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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Dale County, Alabama
Adjacent to Dale County, Alabama
▶ Barbour County (44) ▶ Coffee County (17) ▶ Geneva County (3) ▶ Henry County (30) ▶ Houston County (42) ▶ Pike County (35)
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| On Kirby Richardson Road (County Route 13) 0.2 miles south of County Route 15, on the right when traveling south. |
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Union Presbyterian Church
Organized by John Warnock, East Alabama Presbytery, September 1843, its mother church being Pea River Presbyterian (Barbour County). Founders, who migrated from Scotland to Argura, North . . . — — Map (db m71588) HM |
| On U.S. 231 north of State Road 123, on the right when traveling north. |
| | (Front):Veterans Memorial Bridge - 1921This reinforced concrete river bridge, thought to be the first in Alabama. Was erected over Pea River in 1920-21 at a cost of $92,108.97. It was dedicated on August 3, 1921 as a memorial to the 57 men . . . — — Map (db m36511) HM |
| On Alabama Route 92, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Organized May 26, 1849
First Pastor: Ruben E. Brown
First Deacons: William P. Bryan, Jonas P. Bell
Charter Members: William Green, David Kelly, Kader Powell, Elizabeth Kelly, Ardilla Green, Winny Lacy, Bill Fowler, nancy Fowler
Bellwood, Cool . . . — — Map (db m39124) HM |
| On Alabama Route 85 at Auburn Parker Road, on the right when traveling south on State Route 85. |
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Double-pen split log cabin built in 1840's by early settlers who fled disease carrying mosquitoes along Claybank Creek, the first permanent location in this area. This house was the gathering place for many families. The logs tell . . . — — Map (db m74202) HM |
| On South Daleville Avenue (Alabama Route 85) south of Jennifer Lynn Drive, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Daleville, originally called Dale, was the county seat of Dale County from 1831-1841. William Harper was probate judge of Dale County, which was originally included in present-day Coffee County until 1841, present-day Geneva County until 1868, and . . . — — Map (db m41145) HM |
| On Joe Bruer Road (County Road 114) at Elna Street, on the right when traveling west on Joe Bruer Road. |
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At the request of community residents James A. Waters Sr., Jesse C. Thomas and William C. Grantham, the Town of Level Plains, population 133, was granted incorporation by the Honorable S. Kirke Adams, Dale County Judge of Probate, . . . — — Map (db m74187) HM |
| On Alabama Route 134 at Parramore Road, on the right when traveling east on State Route 134. |
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Richmond - First County Seat
Henry County
Henry County was created December 13, 1819; David Caldwell first Probate Judge, held court in homes of early settlers. Richmond was selected in 1822 for first county seat. Creation of Dale . . . — — Map (db m71585) HM |
| On U.S. 231, on the right when traveling north. |
| | (Front): The Block House 1814
The first public structure in what later became Dale County was erected one mile east of this marker at the confluence of the East and West Choctawhatchee Rivers. Called the Block House, it was built of . . . — — Map (db m64863) HM |
| On Oates Drive east of College Street (Alabama Route 123/134), on the right when traveling east. |
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Organized in 1898 under the Christian leadership of A. W. Tate and Newton Baptist Church. The property was later given to the Baptists of southeast Alabama, adopted by nine Baptist Associations. In 1907 Baptist State Convention agreed to accept . . . — — Map (db m79000) HM |
| On College Street (Alabama Route 134) at Queen Street, on the right when traveling south on College Street. |
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Newton
Town on the Hill - 1843
Newton was hub of Dale County activities from 1843 until 1870. During War Between the States (1861-1865), Newton was center of recruiting, including the Home Guards. In March 1865, local militia repulsed . . . — — Map (db m71586) HM |
| On College Street (Alabama Route 123) north of Queen Street, on the right when traveling north. |
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In memory of
Confederate Veterans
and
Home Guards
in the defense of
the Town of Newton, Alabama,
near the close of the War
Between the States. — — Map (db m115010) WM |
| Near Alabama Route 123 0.3 miles south of Waterford Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Near this site on Dec. 3, 1864 Bill Sketoe, a Methodist minister was
hanged by Newton Home Guards who thought that he was a traitor
to the Confederacy. In truth, Mr. Sketoe had served 3 years in the
Confederate army and had come home on leave . . . — — Map (db m115011) HM |
| On East Broad Street (Alabama Route 27) at Depot Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East Broad Street. |
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The Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) Depot once stood behind Broad Street, nestled close to the tracks between Depot Avenue and Depot Lane. The Alabama Midland Railway, later known as the Atlantic Coast Line, completed its tracks across . . . — — Map (db m132528) HM |
| On South Union Avenue (Alabama Route 123) at West Reynolds Street, on the right when traveling south on South Union Avenue. |
| | North Face Confederate Dead West Face In memory of the Dale County Confederate soldiers, who fought in the War Between the States from 1861 to '65. South Face These were men who, by the simple manhood of their lives, by their . . . — — Map (db m36564) HM |
| On Andrews Avenue, on the right when traveling south. |
| | D. A. Smith High School
Dale County
The first school building on this site for African Americans was constructed in 1939 and was named Ozark Negro High School. It was replaced during the “separate but equal” period in 1952 and . . . — — Map (db m132087) HM |
| On South Merrick Avenue south of West Broad Street (Alabama Route 27), on the left when traveling south. |
| | Dedicated to the memory of those Dale County veterans who died in defense of our country.
