In 1832, community members established
Talladega Baptist Church near Mardisville.
Talladega was the first Baptist Church in the
Creek territory of Alabama. The church played
an instrumental role in establishing the Coosa
River Baptist . . . — — Map (db m294996) HM
Founded in 1833, Tallasahatchie
Baptist parishioners have been
meeting on this site in the same
raw-log sanctuary since 1837, longer
than any Baptist church in Talladega
County. Its historical significance
to the area was recognized . . . — — Map (db m295002) HM
Tallasahatchie Cemetery has
been an important resting
place for the area's loved
ones since 1840. State
officials acknowledged the
historical significance of
Tallasahatchie Cemetery for
our area by adding it to the
Alabama Historic . . . — — Map (db m295001) HM
Important Indian town for over 250 years and capital of Coosa province.
Visited by DeSoto in 1540, and later by Spanish, French, British colonial explorers and traders. Early writers tell of abundant food crops, wild and cultivated, . . . — — Map (db m57994) HM
Named for the famous Spanish explorer who traveled through this area in 1540. Over its rich history it offered shelter for native Indians for centuries (a 2,000-year-old Woodland Period burial was excavated by archeologists in the mid-1960s), . . . — — Map (db m45034) HM
Childersburg traces its heritage to the Coosa Indian village located in the area. DeSoto, accompanied by 600 men, began his march across North America in June 1539. Traveling from Tampa Bay, Florida, northward through what became the Southeastern . . . — — Map (db m45137) HM
1492 - Columbus visits Caribbean islands
1519 - Pineda visits Mobile area
1528 - Narváez reaches Mobile area
1540 - De Soto explores Alabama
1559 - De Luna retraces De Soto’s route in Alabama
1702 - French establish first permanent colony . . . — — Map (db m45496) HM
Here in 1814 Tennessee Troops Joined Andrew Jackson's force which won the Creek Indian War.
After Indian removal in 1836 these veterans brought their families here, named this community for their old home in Tennessee. Fayetteville Academy . . . — — Map (db m57993) HM
To The Memory of General Jackson and his Tennessee Volunteers while camped here 1814. He fought the Battle of Horseshoe Bend and discharged his Volunteers. — — Map (db m45706) HM
Historical records indicate that DeSoto and his men, as they traveled the South in search of gold, were the first white men to see the Lincoln area. With the ceding of the Creek Indian Territory in 1837, the population of the area increased. The . . . — — Map (db m33282) HM
In April 1950, Alabama’s last two living Confederate veterans met here to discuss shared experiences of the Civil War. Local resident Col. Pleasant ‘Riggs’ Crump was visited by Gen. James Moore of Selma, commander of the Alabama chapter of the . . . — — Map (db m62209) HM
A.J. Buttram, killed in the Battle of
Munford, was the last Confederate
soldier killed east of the Mississippi.
The monument in his memory was
unveiled November 4, 1914, by the
John Tyler Morgan UDC Chapter and
rededicated in 2015 by the . . . — — Map (db m144902) HM
Stars Fell On Alabama
November 30, 1954. It was a cold, clear early afternoon when Dr. Moody Jacobs left his office for lunch. In the sky, he saw a trail of dark smoke and heard an explosion before white smoke shot out in several directions. . . . — — Map (db m44229) HM
Built by Andrew Jackson with U.S. Regulars, Tennessee Volunteers and friendly Cherokees and Creeks. Used as advance base during final phases of Creek Indian War, 1813-1814. Military cemetery nearby. — — Map (db m57761) HM
Established in 1905, the Gantts Quarry Post Office
served the Gantts Quarry community, the location
of a marble quarry known for producing a pure white
marble rivaling Italian marble. A tornado destroyed
the building in 1932, and Alec Chappell . . . — — Map (db m295009) HM
Founded in 1896 by brothers John Judge and Milton Graham Hightower, this small-town livery stable served the community and surrounding countryside until its closing in 1955. Originally located nearby, the business moved to this “New . . . — — Map (db m57763) HM
Marble City Cemetery opened for public burials in 1898 when the City of Sylacauga purchased one acre of a wheat field from James T. Persons. Originally a private burial ground of the George W. Pearson family, the earliest burial dates from 1876. The . . . — — Map (db m57764) HM
Settled in 1748 by Shawnee
Indians from Ohio.
