On Cain Street Northeast west of Ferry Street Northeast, on the left when traveling west.
Alabama Territorial Legislature created this county in 1818 from lands ceded by Cherokee Indians in 1816. County first named Cotaco, for large creek in county.
Named Morgan County in 1821 for Maj. Gen. Daniel Morgan, . . . — — Map (db m27759) HM
Near Bank Street Northeast at Church Street Northeast, on the left when traveling north.
Dr. Henry Rhodes, for whom Rhodes Ferry Landing was named, was Decatur's first Postmaster and one of the organizers of the Lodge (Nov. 22, 1826). Chartered in 1827, its first Worshipful Master was Colonel Francis Dancy, builder of the Dancy-Polk . . . — — Map (db m250557) HM
On Wilson Street NE (Alabama Route 20) at Canal Street NE, on the left when traveling north on Wilson Street NE.
This monument honors, recognizes, and serves Gold Star Families and the legacy of their Loved Ones who have paid the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States of America.
The Homeland panel depicts images . . . — — Map (db m238049) HM WM
On College Street at Church Street, on the right when traveling north on College Street.
First minister assigned to Alabama Territory by Tennessee Conference. Preached first sermon two blocks west at Bear Meat Cabin (present Blountsville) April 18, 1818. He later organized churches in Shelby, St. Clair, Jefferson, Tuscaloosa and Cotaco . . . — — Map (db m27991) HM
On Broad Street at Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Broad Street.
Somerville was incorporated in 1819, the same year in which Alabama became the 22nd state in the Union. It was the county seat of Morgan County from 1819 until 1891. Somerville was named after Lt. Robert Summerville (the spelling was later . . . — — Map (db m130416) HM
On Bank Street NE at Church Street NE on Bank Street NE.
Public Buildings
1. Public City Hall
2. Decatur Police Station
3. Decatur/Morgan Co. Chamber of Comm.
4. Decatur Public Library
5. Federal Bldg./Post Office
6. Morgan County Archives
7. Morgan County Courthouse
8. Morgan . . . — — Map (db m103228) HM
On Cooperage Way (County Route 700) at Route 20, on the right when traveling south on Cooperage Way.
(side 1)
This small dwelling is the last reminder of "Boxwood" plantation, the home of the Elliot family, and later of the Nevilles. Built-in 1854 of slave-made brick and occupied by the household servants it is one of the few brick . . . — — Map (db m114719) HM
On Ferry Street Northeast south of Cain Street Northeast, on the right when traveling south.
"Scottsboro Boys" Case Landmark Decisions
A series of racially charged trials where nine African American males ages 13 to 20 were falsely accused of raping two white women on a freight train in Alabama produced a pair of landmark civil . . . — — Map (db m309153) HM
On Railroad Street NW at Vine Street NW, on the left when traveling north on Railroad Street NW.
The Old Decatur Historic District dates Back to the town's settlement in 1817; at that time it was called Rhodes Ferry Landing after Dr. Henry W. Rhodes, an early landowner who operated a ferry across the Tennessee River. In 1820, President . . . — — Map (db m103229) HM
On Railroad Street SW 0.2 miles south of Main Street (County Road 36), on the right when traveling east.
City of HartselleHartselle, named after early pioneer George Hartsell (with no "e") rose from modest beginnings to an important position in the growing economy of Morgan County. Founded in 1870, the town owes its existence to the construction . . . — — Map (db m37205) HM
People have lived in northwest Alabama since the end of the Pleistocene, around 11,500 years ago. The earliest inhabitants were mobile hunter-gatherers who tracked game and foraged among local plants in the Tennessee Valley's developing forests. . . . — — Map (db m268974) HM
On Pines Church Road just north of Pines Road, on the right when traveling north.
Russell Cemetery AKA Pines Cemetery. Pvt. E. Thompson served in Revolutionary War 1776-1778. Fought at Germantown & White Plains. — — Map (db m285502) HM
On State Road 36 0.1 miles east of Johnson Chapel Road, on the left when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
1936 Olympic Silver Medalist
Morgan County native David Donald Albritton competed at the XI Olympics in Berlin, Germany and became the first Alabama native to win an Olympic track and field medal. During Olympic Trials on July 11, 1936 at . . . — — Map (db m160716) HM
On Wilson Street (U.S. 20), on the right when traveling west.
Ingalls Iron Works was established in 1910, by Robert Ingalls, in Titusville Alabama. It became the largest steel company in the region. Looking for new opportunities for the steel his company fabricated, Ingalls opened Ingalls Shipyard in 1937 to . . . — — Map (db m86507)
On Point Mallard Circle, on the right when traveling east.
Black Fox (c. 1746-1811) lived west of Decatur and east of Courtland near Fox's Creek, his namesake. A principal chief of the Cherokee who, under the treaty of Jan. 7, 1806, by which the Cherokee ceded nearly 7,000 sq. m. of their lands in . . . — — Map (db m280663) HM
On U.S. 231 0.2 miles north of State Route 36, on the right when traveling north.
Abundant water and fertile land in this area south of the Tennessee River attracted pioneer settlement in the early 1800s. The community established here by three Virginia-born brothers, Hopkins, John, and Theophilus Lacy, took on their name and . . . — — Map (db m27611) HM
On Alabama 36 (Alabama Route 36) 0.1 miles east of N Johnson Chapel Road, on the left when traveling east.
Morgan County native David Donald Albritton competed at the XI
Olympics in Berlin, Germany and became the first Alabama native
to win an Olympic track and field medal. During Olympic Trials
on July 11, 1936 at Randall's Island in New York City. . . . — — Map (db m299715) HM
On Main Street at Broad Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
Built circa 1837 with special taxes levied for that purpose by Alabama Legislature, 1836.
Replaced first court house, built circa 1825.
Somerville was incorporated, 1819, county seat 1819-1891. Cotaco County created February 8, 1818, renamed . . . — — Map (db m27758) HM
On Main Street West (Alabama Route 36) at Springdale Drive SW, on the right when traveling west on Main Street West.
An estimated 600 Confederate and Union troops skirmished on this site on April 7, 1864 for control of crucial troop movements south of the Tennessee River during the Federal occupation of North Alabama.
Confederate Brigadier General James . . . — — Map (db m72810) HM
On Main Street at Bell Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Side A When Andrew Jackson defeated the Creek Nation at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in 1814, the subsequent Treaty of Fort Jackson and other treaties that followed ceded Indian land that made up most
of what is now Alabama. Abraham Stout . . . — — Map (db m39111) HM
Near Willowbrook Street near Route 67 when traveling west.
The M601A Tank was manufactured by
Chrysler Detroit Tank Plant in Michigan in the 1960's.
The M60 became the US Army's first generation
"Main Battle Tank". The improved suspension and armor
protection was introduced in the new turret design . . . — — Map (db m165156) WM
Near Flat Fork Road 0.5 miles east of Green Road, on the right when traveling east.
After the war began, partisan fighting affected the inhabitants of this sparsely settled, rugged landscape. As in neighboring counties, Morgan County’s residents voted against secession but were divided in their support of the Union and Confederate . . . — — Map (db m313356) HM
On Terry Lane 0.1 miles east of Bluff City Road, on the left when traveling east.
St. John Elementary School served approximately 40 African American
children in grades pre-primer through sixth, located in Bluff City, an
African American settlement rich in cultural heritage and community
resilience. The school began in St. . . . — — Map (db m309156) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
