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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Jefferson County, Alabama

 
Clickable Map of Jefferson County, Alabama and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Jefferson County, AL (365) Bibb County, AL (17) Blount County, AL (19) Shelby County, AL (48) St. Clair County, AL (26) Tuscaloosa County, AL (174) Walker County, AL (12)  JeffersonCounty(365) Jefferson County (365)  BibbCounty(17) Bibb County (17)  BlountCounty(19) Blount County (19)  ShelbyCounty(48) Shelby County (48)  St.ClairCounty(26) St. Clair County (26)  TuscaloosaCounty(174) Tuscaloosa County (174)  WalkerCounty(12) Walker County (12)
Birmingham is the county seat for Jefferson County
Adjacent to Jefferson County, Alabama
      Bibb County (17)  
      Blount County (19)  
      Shelby County (48)  
      St. Clair County (26)  
      Tuscaloosa County (174)  
      Walker County (12)  
 
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101 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — C29 — Greyhound Bus Station — Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North at 7th Avenue North, on the right when traveling south on 19th Street North.
102 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — 1 — Ground Zero
Near 17th Street N at 5th Avenue N.
103 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — B3 — Guards at the Gate — March Route to Retail — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 16th Street North south of 6th Avenue North, on the left when traveling south.
104 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Highlands School
On Old Leeds Road (County Road 64) 0.3 miles south of Mill Springs Road, on the left when traveling south.
105 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Historic Black Bath House
Near Sloss Furnace Entry Road, 0.3 miles east of 32nd Street North, on the right when traveling west.
106 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — D14 — Historic Demonstration at Phillips School — March Route for Education — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 7th Avenue North at 23rd Street North, on the right when traveling west on 7th Avenue North.
107 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — History of the 117th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing
Near East Lake Boulevard at 57th Street North, on the right when traveling east.
108 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — D5 — Hope Arrives — March Route for Education — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Park Place at 22nd Street North, on the left when traveling east on Park Place.
109 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Howard College — (Now Samford University)
On 2nd Avenue South, on the right when traveling north.
110 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — In Memory of the Pioneers
Near 19th Street North.
111 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Independent Presbyterian Church — Founded 1915
On Highland Avenue South at 31st Street South, on the right when traveling west on Highland Avenue South.
112 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Industry — Iron and steeel manufacturing
Near Valley View Drive west of Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard South.
113 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — D11 — Integration Begins: Desegregating Graymont School — March Route for Education — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 7th Avenue North west of 23rd Street North, on the right when traveling west.
114 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — B18 — Integration Corner — March Route to Retail — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North north of 2nd Avenue North, on the right when traveling north.
115 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Ironmaking — Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark
Near 32nd Street North at 2nd Avenue North.
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116 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — F1 — It Began at Bethel — March Route for Moral Justice — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 29th Avenue North at 33rd Street North, on the left when traveling west on 29th Avenue North.
117 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Jefferson County Courthouse Site
On Richard Arrington, Jr. Blvd North north of 3rd Avenue North.
118 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Jefferson County Courthouses
Near Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. North.
119 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — A1 — Jim Crow on the Books — March Route to Government — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 6th Avenue North at 16th Street North on 6th Avenue North.
120 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — A9 — Joining the Marches — March Route to Government — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North north of Park Place, on the left when traveling north.
121 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Jordan Home — 2834 Highland Avenue
On Highland Avenue South, on the right when traveling west.
122 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Julius Ellsberry
Near 16th Street North north of 5th Avenue.
123 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Julius Ellsberry Memorial Park
On Finley Avenue North, 1 mile east of 13th Place North, on the right when traveling east.
124 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — C2 — Kelly Ingram Park — Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 16th Street North south of 6th Avenue North, on the right when traveling south.
125 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — King's Spring
Near 5th Avenue South at 41st Street South.
126 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Kiwanis and Vulcan
Near Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard South, 0.4 miles south of 16th Avenue South, on the right when traveling south.
127 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — 6 — Kneeling Ministers
Near 17th Street N.
128 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Lane Park
On Cahaba Road at Park Lane, on the right when traveling north on Cahaba Road.
129 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — F9 — Leading by Example, Part 1 — March Route for Moral Justice — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 32nd Street North south of 29th Avenue North, on the left when traveling south.
130 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — F10 — Leading by Example, Part 2 — March Route for Moral Justice — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 32nd Street North south of 29th Avenue North, on the left when traveling south.
131 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — F14 — Leaving Town, But Not the Battle — March Route for Moral Justice — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 28th Avenue North east of 32nd Street North, on the left when traveling west.
