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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville is the county seat for Madison County
Huntsville is in Madison County
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On Church Street NW, on the right when traveling north.
Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company Eastern Division headquarters in this passenger depot, adjoining yards and ships captured by Union Army April 11, 1862. Vital east-west Confederate rail link severed; C.S.A. soldiers imprisoned here. Depot . . . — — Map (db m85547) HM
Near Tranquility Base, 0.4 miles west of Madison Pike, on the left when traveling west.
Pathfinder is a 75-ton simulator which was used to practice lifting and handling the real Orbiters. It was originally built at Marshall Space Flight Center in 1977 as a stand-in for Space Shuttle Enterprise to fit-check the roads and . . . — — Map (db m98021) HM
Near Tranquility Base, 0.5 miles west of Madison Pike, on the left when traveling west.
Pathfinder is a test article of NASA Space Shuttle Orbiter, built by Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in 1977 to practice lifting and handling the future Orbiter vehicles. Made of scrap rocket parts steel beams and wood, the mockups size, . . . — — Map (db m98197) HM
On Monroe Street Northwest at Washington Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east on Monroe Street Northwest.
Following Iraqs invasion of its neighbor Kuwait on 2 August 1990, the United States rushed troops to the Middle East to defend Saudi Arabia and liberate Kuwait. After a build-up of forces, and the expiration of a UN Mandate ordering Iraq to leave . . . — — Map (db m85548) WM
On Randolph Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
Organized as a Christian Church, this is the original congregation of what is now the Church of Christ in Huntsville. A gospel meeting was held in the Courthouse in 1883, conducted by James A. Harding, evangelist and founder of Harding College and . . . — — Map (db m27899) HM
On Church Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
Side A
Dr. Joseph Echols Lowery was born in Huntsville on Oct 6, 1921, to Dora and Leroy Lowery. He grew up in Lakeside (Methodist) church. He began his education in Huntsville, spent his middle school years in Chicago, and returned to . . . — — Map (db m85550) HM
On Monroe Street Northwest at Washington Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east on Monroe Street Northwest.
I am Ezekiel Reynolds, a citizen of Concord, Massachusetts Colony. My neighbors and I banded together to defend our families and farms and resist the taxation without representation in the British Parliament. We are called Minutemen for our speed in . . . — — Map (db m71404) WM
On Williams Avenue east of Gallatin Street, on the right when traveling east.
Organized 1820 by William Harris, a slave, who was minister more than 50 years. Original church, called Huntsville African Baptist, stood 4 blocks south in Old Georgia Graveyard. In 1870, this church and 3 others formed Indian Creek Primitive . . . — — Map (db m35960) HM
On Jefferson Street N south of Meridan Street NW, on the left when traveling south.
Missionaries served Catholics in Huntsville until 1861, when Father Jeremiah F. Trecy was sent by Bishop John Quinlan to organize this parish. Cornerstone for the building was laid in October 1861. Due to the Civil War the church was not . . . — — Map (db m43207) HM
Near Tranquility Base, 0.5 miles west of Old Madison Pike NW, on the left when traveling west.
Used during the Apollo Lunar Landing Program of the 1960's and 1970's, the Saturn V rocket remains the largest, most powerful rocket ever built.
This full scale mock up was completed in July 1999 to serve as the focal point for the 30th . . . — — Map (db m85601) HM
Near Tranquility Base, 0.5 miles west of Old Madison Pike NW, on the left when traveling west.
" A Merry Christmas and God bless all of you All of you On the good Earth."
With these good wishes, the crew of Apollo 8 signed off their Christmas Eve telecast from orbit around the Moon.
These successful flights came only months . . . — — Map (db m85602) HM
On Panorama Drive Southeast at Skyview Drive Southeast, on the right when traveling east on Panorama Drive Southeast.
