A shard from the Pentagon
exterior wall as a result of the
9/11 attack.
This memorial was made possible by
Gen. Gerald A. (Rudy) Rudisill
We shall never forget
9/11/01
God bless the USA — — Map (db m259756) WM
Prior to the construction of the Alameda
Theatre, John Odom and Mary Kirk Ross's
home was located on this site. Ross was a
leading merchant and citizen in
Albemarle during and after the Civil War.
The Alameda Theatre building, first
owned by . . . — — Map (db m259856) HM
At its completion in 1923, the Albemarle Hotel boasted sixty rooms, all of which
had telephone service and at least a half bath, The hotel included a ballroom, a
dining room, and a spacious lobby. Thanks to owner W.C. Fitzgerald, the hotel . . . — — Map (db m259861) HM
The original Charters of Freedom are on
display in The Rotunda at the National
Archives in Washington, D.C.
The Declaration of Independence was adopted July 4, 1776.
The United States Constitution was adopted . . . — — Map (db m259862) HM
By 1843, this corner of the old town square contained the county's first log jail, whipping post, and stocks. In 1893, Stanly County's second courthouse (pictured), a tall, two-story, Victorian-style building, was constructed on this site. Even . . . — — Map (db m245426) HM
The Freeman-Marks House, constructed by Daniel Freeman, is the oldest structure within the original town limits of Albemarle. Originally located about a mile outside Albemarle, it was moved into town about 1847. The house was used as a general . . . — — Map (db m289832) HM
Home Builders Association began serving customers at this location July 1, 1911. Home Savings Bank returned to this site September 5, 2008. On April 1, 2014, Home Savings Bank merged with Bank of North Carolina. — — Map (db m259865) HM
In grateful remembrance of the citizens of Stanly County who made the supreme sacrifice and in
recognition of all who faithfully served our country during
World War II 1941-1945 • Korea War 1950-1955 • Vietnam War 1964-1975 — — Map (db m245430) WM
In grateful remembrance of the men of Stanly County who made the supreme sacrifice, and in
recognition of all who faithfully served our country during the World War 1914-1918 — — Map (db m245432) WM
The Snuggs house may have been built by John Ross during the early 1850's. About 1865, he sold the cabin to Lafayette Greene, who at one time used it as his law office. In 1873, Greene sold the house to Isaiah Snuggs, who had recently relocated to . . . — — Map (db m289831) HM
(left to right)
Revolutionary War
1775-1783
Civil War
1861-1865
World War I
1914-1918
World War II
1941-1945
Korean War
1950-1953
Vietnam War
1964-1973
Gulf Wars
Desert Storm 1991-1992
Iraqi . . . — — Map (db m259759) WM
(North side)
1861-1865
C.S.A.
(West side)
"We care not whence they came
Dear in their lifeless clay:
Whether known or unknown to fame,
their cause and country still the same.
They died—and wore the gray." . . . — — Map (db m259762) WM
From 1847 until 1899 the Freeman Hotel, built by Daniel Freeman, was located on this site. Just south of the hotel was J.M. Bivens' Cabinet Shop. Bivens was a blacksmith, wagon maker, and furniture maker from about 1860 until the 1880s. The hotel . . . — — Map (db m245429) HM
The current library, dedicated in 1972, is situated on the site of the county's second and third jails. The first public library was established in the Albemarle Community Building (pictured) on South Second Street in 1916. It was funded by the . . . — — Map (db m263373) HM
The Starnes-Parker building was completed in 1908 by F.E. Starnes, D.F. Parker, & J.C. Parker. Space for two retail businesses was downstairs & a performance hall, known as the Albemarle Opera House, was located upstairs. The Opera House was largely . . . — — Map (db m259863) HM
French company in 1913 began Narrows Dam and town named for Adrien Badin, president Southern Aluminum, a subsidiary. Office stood ½ mi. N.W. — — Map (db m175740) HM
The Town of Badin and the Narrows Dam on the Yadkin River were important in the history of hydroelectric engineering, industry, and community planning in North Carolina.
The River Yadkin is reduced about twenty-five . . . — — Map (db m175741) HM
