On Alabama Route 129 just north of Twin Street North, on the right when traveling north.
In the early days, Glen Allen was known as Stewart's Gap. Glen
Allen got its name from the last names of two engineers who
worked with the railroad company. In early 1889 lots were laid
out along the rail tracks using the railroad to serve as . . . — — Map (db m168048) HM
On 11th Avenue (U.S. 43) at U.S. 278, on the right when traveling west on 11th Avenue.
City of Guin, Alabama: The Early Years
In 1889, Dr. Jeremiah Guin gave land to the Kansas City, Missouri & Birmingham Railroad to allow completion of its Memphis to Birmingham railway. The rails connected at Dr. Guin's farm, about ¼ . . . — — Map (db m96796) HM
On U.S. 278 at milepost 66,, 0.2 miles north of Road 2, on the right when traveling north.
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Pikeville, designated as the first permanent county seat for Marion County, lies along General Andrew Jackson's Military Road. Earlier temporary county seats were mostly along the Tombigbee River in what was Mississippi when the . . . — — Map (db m96485) HM
In Memory of Re-Union 6th and 7th August 1904
Managers: Probate Judge Wm. R. White and Hon. Mack Pearce
Guest Speakers
Ex-rept. Wm. C. Davis, Hamilton - later Lieut. Gov. Ala.
Ex-Rept. Wm. W. Brandon, Tuscaloosa - later Governor, Ala. . . . — — Map (db m80883) HM WM
On Berryhill Road, 0.1 miles south of County Road 55, on the right when traveling north.
Andrew Jackson returned victorious from the Battle of New Orleans along this path to Tennessee after the War of 1812. Already in use by 1812, it was improved with federal funds in 1816. The road handled foot, horse, wagon, and stagecoach traffic and . . . — — Map (db m96483) HM
On Military Street South (U.S. 278) at State Route 17, on the right when traveling south on Military Street South.
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Hamilton was established on November 17, 1882 and was named in honor of Capt. Albert James Hamilton. Hamilton was first known as "Toll Gate," named for a toll gate on the Jackson Military Road. The original county seat of Marion . . . — — Map (db m96479) HM
On Military Street South (U.S. 278) at 1st Avenue SW, on the right when traveling south on Military Street South.
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February 13, 1818 — Gin Port - west of Amory, MS on Tombigbee River
December 16, 1819 — Henry Grier House, near Columbus, MS - first designated courthouse
Late 1820-1822 — Military Ford Court - under . . . — — Map (db m96791) HM
The First Alabama Cavalry U.S. Army
Organized July 12, 1862 - Deactivated October 20, 1865
Huntsville, Alabama
Colonel George E. Spenser, Commander
Organized by special order No. 100 by Major General Don Carlos Buell of U.S. Army. Over . . . — — Map (db m80884) HM WM
On Old Indian Mound Road, 0.2 miles east of U.S. 278, on the left when traveling east.
The cluster of three mounds known as the
Hamilton Mounds site is the largest
indigenous mound site in Marion County,
Alabama. The site includes three mounds
along the Buttahatchee River: a large
mound with a two-tiered summit, another
smaller . . . — — Map (db m174428) HM
On Orlando Street at National Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Orlando Street.
Side 1{Map of Early Toll Gate Area
Hamilton, Alabama
County Seat Location}
Captain Albert J. Hamilton, Judge Terrell's son-in-law, petitioned the Alabama legislature for a new county seat election. Toll Gate won the . . . — — Map (db m96793) HM
On Bankhead Highway, on the right when traveling east.
Bank stands as architectural
and financial
landmark. Began serving community 6-8-1907.
Community's oldest bank. Doors kept open
continuously even during the Great Depression.
Current building designed by Warren, Knight &
Davis of Birmingham . . . — — Map (db m201513) HM
On Bankhead Highway, on the right when traveling west.
Earliest visitors to the region now known as Winfield were bands of Chickasaw Indians who frequented this area as a hunting ground. The abundant wildlife of the Appalachian foothills made this area attractive to early hunters. After the Chickasaw . . . — — Map (db m85847) HM