Caroline (Cherokee) & William (Scotch-Irish) Schrimsher first of four generations to farm this 36 acres from 1880-1939. After World War II Wernher von Braun's team of scientists were brought from Germany to Ft. Bliss, Texas and then to Huntsville, . . . — — Map (db m154271) HM
Near Tranquility Base, 0.5 miles west of Old Madison Pike NW, on the left when traveling west.
Lunar module pilot Jim Irwin described his ride in the first lunar rover.
The Apollo 15 mission is best remembered for introducing the electric Lunar Roving Vehicle, better known as the rover (which was developed at Huntsville's Marshall Space . . . — — Map (db m85603) HM
NASA's Space Shuttles have traveled 542,398,878 miles, making 21,152 Earth orbits. Each vehicle consisted of around 2.5 million moving parts. — — Map (db m247469) HM
On Monroe Street Northwest at Washington Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east on Monroe Street Northwest.
Seminole Wars
1814-1858
I am Private Pet Younger of the 4th US Infantry Regiment. I joined the Regular Army in November 1835 at age 15. I was specially trained as part of the light infantry company whose main jobs were scouting and . . . — — Map (db m85604) WM
Near Tranquility Base, 0.5 miles west of Old Madison Pike NW, on the left when traveling west.
Alan Shepard's first words on the Moon - ten years after he made history as the first American in space.
Less than a year after the "successful failure" of Apollo 13, the mission of Apollo 14 accomplished much of what its predecessor had hoped . . . — — Map (db m85605) HM
An Unusual Hybrid
Chief among the many changes made to the Gulfstream G-11 for use as a Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA) is the highly modified cockpit in order to provide the most realistic approach and landing training possible, all the original . . . — — Map (db m247645) HM
On Franklin Street Southeast, on the right when traveling south.
Here, on July 5, 1819 forty-four delegates from twenty-two Counties in the Alabama Territory met to frame a State Constitution which was accepted and signed August 2, 1819.
Convention leadership was furnished by two Huntsvillians, John Williams . . . — — Map (db m27902) HM
On Boat Docks Road at W. Eugene Morgan Road, on the left when traveling south on Boat Docks Road.
In 1807 pioneer James Ditto began operating a ferry with landings on both sides of the Tennessee River. Early settlers landed here in order to reach their lands in Madison County. James White, Salt King of Abingdon, Va., established a thriving port . . . — — Map (db m31971) HM
On Clinton Avenue East, on the right when traveling west.
Chartered in 1812. Leading educational Institution. Long prominent in training leaders of North Alabama. Occupied by Federal troops, 1862. Building burned, 1864. Site of city schools since 1882. Location used only for school purposes. Alabama . . . — — Map (db m55724) HM
On Randolph Avenue SE west of Figures Alley SE, on the right when traveling west.
Organized in 1851 under the direction of the Methodist Episcopal Church, so this institution became one of the finest of its kind in the South in the education of girls from the primary through the college level. Its aim was to "secure the . . . — — Map (db m37842) HM
On Madison Street at St. Clair Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Madison Street.
On September 3, 1818, the Huntsville City Commissioners purchased two acres of land from LeRoy Pope for a "burying ground" for slaves. This cemetery was located within the NE quarter of Section 1, Township 4, Range 1 West of the Base Meridian. It . . . — — Map (db m35214) HM
Here, President James Monroe was honored at a public dinner on June 2, 1819, while on a three-day visit to the Alabama Territory. Here, also, the First Alabama Legislature convened on October 25, 1819, while Huntsville was the first Capital. — — Map (db m27851) HM
On Liberty Lane near H.L. Cleveland Way, in the median.
This cemetery site was used as a burial ground for slaves who lived on both the Peter Blow and Job Key plantations from 1811 to 1865. Dred Scott's first wife and their two children are believed to have been buried here. The cemetery continued to be . . . — — Map (db m31562) HM
Development for use for the Space Shuttle, the Space Shuttle Main Engine or RS-25 powered 30 years of spaceflight during 135 missions. The Space Shuttle used three Main Engines, along with two Solid Rocket Boosters, for lift-off. After the solid . . . — — Map (db m247206) HM
Near Monroe Street NW at Washington Street NW, on the left when traveling east.