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132 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — B16 — Let My Brother Go — March Route to Retail — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North south of 3rd Avenue North, on the right when traveling south.
133 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — C32 — Linn-Henley Research Library — Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
Near Park Place east of 20th Street North, on the left when traveling east.
134 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — B9 — Little Boy Blue — March Route to Retail — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 5th Avenue North east of 18th Street North, on the left when traveling east.
135 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — D3 — Little Lady Can Read — March Route for Education — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Park Place east of Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard North, on the left when traveling east.
136 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — B8 — Little Lady in Waiting — March Route to Retail — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 5th Avenue North east of 17th Street North, on the left when traveling east.
137 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — E3 — Love & Marriage — March Route Towards a Purposeful Life — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard at 20th Street North, on the right when traveling east on Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard.
138 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — C25 — Loveman's Department Store/McWane Science Center — Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North at 3rd Avenue North, on the right when traveling south on 19th Street North.
139 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — D15 — March Route for Education Timeline — March Route for Education — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 7th Avenue North west of 24th Street North, on the right when traveling west.
140 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — A7 — Marchers on the Run — March Route to Government — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 6th Avenue North west of 19th Street North, on the left when traveling west.
141 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — C13 — Metropolitan AME Zion Church — Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 4th Avenue North at 16th Street North, on the right when traveling west on 4th Avenue North.
142 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Mineral Railroad Trestle
Near Valley View Drive west of Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard South.
143 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Mining Red Mountain — Kiwanis Vulcan Trail
Near Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard South south of 16th Avenue South, on the right when traveling south.
144 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Morris Avenue Historic District / Elyton Land Company (Successor, Birmingham Realty Co.)
On Morris Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Morris Avenue.
145 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — B15 — Music in the Movement — March Route to Retail — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North at 3rd Avenue North, on the right when traveling south on 19th Street North.
146 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — New Hope Cemetery — Jefferson County
On Grantswood Road, on the right when traveling east.
147 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — C26 — Newberry's Department Store/IMAX Dome Theater — Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North at 2nd Avenue North, on the right when traveling south on 19th Street North.
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148 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — A3 — Non-Violent Foot Soldiers — March Route to Government — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 6th Avenue North west of 17th Street North, on the left when traveling west.
149 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — North Birmingham
On 27th Street North at 31st Avenue North, on the left when traveling north on 27th Street North.
150 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Oak Hill Cemetery — 1871 – 1971 — D A R —
Near 19th Street North.
151 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Oldest House In Shades Valley / Irondale Furnace Commissary — Cummings - Eastis - Beaumont House
On Montevallo Road west of Glenbrook Drive, on the right when traveling east.
152 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Osmond Kelly Ingram — 1887 - 1917
On 17th Street North at 6th Avenue North, on the right when traveling south on 17th Street North.
153 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Oxmoor Iron Furnaces — 1863 - 1928
On Shannon Oxmoor Road at Shades Creek Circle, on the right when traveling west on Shannon Oxmoor Road.
154 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Pauline Bray Fletcher — 1878 - 1970
On 5th Avenue North at 16th Street North, on the left when traveling east on 5th Avenue North.
155 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — E15 — Paying the Ultimate Price — March Route Towards a Purposeful Life — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North north of 11th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north.
156 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — C35 — Phillips High School — (Now Phillips Academy) — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 7th Avenue North west of 24th Street North, on the right when traveling west.
157 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — B12 — Picketing for a Point — March Route to Retail — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North south of 5th Avenue North, on the right when traveling south.
158 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — A2 — Police Presence — March Route to Government — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 6th Avenue North west of 17th Street North.
159 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — C8 — Poole Funeral Chapel — Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 15th Street Borth at 7th Avenue North, on the left when traveling south on 15th Street Borth.
160 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Powell School
On 6th Avenue North at 24th Street North, on the left on 6th Avenue North.
161 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — A11 — Public Library Desegregated — March Route to Government — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Park Place, on the left when traveling east.
162 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Racial Terrorism and Convict Leasing / Racial Violence at Brookside Mines — Community Remembrance Project
Near 32nd Street North.
163 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — H1 — Racial Zoning — March Route for Fair Housing — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Center Street at 8th Avenue West, on the right when traveling south on Center Street.
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164 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Raymond Weeks — Founder of National Veterans Day
On Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard east of 20th Street North, on the right when traveling east.
165 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Reading Red Mountain
Near Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard, 0.2 miles north of 20th Avenue South, on the right when traveling south.
