On 2nd Avenue North west of 5th Street South, on the right when traveling west.
Dedicated with honor to the men and women of Chilton Co. who served and died in the Republic of South Vietnam
Piper, Edward R. Army CWO Minor, Randy M. Army Sp4
7-11-39 5-28-65 6-27-47 6-16-67
Bearden, Lee V. . . . — — Map (db m155150) WM
On 2nd Avenue North west of 5th Street South, on the right when traveling west.
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Established by the Alabama Legislature on December 30, 1868,
from land obtained from Autauga, Bibb, Perry, and Shelby counties.
Originally designated Baker County for Alfred Baker, postmaster,
justice of the peace, state . . . — — Map (db m155116) HM
On County Road 425, on the left when traveling south.
The Chilton County Training School (CCTS) was the only facility in the county that provided a secondary education for black boys and girls until the mid-1960s. In 1924 black landowners donated five acres for the school to the Board of Education who . . . — — Map (db m54656) HM
On 2nd Avenue North at 1st Street North, on the right when traveling west on 2nd Avenue North.
Dedicated to the brave men and women of Chilton County who gave their lives that freedom and justice should not perish from the earth
World War I
[List of names]
World War II
[List of names] . . . — — Map (db m155155) WM
On 2nd Avenue North, on the right when traveling east.
Clanton, originally named Goose Pond, was founded in 1867 by Alfred Baker Sr. Goose Pond was renamed Clanton in honor of Confederate hero General James Holt Clanton. The city limits cover approximately 18 square miles. Clanton is located near the . . . — — Map (db m54979) HM
On County Route 458, on the right when traveling north.
Arthur Love, a charter member, was first pastor. Organized as a Methodist Episcopal Church. Became Methodist Protestant, 1828. Changed to Methodist Church, 1939. Affiliated with United Methodist, 1968. In the original church built of logs, Judge . . . — — Map (db m83268) HM
On Railroad Street north of Main Street (State Route 22), on the left when traveling north.
This structure is an excellent example of the one-room Gothic Revival - style church buildings which once were built throughout the South. It was originally located on a three-acre site that was deeded to trustees W. A. D. Ramsey, G. W. Brand, and . . . — — Map (db m37615) HM
After the war broke out, wooden frame barracks were built by North and South at permanent installations such as forts, arsenals, coastal installations, and training camps. In winter, smaller barracks were constructed with available materials and man . . . — — Map (db m129426) HM
A number of Soldiers' Home veterans were members of this church over the years. It originally had a second floor for Sunday School classes and a cupola on the roof.
With the closing of the local lumber mill in 1910 the population of the town . . . — — Map (db m129424) HM
On County Road 63 0.7 miles north of State Route 143, on the left when traveling north.
On this site stood "Memorial Hall," the two story, log and shingle administrative and social center of the Alabama Confederate Soldiers' Home. Construction was partially financed by individuals from across the state who purchased "Memorial Logs" for . . . — — Map (db m129410) HM
On County Road 63 0.8 miles north of State Route 143, on the left when traveling north.
This ship's mast flagpole is an aluminum replica of the original wooden Soldiers' Home flagpole which stood in front of Memorial Hall (approximately 25 yards southwest of this spot).
High above [Memorial Hall] towered a long and graceful . . . — — Map (db m129420) HM
On County Road 63 0.7 miles north of State Route 143, on the left when traveling north.
Two cedar trees were planted and dedicated at the Alabama Confederate Soldiers' Home on February 12, 1928 in memory of Mrs. Sarah H. Bellinger and 1st Lt. Robert C. Norris.
Mrs. Bellinger and her husband, Dr. Carnot Bellinger, established the . . . — — Map (db m129412) HM
On County Road 63 0.7 miles north of State Route 143, on the left when traveling north.
Alter the death of Jefferson Manly Falkner, Soldiers' Home founder in 1907, the Soldiers'
Home Board of Control commissioned this obelisk in his honor. The monument was erected in 1908 under the northeast corner of the veranda of Memorial Hall. . . . — — Map (db m129411) HM
On County Road 63 0.6 miles north of State Route 143, on the left when traveling north.