Spanish American War 1898
I am Petty Officer Arnold Wojciechowski of the USS Olympia, a cruiser commissioned by the US Navy in 1895. The Spanish-American War resulted from the ongoing Cuban and Philippine Wars of Independence. Exaggerated . . . — — Map (db m151216) WM
On Church Street NW at Monroe Street NW, on the left when traveling north on Church Street NW.
St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church in Huntsville was organized by Dr. William Hooper Councill and others in 1885. Dr. Councill was an ordained elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church and the founder and first president of Alabama . . . — — Map (db m234323) HM
On Beasley Avenue Northwest at Magnolia Drive Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Beasley Avenue Northwest.
The first integrated elementary education classes in the state of Alabama took place quietly and peacefully here September 3, 1963.
St. Joseph's Mission, church and school, was founded by the Society of the Divine Savior (Salvatorians) to serve . . . — — Map (db m154263) HM
Near Ben Graves Drive NW north of Holmes Avenue NW, on the right when traveling north.
A graduate student from The University of Alabama in Huntsville achieved a major advance in science at this site on January 29, 1987. He discovered that a material composed of Yttrium, Barium, Copper, and Oxygen would superconductshow no electrical . . . — — Map (db m94963) HM
Near Tranquilty Base, 0.4 miles west of Madison Pike, on the left when traveling west.
Since the 1960s, NASA astronauts have trained for the stresses of spaceflight in the high-altitude, two-seater, supersonic T-38 Talon. Developed by Northrop Grumman, the T-38 became the worlds first supersonic jet trainer in 1961 when it entered . . . — — Map (db m98025) HM
On Eastside Square at Eustis Avenue Southeast, on the right on Eastside Square.
Tallulah Bankhead 1902 - 1968. Alabama's Best-Known Actress.
Tallulah Bankhead was the toast of the London theatre in the 1920's, and nationally renowned for her dramatic roles in The Little Foxes (1939), The Skin of Our . . . — — Map (db m27850) HM
On Lincoln Street Southeast at Clinton Avenue East, on the right when traveling north on Lincoln Street Southeast.
Huntsville's first Jewish citizens arrived during the 1840's. Congregation B'nai Sholom ("Sons of Peace") was founded July 30, 1876 by 32 families.
They affiliated in 1877 with the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, the Reform Movement. . . . — — Map (db m27898) HM
Near Spragins Street Southwest south of Spring Street Southwest.
This inexhaustible source of pure water was a marvel to Indian and frontiersman alike prior to the 19th century. John Hunt, an early settler, built a cabin near this site by 1805. The spring became a major attraction at the land sales of 1809, when . . . — — Map (db m167102) HM
Near Fountain Circle Southwest near West Side Square.
By 1957, the Big Spring that was once so essential to Huntsville's origin and growth, was no longer the city's primary water supply. However, Big Spring Park lives on as a source of pride for the city and a monument to its founding.
Even with all . . . — — Map (db m167104) HM
On Wood Road at Technology Road, on the right when traveling south on Wood Road.
In 1964, the U.S. Army was seeking a heavily armed helicopter suitable for a combat operations in Vietnam. Boeing-Vertol proposed a modified version of the CH47 Chinook, which the Army promptly accepted. An order for eleven of the aircraft was . . . — — Map (db m52230) HM
Side A Organized to enhance the economic growth and well~being of the community in order to provide employment opportunities and a superior quality of life for local residents.
First known as the Huntsville Chamber of Commerce, the . . . — — Map (db m234324) HM
On Eustis Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling east.
The Church of the Nativity congregation was organized December 17, 1842 - the name chosen because of the approaching Christmas season. The Convention of the Diocese of Alabama, Protestant Episcopal Church, approved the congregation on February 16, . . . — — Map (db m27858) HM
Opened in 1934, the third Madison County Courthouse was the home of these majestic limestone columns and for more than 50 years they stood in the square, after which they were carefully disassembled.