166 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Redmont Park Historic District
On Arlington Avenue at Aberdeen Road, on the right when traveling south on Arlington Avenue.
167 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — 5 — Reflecting Pool
Near 17th Street N.
168 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — H15 — Resistance on the Hill — March Route for Fair Housing — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Center Street at 11th Court West, on the right when traveling south on Center Street.
169 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — 9 — Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth
On 16th Street N.
170 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth Bethel Baptist Church
On 29th Avenue North at 33rd Street North, on the right when traveling east on 29th Avenue North.
171 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘Letter From Birmingham Jail’ — Memorable Quotes from 'Letter from Birmingham Jail'
On Beta Street south of 6th Avenue South, on the left when traveling south.
172 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — H23 — Rev. Shuttlesworth Calls for Peace and Action — March Route for Fair Housing — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Center Street north of 10th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north.
173 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Rickwood Field
On 12th Street West at 2nd Avenue West on 12th Street West.
174 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Rickwood Field — Opening Day: August 18, 1910
On 12th Street Southwest at 1st Court West, on the right when traveling north on 12th Street Southwest.
175 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Roebuck Spring
On Roebuck Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.
176 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Roebuck Springs Historic District
On Cumberland Drive east of 4th Avenue South, on the right when traveling east.
177 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Ruhama Baptist Church
On 2nd Avenue South, on the right when traveling north.
178 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — S. H. Kress Five-And-Ten Cent Store
On 19th Street North at 3rd Avenue North, on the right when traveling north on 19th Street North.
179 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — C24 — S.H. Kress Store Building — Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North at 3rd Avenue North, on the right when traveling north on 19th Street North.
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180 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — D8 — School Integration Now — March Route for Education — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 22nd Street North at 7th Avenue North, on the left when traveling north on 22nd Street North.
181 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — School of Medicine
On 7th Avenue South at 19th Street., on the right when traveling south on 7th Avenue South.
182 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — H11 — Secret Multiracial Meetings — March Route for Fair Housing — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Center Street south of 10th Court West, on the right when traveling south.
183 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — B2 — Selective Buying Campaign — March Route to Retail — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 16th Street North south of 6th Avenue North, on the left when traveling south.
184 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — D2 — Separate But Unequal Education — March Route for Education — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On Park Place east of 20th Street North, on the left when traveling east.
185 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — C11 — Shores-Lee Law Offices/Post Office Garage — Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 5th Avenue North at 16th Street North, on the right when traveling east on 5th Avenue North.
186 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — B20 — Shutting Down Downtown — March Route to Retail — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North at 3rd Avenue North, on the right when traveling north on 19th Street North.
187 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — E18 — Shuttlesworth after the Civil Rights Era — March Route Towards a Purposeful Life — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North at 12th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north on 19th Street North.
188 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — E16 — Shuttlesworth Continues the Struggle — March Route Towards a Purposeful Life — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North north of 11th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north.
189 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — E5 — Shuttlesworth Goes to Work — March Route Towards a Purposeful Life — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North at Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard, on the right when traveling north on 19th Street North.
190 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — E17 — Shuttlesworth in Selma — March Route Towards a Purposeful Life — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North at F L Shuttlesworth Drive, on the right when traveling north on 19th Street North.
191 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — E19 — Shuttlesworth Returns to Birmingham — March Route Towards a Purposeful Life — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North north of F L Shuttlesworth Drive, on the right when traveling north.
192 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — E14 — Shuttlesworth Showdown — March Route Towards a Purposeful Life — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North at 11th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north on 19th Street North.
193 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — E6 — Shuttlesworth Starts the ACMHR — March Route Towards a Purposeful Life — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North north of Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
194 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — E7 — Shuttlesworth v. "Bull" — March Route Towards a Purposeful Life — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North north of Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
195 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Site of the First Alabama - Auburn Football Game
On Clairmont Avenue South at 32nd Street South., on the right when traveling west on Clairmont Avenue South.
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196 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — B19 — Sitting in for Lunch — March Route to Retail — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 19th Street North north of 2nd Avenue North, on the right when traveling north.
197 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Sixteenth Street Baptist Church
Near 6th Avenue North at 16th Street North.
198 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — C3 — Sixteenth Street Baptist Church and Parsonage — Destination — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 6th Avenue North west of 16th Street North, on the right when traveling west.
199 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — C5 — Sixth Avenue Zion Hill Baptist Church — (Now Deliverance Temple) — Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail —
On 6th Avenue North west of 15th Street North, on the right when traveling west.
200 Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham — Slag — Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark
Near 32nd Street North at 2nd Avenue North, on the left when traveling north.

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