In the early 1800s, Jacob Cody and his family settled in an area
that became the Cody Mountain/Friendship Community.
Soon after, a log church was built on Cody family land
and named Friendship. Although an exact founding
date is unknown, the . . . — — Map (db m284699) HM
Since the early 1800s, members of the
Friendship/Cody Mountain community have
chosen Friendship Cemetery as their final
resting place. In 1852, for nine dollars,
Edmund B. Cody, Sr., deeded six and a half
acres to the Friendship congregation, . . . — — Map (db m284144) HM
In the early days, Glen Allen was known as Stewart's Gap. Glen
Allen got its name from the last names of two engineers who
worked with the railroad company. In early 1889 lots were laid
out along the rail tracks using the railroad to serve as . . . — — Map (db m168048) HM
City of Guin, Alabama: The Early Years
In 1889, Dr. Jeremiah Guin gave land to the Kansas City, Missouri & Birmingham Railroad to allow completion of its Memphis to Birmingham railway. The rails connected at Dr. Guin's farm, about ¼ . . . — — Map (db m96796) HM
Side 1
Pikeville, designated as the first permanent county seat for Marion County, lies along General Andrew Jackson's Military Road. Earlier temporary county seats were mostly along the Tombigbee River in what was Mississippi when the . . . — — Map (db m96485) HM
In 1867, Stephen began the Caudle sawmill, store, gun and blacksmith shops, gin and grist mill a half-mile south west of the present Guin town center.
He was postmaster of the U.S. "Caudle" post office at this mill from 1883 until 1888, which . . . — — Map (db m256515) HM
The Buttahatchee Cemetery has been placed
on the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register
by the Alabama Historical Commission.
The Alabama Territorial Legislature Act of
December 16, 1819, designated the
Buttahatchee community as the temporary
seat . . . — — Map (db m284146) HM
In Memory of Re-Union 6th and 7th August 1904
Managers: Probate Judge Wm. R. White and Hon. Mack Pearce
Guest Speakers
Ex-rept. Wm. C. Davis, Hamilton - later Lieut. Gov. Ala.
Ex-Rept. Wm. W. Brandon, Tuscaloosa - later Governor, Ala. . . . — — Map (db m80883) HM WM
Andrew Jackson returned victorious from the Battle of New Orleans along this path to Tennessee after the War of 1812. Already in use by 1812, it was improved with federal funds in 1816. The road handled foot, horse, wagon, and stagecoach traffic and . . . — — Map (db m96483) HM
Hamilton was established on November 17, 1882 and was named in honor of Capt. Albert James Hamilton. Hamilton was first known as "Toll Gate," named for a toll gate on the Jackson Military Road. The original county seat of Marion County was . . . — — Map (db m96479) HM
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February 13, 1818 — Gin Port - west of Amory, MS on Tombigbee River
December 16, 1819 — Henry Grier House, near Columbus, MS - first designated courthouse
Late 1820-1822 — Military Ford Court - under . . . — — Map (db m96791) HM
The First Alabama Cavalry U.S. Army
Organized July 12, 1862 - Deactivated October 20, 1865
Huntsville, Alabama
Colonel George E. Spenser, Commander
Organized by special order No. 100 by Major General Don Carlos Buell of U.S. Army. Over . . . — — Map (db m80884) HM WM
The cluster of three mounds known as the
Hamilton Mounds site is the largest
indigenous mound site in Marion County,
Alabama. The site includes three mounds
along the Buttahatchee River: a large
mound with a two-tiered summit, another
smaller . . . — — Map (db m174428) HM
Side 1{Map of Early Toll Gate Area
Hamilton, Alabama
County Seat Location}
Captain Albert J. Hamilton, Judge Terrell's son-in-law, petitioned the Alabama legislature for a new county seat election. Toll Gate won the . . . — — Map (db m96793) HM
Shottsville and the adjacent area was Chickasaw Indian land
until ceded to the U.S. Government by treaty and acts of
Congress. The U.S. Land Office in Pontotoc, Mississippi then
sold the land to white settlers. On Oct. 6, 1836, John . . . — — Map (db m282658) HM
This land was originally part of Land Grant claim of Capt. Joseph Burleson • War 1812/Creek War under Andrew Jackson. By 1820 the Forks of the Buttahatcha Primitive Baptist Church was founded on the ridge to the NW of this site. . . . — — Map (db m309074) HM
This land was originally part of a land grant claim by Captain Joseph Burleson, a Tennessee Militia Soldier during the War of 1812 and Creek War under Andrew Jackson. By 1820 the Forks of the Buttahatchee Primitive Baptist Church was . . . — — Map (db m309075) HM
Johnny Michael Spann
March 1, 1969 - November 25, 2001
Michael Spann gave his life for his family, friends, and country, while defending the freedom that we all enjoy.
United States Marine Corps 1992 - 1999
Central Intelligence Agency . . . — — Map (db m250560) HM WM
Bank stands as architectural
and financial
landmark. Began serving community 6-8-1907.
Community's oldest bank. Doors kept open
continuously even during the Great Depression.
Current building designed by Warren, Knight &
Davis of Birmingham . . . — — Map (db m201513) HM
The Pastime
c. 1937
Theatre
has been placed
in the Alabama Register
of
Landmarks & Heritage
by the Alabama
Historical
Commission
February 12, 2015 — — Map (db m302623) HM
Sponsored by American Legion Post #100
Winfield, AL
For God and Country
This memorial is dedicated in memory of all the men and women from the Winfield area who have made the supreme scrifice to save our lives and property, while serving in . . . — — Map (db m250571) WM
This memorial is dedicated in memory of all the men and women from the Winfield area who served their country in this most unpopular of all wars. We stand in deep appreciation and honor to them for the freedom we enjoy.
We honor the memory of . . . — — Map (db m250569) WM
Earliest visitors to the region now known as Winfield were bands of Chickasaw Indians who frequented this area as a hunting ground. The abundant wildlife of the Appalachian foothills made this area attractive to early hunters. After the Chickasaw . . . — — Map (db m85847) HM