Garden volunteers Evelyn Lucas and Seth Mize . . . — — Map (db m144866) HM
The largest liquid-powered rocket engine ever used to launch Americans to space, the F-1 was the key to successfully "slipping the surly bonds" of Earth's gravity and sending Apollo astronauts on their first historic missions to the moon. With 1.5 . . . — — Map (db m238054) HM
The first liquid-hydrogen-fueled American rocket engine, the J-2 Engine is best known for powering the second and third stages of the powerful Saturn V rocket for NASA's Apollo moon missions, supporting America's successful mission of discovery to . . . — — Map (db m238053) HM
The Jesup Agricultural Wagon was the first vehicle used in Tuskegee Institutes Movable School, an outreach effort of the Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University) aimed at bringing modern agricultural tools and methods to rural areas and people . . . — — Map (db m144944) HM
On Echols Street near Adams Street, on the right when traveling west.
During the original Madison County Land Sales of 1809, LeRoy Pope of Petersburg, GA, secured among other purchases a majority of Section 36, Township 3, Range 1 West, the site of the future town of Twickenham, as Huntsville was originally known. . . . — — Map (db m32480) HM
Near Tranquility Base west of Old Madison Pike when traveling west.
Most commonly referred to as the Space Shuttle, the Orbiter was the only part of the Shuttle "Stack" that made the trip into orbit.
Its Solid Rocket Boosters were jettisoned into the Atlantic Ocean, retrieved, and reused. The external tank was the . . . — — Map (db m247467) HM
Constructed circa 1818 by John Adams at the NE corner of Madison St. and Williams Ave. Operated as an inn and boarding house by William E. Phillips from 1819-21; believed to have housed some delegates to the nearby Alabama Constitutional Convention . . . — — Map (db m85609) HM
Near Fountain Circle Southwest near West Side Square.
After the building of the dam and pump system in 1823, Huntsville enjoyed more than a century of continued growth.
In 1843, LeRoy Pope's son, William generously sold Big Spring to the city for the paltry sum of one dollar, and in 1858 the city . . . — — Map (db m167108) HM
The Big Spring served as Huntsville's main water source for more than 150 years. But since the late 1950s, Huntsville Utilities has supplied our water through a combination of groundwater wells and surface water plants on the Tennessee River. Today . . . — — Map (db m189505) HM
On Williams Avenue SE at Greene Street SE, on the right when traveling east on Williams Avenue SE.
Thomas Bibb, first president of the Alabama Senate and second governor of Alabama, completed this early high-style Greek revival house in 1836, having occupied the land since 1821. This was his town residence, his plantation home being Belmina, in . . . — — Map (db m160635) HM
On Monroe Street at Williams Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Monroe Street.
Tom Goodman Thrasher
August 4, 1916
December 19, 1999
-Grew up in Birmingham, Alabama
-Studied Engineering at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa
-Married the former Dorothy Wright of Belmont, Mississippi
-Served in the Army in North . . . — — Map (db m85611) HM
On Monte Sano Boulevard Southeast north of Castlegate Boulevard Southeast, on the right when traveling north.
Well known spring in the 1800's where travelers watered horses and livestock before crossing Monte Sano on Big Cove Pike. In late 1863, Captain Lemuel Mead's Partisan Rangers attacked railroads, wagon trains, and forage parties behind enemy lines in . . . — — Map (db m80774) HM
Tennessee Valley Authority
(1933-Present)
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) serves the people of the Tennessee Valley to make life better. TVA accomplishes this mission through its work in energy, the environment, and economic . . . — — Map (db m247202) HM
On Randolph Avenue SE at White Street SE, on the left when traveling east on Randolph Avenue SE.
Designated by the City of Huntsville, Alabama March 23, 1972. This district is a living museum of American architectural styles dating from 1814. It encompasses about one~half of the original Town of Twickenham, Huntsville's first official name. . . . — — Map (db m37841) HM
On Franklin Street SE at Williams Avenue SE, on the right when traveling south on Franklin Street SE.