This late nineteenth century building, originally Gray & Speer's store, was located less than a mile south near the South & North Railroad (later L&N and present day CSX). It was converted to a post office around 1906.
Veterans from the Alabama . . . — — Map (db m129333) HM
On County Road 63 0.6 miles north of State Route 143, on the right when traveling north.
This bell was salvaged from Frisco Railroad steam locomotive No. 734, built in 1905 and scrapped during the early 1950's.
It was donated to Confederate Park by Alf Miller Israel Thompson in memory of Pvt. L. Israel, Co E, 19th Alabama Infantry . . . — — Map (db m129335) HM
On County Road 63 0.7 miles north of State Route 143, on the right when traveling north.
This is the site of Alabama's only Confederate veterans' home. The Alabama Confederate Soldiers' Home operated for 37 years as a haven for many of Alabama's destitute Confederate veterans and their wives or widows.
Twenty two buildings once . . . — — Map (db m129359) HM
On County Road 63 0.7 miles north of State Route 143, on the right when traveling north.
The Alabama Confederate Soldiers' Home was a self-sufficient operation. Constructed in 1904 by the State of Alabama, the reservoir and pumping stations were part of an intricate system which replaced hand dug wells as the main source of fresh water. . . . — — Map (db m130091) HM
On County Road 63 0.6 miles north of State Route 143, on the right when traveling north.
Completed in 1904, this is one of only three remaining sections of the original woven wire fence at the Soldiers' Home.
During the latter half of the nineteenth century woven wire and barbed wire began to replace wooden rail fences.
Woven . . . — — Map (db m129332) HM
Completed in 1904, this is one of only three remaining sections of the original woven wire fence at the Soldiers' Home.
During the latter half of the nineteenth century woven wire and barbed wire began to replace wooden rail fences.
Woven . . . — — Map (db m129425) HM
Near County Road 45 0.3 miles west of State Route 22, on the right when traveling west.
On April 1, 1865 near here the forces of Lt Gen Nathan Bedford Forrest, CSA, engaged the forces of Maj Gen James H. Wilson, USA. The 17th Indiana Infantry Regiment, led by Lt Col Frank White, made a cavalry charge with sabers, resulting in hand to . . . — — Map (db m133588) HM
Near County Road 45 0.3 miles west of State Route 22, on the right when traveling north.
Cavalry engagement here among fiercest of war.
To defend arsenal at Selma Forrest (CSA) charged with 1500 into Wilson (USA) moving south with 7500.
Forrest was seeking to delay Wilson pending arrival of . . . — — Map (db m37617) HM
On Alabama Avenue 0.1 miles north of County Road 74.
In 1896 Swedish settlers organized the Concordia Methodist Church and acquired this land for the Concordia Cemetery, later known as the Lutheran Cemetery. This is the former site of Strassburg School. In the 1980s it became known as the Scandinavian . . . — — Map (db m83269) HM
On U.S. 31, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 31.
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Founded in 1895, the Town of Thorsby was the first planned community in Chilton County. The original settlers were people of Scandinavian origin seeking a favorable climate to locate for farming, fruit growing and better health. . . . — — Map (db m73231) HM
Near Mitchell Dam Road 0.5 miles east of County Road 93.
Named by the Board of Directors
of
Alabama Power Company
to honor
James Mitchell
President 1912-1920
Major modifications to this project were completed
in 1985. Three new generating units with a total
capacity of 150,000 . . . — — Map (db m72486) HM
On County Road 59 0.1 miles south of U.S. 31, on the right when traveling south.
The only community in the U.S. so designated, Verbena was named for the profuse wild flowers growing in the area. Settlers arrived in the area as early as 1832. Completion of the North-South Railroad and a train depot at Verbena in 1870 enabled . . . — — Map (db m68286) HM
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