They joined Creek Confederacy,
fought against U.S. in War of 1812,
were moved west in 1836.
Settled before 1836 by men
who had fought in this area
under Andrew Jackson.
Indian name: . . . — — Map (db m40595) HM
Here, on a gentle west slope just outside of the original town limits, lies the earliest public cemetery in Sylacauga. The earliest tombstone remaining in the cemetery dates to 1839. Its location and the adjacent family plots of later dates reveal . . . — — Map (db m131718) HM
After the incorporation of Sylacauga in 1838 came the establishment of this cemetery where for the next 75 years most of the citizens were buried-- many graves being now unmarked.
In 1974-75 as a tribute to these past generations and a legacy . . . — — Map (db m131731) HM
The district contains a collection of late-19th to mid-20th century commercial buildings representing over 60 years of Sylacauga's commercial history. On December 1, 1886, the Anniston and Atlantic Railroad became the first railroad to come through . . . — — Map (db m131719) HM
This example of the world's purest white marble is 500 million years old, is 98 percent pure calcium carbonate, and weighs 29,000 pounds. This quality marble is found only in the Sylacauga area in a seam 32 miles long, 12 miles wide and 400 feet . . . — — Map (db m131729) HM
The Works Progress Administration (WPA), the Sylacauga community, and the state of Alabama, constructed this library in 1939. The building is the result of $16,588 from raised local funds including a $5000 donation for furnishings from the family of . . . — — Map (db m131721) HM
By action of the Alabama Conference of The Methodist Episcopal Church, South in session at Talladega, December 13-18, 1854, Auburn University and Birmingham - Southern College were born. The delegation resolved to “have a college within the . . . — — Map (db m28202) HM
Here Andrew Jackson led Tennessee Volunteers and friendly Indians to victory over hostile “Red Sticks.”
This action rescued friendly Creeks besieged in Fort Leslie.
Creek Indian War 1813 - 1814. — — Map (db m28205) HM
Site of U.S. Land Office
for sale of lands ceded
by Creek Indians, 1832.
Early courts held here after
Talladega County created.
Named for Samuel W. Mardis,
settled from Tennessee. — — Map (db m160542) HM
Originally conceived 1864 as a home for children of Confederate dead by Synod in session at Selma.
Opened at Tuskegee 1868 - relocated in Talladega 1891. A haven for dependent youth of Alabama providing training, education, and worship in a . . . — — Map (db m28206) HM
The City of Talladega was incorporated in 1835. Not long after the founding of Talladega, the Square became the town center. The Talladega Courthouse was built in 1836 and is the oldest courthouse in continuous use in Alabama. The courthouse . . . — — Map (db m37229) HM
The distinguished Joiner family lived here in an imposing mansion, demolished in 1970.
James H. Joiner: Pioneer in Talladega's progress while publisher, 1844-73, of one of Alabama's most influential newspapers - The Democratic Watchtower. . . . — — Map (db m37220) HM
Seven Battle Stars
☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
World War II
☆ Iwo Jima Operation
☆ Okinawa Gunto Operation
First of the 31 ship convoy with occupation troops
to dock at Yokohama on VJ Day, . . . — — Map (db m12212) HM
In 1913, faculty, staff, and local citizens associated with Talladega College founded the first NAACP unit in Alabama. Talladega College graduate William Pickens influenced the founding. Pickens enrolled at Talladega, College in 1898, graduated . . . — — Map (db m294992) HM
Talladega College's history began on November 20, 1865, when William Savery and Thomas Tarrant, former slaves from Talladega met at the freedmen's convention in Mobile, Alabama. Convention attendees vowed: We regard the education of our children . . . — — Map (db m294995) HM
In 1867, the American Missionary Association helped establish the first Talladega College. Reverend Henry E. Brown served as the first principal of the school. On May 17, 1868, Rev. Brown established the First Congregational Church with 17 . . . — — Map (db m294990) HM
Here was northern terminus
of 60 miles of toll road
operated from Wetumpka.
Built of wooden boards.
Prior to railroads this was
an important artery of travel.
Chartered to connect navigable
parts of the Alabama, Coosa,
and Tennessee River. — — Map (db m288230) HM