Designated by the City of Huntsville, Alabama March 23, 1972. This district is a living museum of American architectural styles dating from 1814.
It encompasses about one~half of the original Town of Twickenham, Huntsville's first official name. . . . — — Map (db m37843) HM
On California Street near White Street, on the right when traveling south.
Designated by the City of Huntsville, Alabama March 23, 1972. This district is a living museum of American architectural styles dating from 1814.
It encompasses about one~half of the original Town of Twickenham, Huntsville's first offical name. . . . — — Map (db m85612) HM
Near Tranquility Base, 0.5 miles west of Madison Pike, on the left when traveling west.
The ATLAS rocket was American's first Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM). It was first successfully launched in December, 1955. Originally a weapons delivery system, the Atlas D was selected by NASA to be the rocket that sent American . . . — — Map (db m98192) HM
Near Tranquiltiy Base, 0.5 miles west of Madison Pike, on the left when traveling west.
First test-launched in August, 1953, the Redstone Medium-Range Ballistic Missile evolved from a five-year Army research and development program. Named for Redstone Arsenal—where it was developed—this vehicle played a crucial role . . . — — Map (db m98220) HM
Near Tranquilty Base, 0.5 miles west of Madison Pike, on the left when traveling west.
America's first Intermediate-range ballistic missile (RBM), the Jupiter Rocket was an outgrowth of Redstone rocket technology. It was developed at Redstone Arsenal under the technical guidance of German rocket engineers. First test-launched . . . — — Map (db m98201) HM
Near Tranquility Base, 0.5 miles west of Madison Pike, on the left when traveling west.
The Juno II was a modified Jupiter rocket with upper stages and payload sections. Its single engine-just like the Jupiter's-could be gimbaled during launch for steering control. Juno II played an important role in the history of space flight. In . . . — — Map (db m98218) HM
The Van Valkenburgh Daylily Garden features a collection of approximately 800 cultivars of daylilies in a spectacular array of colors, sizes, shapes and flower forms. The display garden continues to evolve every year as the latest introductions are . . . — — Map (db m150382)
On Monroe Street Northwest at Washington Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east on Monroe Street Northwest.
Interred on November 17, 2012 to commemorate Madison County's military history and to preserve items reminiscent of our Veterans' proud service to this great nation.
To be opened November 11, 2062 — — Map (db m85613) WM
On Monroe Street Northwest at Washington Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east on Monroe Street Northwest.
What began as an effort to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam evolved into the most divisive war in American History since the Civil War. Starting with American troops serving as advisors, the war escalated until over 500,000 United . . . — — Map (db m85615) WM
On Greene Street SE at Randolph Avenue SE, on the left when traveling south on Greene Street SE.
Huntsville Equal Suffrage Association reorganized here in 1912. In 1914, Alabama Equal Suffrage Association held convention here. — — Map (db m191649) HM
On Monroe Street Northwest at Washington Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east on Monroe Street Northwest.
I am Private Darbin Abolt of the 7th US Infantry Regiment, part of which is commanded by Captain Zachary Taylor, our future president. I was already in the Army when we declared war on the British in June 1812. We were fed up with the British . . . — — Map (db m85617) WM
Near Church Street Southwest south of Clinton Avenue West, on the left when traveling south.
Roughly 7-20 million gallons of water emerge from The Big Spring every day. Even in the 19th and 20th centuries, when people used the spring as their main water supply, most of the water generated by The Big Spring flowed down the Indian Creek Canal . . . — — Map (db m167111) HM
On St. Clair Avenue, 0.1 miles east of Monroe Street, on the right when traveling west.
The first public school for African-Americans in the city of Huntsville was named for the founder of the Alabama A&M University. The site, selected by a committee headed by the Rev. W.E. Gaston, was donated by the Davis-Lowe family. Founded in 1867 . . . — — Map (db m36065) HM
On Monroe Street Northwest at Washington Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east on Monroe Street Northwest.