World War I.
Obie A. Alpin Sam E. Andrews Marlin R. Arnett Robert Arrington Lester Avant Ivey Y. Beasley Jere Brown Mose Canter Glen . . . — — Map (db m36561) WM |
| On East Broad Street (Alabama Route 27) 0.2 miles east of Union Street (Alabama Route 123), on the right when traveling east. |
| | Constructed in c. 1900 by G. P. Dowling, the Dowling-Steagall House is a Classical Revival dwelling featuring a full-height portico with Ionic columns and an elaborate door surround. A judge and prominent businessman, G. P. Dowling organized Ozark's . . . — — Map (db m36510) HM |
| On South Union Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | (Front): Early Ozark
From 1824, when Dale County was created by an act of the Alabama Legislature, until 1870, the area now comprising the “City of Ozark” was gradually settled mostly by farmers who came and bought the . . . — — Map (db m65250) HM |
| On North Union Avenue (Alabama Route 123) at Broad Street (Alabama Route 27), on the right when traveling south on North Union Avenue. |
| | Erected on this site by the Dale County Commission, this bell is made of brass and hung in the clock tower of the courthouse from its completion in 1902 until it was torn down in 1968. The bell was made in 1902 by McShane Bell Foundry Company of . . . — — Map (db m36565) HM |
| On South Union Avenue (Alabama Route 123) north of Reynolds Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Side A In the 1820's pioneers, including John Merrick, began settling in vicinity of present-day Ozark, first called "Merrick's". Dale County formed December 22, 1824. In the 1830's wooden stores and cotton gin were built about one mile north . . . — — Map (db m36509) HM |
| On South Union Avenue (Alabama Route 123) at West College Street, on the right when traveling south on South Union Avenue. |
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Ozark Baptist Church
This church was organized August 13, 1848, under the leadership of Rev. U.H. Parker at the home of William Andrews, two miles east of Ozark, and called Andrews Church. It was renamed Union Baptist . . . — — Map (db m132529) HM |
| On East Broad Street (Alabama Route 27) at Mutual Street, on the left when traveling east on East Broad Street. |
| | The J.D. Holman House was built in 1912 for Jesse DaCosta Holman and his wife, Susan Dowling Holman, and their seven children. Architect Frank C. Galliher of Montgomery, Alabama, designed the 10,000 square foot, Greek Revival house. The gifted and . . . — — Map (db m132527) HM |
| On Randolph Street 0.3 miles north of West Hwy 134 East (Alabama Route 134), on the right when traveling north. |
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The original part of this building was home to one of the oldest
African American schools in Dale County. In 1949 on this site, the
new building for the Pinckard Colored School was constructed and
Mack M. Matthews became its . . . — — Map (db m115029) HM |
| On County Route 41 at County Route 68, on the left when traveling south on County Route 41. |
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Listed below are the known pastors of Peniel Baptist Church since its establishment about 1852. Middleton Brooks, S. Hargrove, W. A. Cumbie, Ransom C. Deal, Sr., R. Cass Deal, R. B. Arnold, J. W. Phillips, F. M. Shirah, M. A. . . . — — Map (db m71587) HM |
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