (db m103903) HM
278 Idaho, Madison County, Rexburg — Pioneer ParkEstablished 1993-1997
To honor those who have contributed to Growth and Development of the Upper Valley Histories on file in Museum Library A Civic Improvement Project of the GFWC Rexburg Civic Club Labor and materials donate by local Scout troops, . . . Map (db m84348) HM
279 Idaho, Madison County, Rexburg — Porter Park
Arthur Porter, for whom Porter Park is named, was born in Auckland, New Zealand, April 20, 1876. He came to the United States with his parents at the age of nine. He died December 30, 1967, in Rexburg, Idaho. Porter was an educator, publisher, . . . Map (db m140589) HM
280 Idaho, Madison County, Rexburg — 473 — Rexburg Milling Company
In the summer of 1883, William F. Rigby purchased, dismantled and moved by oxen a mill to the new community of Rexburg, establishing the only mill in southern Idaho. The mill was reconstructed on the west side of Third East, between Second and Third . . . Map (db m42052) HM
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281 Idaho, Madison County, Rexburg — 161 — Rexburg Public Square
In February of 1883, Colonizer and Bishop Thomas E. Ricks commissioned Andrew A. Anderson to survey Rexburg City. This block was set aside as the Public Square. In the early days of colonization, settlers camped here before moving to their permanent . . . Map (db m140590) HM
282 Idaho, Madison County, Rexburg — Rexburg Tabernacle Centennial1912-2012
Ground was broken on May 14, 1911 by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to construct a tabernacle for the purpose of holding conference, baptisms, and other special meetings. President Joseph F. Smith dedicated the tabernacle eight . . . Map (db m84346) HM
283 Idaho, Madison County, Rexburg — 454 — Rexburg's First School and Meetinghouse
The first settlers arrived in the spring of 1883. These settlers were willing to neglect their own home building long enough to build a community meetinghouse. A log building, thirty by sixth feet, built at a cost of $8500, was erected on this . . . Map (db m140640) HM
284 Idaho, Madison County, Rexburg — 224 — Ricks College
On November 12, 1888, five years after settlement of Snake River Valley, Bannock Stake Academy opened with 60 students ranging from 6 to 24 years of age. School was held in the first ward L.D.S. chapel during the first years. In 1898 it became a . . . Map (db m140637) HM
285 Idaho, Madison County, Rexburg — The Teton Dam Flood Marker
The collapse of the Teton River Dam on June 5, 1976 unloosed a savage flood which caused $500,000,000 in damage, took eleven lives, and made thousands homeless in Wilford, Sugar City, Rexburg, Salem, Hibbard, Firth, Blackfoot, and Roberts. But . . . Map (db m84341) HM
286 Idaho, Madison County, Rexburg — 267 — The Three Tetons
The Three Tetons The giant peaks to the southeast were a famous early western landmark known to fur hunters and mountain men. Perhaps as early as 1819, French-speaking trappers were calling them the Trois Tetons - - the three breasts. More . . . Map (db m103907) HM
287 Idaho, Madison County, Rexburg — 438 — The Tithing Barn Block
A tithing barn was built on this property in the summer of 1885, two years after the first settlers arrived in Rexburg. The barn was built of 1x10 inch rough lumber and put together with wooden pegs. It was sixty feet long and thirty feet wide. The . . . Map (db m140588) HM
288 Idaho, Madison County, Salem — 545 — The Settlement of Salem, Idaho
A few fur trappers, led by Andrew Henry, arrived along the Snake River in 1810. They built log shelters about five miles downstream from St. Anthony and established Henry's Fort. Other trappers who spent time in the area included men from the . . . Map (db m140740) HM
289 Idaho, Madison County, Sugar City — 525 — Sugar City Sugar Beet Factory
In August 1903, Mark Austin negotiated the purchase of a section of land here, the south half to be used as this town site and the north half, about 1/2 mile northeast, to be used for a sugar beet factory for the Fremont County Sugar Company. By . . . Map (db m140742) HM
290 Idaho, Madison County, Sugar City — Thomas C. Neibaur Monument
Thomas C. Neibaur Veteran Park Medal of Honor (US), Legion d’honnuer (France), Croix de Guerre (France), Medal of Military Bravery (Montenegro), Purple Heart (US), WWI Victory Medal (US), Cross of War “Merit of War” (Italy). Rank . . . Map (db m108790) WM
291 Illinois, Madison County, Alton — A Changing Waterfront
The view from the Alton waterfront has changed dramatically through the years. In the past, the view was dominated by Locks and Dam No. 26, a railroad bridge, and the old Clark Bridge. Today, all three of these structures have been removed, while . . . Map (db m133282) HM
292 Illinois, Madison County, Alton — A National Cemetery System
Civil War Dead An estimated 700,000 Union and Confederate soldiers died in the Civil War between April 1861 and April 1865. As the death toll rose, the U.S. government struggled with the urgent but unplanned need to bury fallen Union . . . Map (db m185503) HM
293 Illinois, Madison County, Alton — After The WarFrom Prison to Parking Lot
The Alton Military Prison closed July 7, 1865 when the last prisoners were released or sent to St. Louis The buildings were torn down over the next twenty year until only a small remnant of the cell back remained Stone from the prison buildings . . . Map (db m211807) HM
294 Illinois, Madison County, Alton — 4 — Alton & Sangamon Railroad
"Drive the Locomotive through our land, and you will have business, activity, prosperity, and mettle." -Benjamin Godfrey In 1834, a group of visionaries in Springfield, Illinois, led by Abraham Lincoln, proposed laying railroad tracks . . . Map (db m144836) HM
295 Illinois, Madison County, Alton — Alton and the Flood of '93
In the summer of 1993, very heavy and extensive rains began falling in the upper Midwest. This historic event pushed the Mississippi and Missouri rivers to record flood levels, and caused one of the most dramatic and damaging natural disasters in . . . Map (db m133279) HM
296 Illinois, Madison County, Alton — Alton National Cemetery
Civil War Alton In spring, 1861, pro-Confederate militia in St. Louis, Missouri, threatened to capture the U.S. arsenal there. Union forces in Illinois commandeered the steamboat City of Alton, sailed south, and and at midnight on . . . Map (db m133299) HM
297 Illinois, Madison County, Alton — College Avenue Presbyterian Church1837
College Avenue Presbyterian Church, established 1837, formerly Upper Alton Presbyterian Church, heralds Elijah Parish Lovejoy, editor and martyr to freedom, as its first pastor. Emerson wrote, "The brave Lovejoy gave his breast to the bullets . . . Map (db m142158) HM
298 Illinois, Madison County, Alton — College Avenue Presbyterian Church and the Old Rock HouseThe Anti-Slavery Society Is Born
This is the third church to be built here since 1836. The first church was made of stone and was built late in 1836 on the present site. The land and church's bell were donated by Enoch Long. Elijah Parish Lovejoy was the first pastor . . . Map (db m144833) HM
299 Illinois, Madison County, Alton — Confederate Cemetery Monument
. . . Map (db m154167) WM
300 Illinois, Madison County, Alton — Discover History All Around AltonLooking for Lincoln
Rich in heritage and haunted by history, many threads of our nation's past can be discovered here in Alton. Located at the confluence of the Mississippi, Illinois, and Missouri rivers, Alton is one of America's great river towns. It was . . . Map (db m133286) HM

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