Known by many as “the War to end all Wars,” World War I broke out in Europe in the summer of 1914 between the allied powers (United Kingdom, France, Russia, Italy) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, The . . . — — Map (db m85618) WM
Near Monroe Street Northwest at Washington Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
I am First Sergeant Jo Frank Fox of the 167th Infantry Regiment, 42nd (Rainbow) Division. Im the top sergeant of my company which means when I say JUMP!” all the men jump and ask “How high?” on the way up. I got a glare that can . . . — — Map (db m85619) HM WM
On Monroe Street Northwest at Washington Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east on Monroe Street Northwest.
The most devastating war in history originated from unresolved issues of World War I, the Punitive Peace that ended it, and a worldwide economic depression that provided conditions that allowed the rise of Fascism and Nazism. In addition Imperial . . . — — Map (db m85622) WM
Near Monroe Street Northwest at Monroe Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
I am Corporal Leroy Hoekenschnieder serving with D “Dog” Battery, 5th Artillery Battalion. Our battalion was assigned to the 1st Infantry Division and support the 26th Infantry Regiment. The Depression had caused my dads business to . . . — — Map (db m85833) HM WM
On Monroe Street Northwest at Monroe Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east on Monroe Street Northwest.
I am Private Peter Pirnat from C Company of the 192nd Light Tank Battalion, Ohio National Guard. My unit was stationed in my hometown of Port Clinton, Ohio. We activated for training in August 1940 with our new M3 Light Tanks. I was the Operations . . . — — Map (db m85834) HM WM
Near Tranquility Base, 0.5 miles west of Old Madison Pike NW, on the left when traveling west.
Lunar module pilot, Charlie Duke, exclaimed.
The Apollo 16 astronauts may have qualified for the Guinness Book of World Records for pushing their lunar rover to eleven miles per hour - but that was not their most serious accomplishment. . . . — — Map (db m69754) HM
On Maple Hill Street Southeast at Eustis Ave SE, on the left when traveling west on Maple Hill Street Southeast.
Born in Virginia; attorney, judge, and planter. Chair of Committee of Fifteen that drafted the 1st Alabama Constitution during Convention held July 5-Aug 2, 1819 in what is now Huntsville; 1 of 8 signers from Madison County; and 1 of 44 delegates . . . — — Map (db m235535) HM
Near Maple Hill Street Southeast at Eustis Ave SE.
Major Thomas Freeman, Surveyor, U.S. Government Land Office, established the line known as the Huntsville Meridian in 1807 which is the reference for all property surveyed in North Alabama. — — Map (db m235544) HM
Near Maple Hill Street Southeast near Eustis Ave SE.
Born in Virginia; prominent in business, finance, and politics. 1 of 3 signers from Limestone County at 1st Alabama Constitutional Convention held July 5- Aug. 2, 1819 in what is now Huntsville; 1 of 44 delegates from 22 counties. The Alabama . . . — — Map (db m235540) HM
Near Maple Hill Street Southeast at Eustis Ave SE.
(Succeeded His Brother William Wyatt Bibb, H.D., as Governor
Delegate, Alabama, Constitution Convention 1819
Representative, Alabama State Legislature
President, First Alabama State Senate
— — Map (db m235541) HM
On Randolph Avenue Southeast near Calhoun Street SE, on the right when traveling west.
Septimus D. Cabaniss (1815-1889) purchased this home in 1843, upon his
marriage to Virginia A. Shepherd (1824-1907). The couple had nine
children, only four of whom survived to adulthood. Architect George
Steele built the home, in the Greek . . . — — Map (db m235485) HM
On Randolph Avenue Southeast, 0.1 miles east of Lincoln Street SE, on the right when traveling east.
Home of William Feeney, a founding leader of Huntsville. Built in 1825 by Huntsville architect George Steele, it was converted in 1920 to the bungalow style and modified with concrete stucco and a front porch. In 1972, Huntsville architectural . . . — — Map (db m235483) HM
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