On County Road 132 0.1 miles west of U.S. 43, on the left when traveling west.
The state's completion of the Byler Road opened
the land to settlers. As people populated the area,
the need for post offices grew. One of the first
post offices in Fayette County stood here and had
three different names. Green M. Strong served . . . — — Map (db m310064) HM
On Alabama 18 0.2 miles west of County Road 67, on the right when traveling west.
The first settlers in the town of Bylor, named for
the Byler Road, were Jacob Hellums, William M.
Strong and Littleton Cole. The community grew with
the Georgia Pacific Railroad (later called Southern
Railroad), which was completed in 1883. The . . . — — Map (db m310068) HM
On County Road 93 0.2 miles north of Alabama Highway 13, on the left when traveling north.
In nearly 50 years of serving the community along
the Byler Road, Handy Post Office retained only
three postmasters. All three postmasters shared
the last name of Fowler. William Fowler served as
the first postmaster when the post office . . . — — Map (db m310073) HM
On Selman Road 1 mile south of County Road 44, on the left when traveling south.
Wiley and JM Killingsworth owned and operated the
sawmill located on Boxes Creek just off the Byler
Road. In August 1903, the Killingsworths added a
cotton gin. On October 19, 1903, 6 year-old Sam
Killingsworth was involved in a gin accident in . . . — — Map (db m310091) HM
On New Liberty Road 0.1 miles north of Alabama Highway 102, on the left when traveling north.
Located along the Byler Road, the earliest known
burial in New Liberty Cemetery is that of William
Smith in 1874. Established in 1901, charter members
for New Liberty Church were Thomas "Bud" Fowler,
Columbus Lonzo Fowler, William . . . — — Map (db m310077) HM
On County Road 93 at Zion Road, on the left when traveling north on County Road 93.
Zion Church was organized in the 1830s, not long
after the Byler Road was built. Samuel Blankenship
deeded three acres to 7 trustees of the church on
March 1, 1861. Formed in 1941, the Zion Church and
Cemetery Association constructed a . . . — — Map (db m310070) HM
On State Highway 96 south of State Highway 6, on the right when traveling north.
Belk was known as Beebe in the 19th century. Later, the name
was changed to Mulberry Tank for the water tank located on the
first railroad. It served the steam engine trains as a regular stop
until 1933. The name Belk was established in 1904 due . . . — — Map (db m285017) HM
On Main Street (Alabama Route 18) just north of Fenton Street, on the right when traveling north.
Alabama Christian College of Berry was located on this site from 1912-1922. The College was coeducational and was composed of Primary, Intermediate, Academic, Collegiate, Music Expression and Art Departments. Emphasis was placed on the teaching of . . . — — Map (db m163756) HM
On Depot Street just north of Front Street, on the right when traveling north.
Town of Berry Established 1883
Thompson Berry settled in this area in the 1840s. Berry devoted
most of his time to raising cattle and farming. As time passed, he
became the owner of a gin and gristmill and several thousand
acres of land . . . — — Map (db m163759) HM
On Old Stage Coach Road 0.3 miles west of Highway 13, on the right when traveling south.
On March 31, 1846, the Dublin Post Office was established on the Byler Road in Fayette County to continue mail service when the Eldridge Post Office temporarily closed. Surley Dublin served as its first postmaster and was the office's namesake. . . . — — Map (db m310410) HM
On County Road 44 0.1 miles west of Selman Road, on the left when traveling west.
Located on the Byler Road, the origins of New River
Baptist Church can be traced to a meeting held
on March 25, 1826, at John Hellums' residence.
John Canterbery, Nathan Roberts, and James Barnes
also attended the meeting. During this . . . — — Map (db m310090) HM
On Old Stage Coach Road 0.3 miles west of Highway 13, on the right when traveling south.
According to the inscriptions on the cemetery's
headstones, the first burial in Tidwell Cemetery,
located beside the Byler Road, was Sarah Tidwell,
born and died in 1862. The home of Sarah's family,
including her brother, Peter Tidwell, born in . . . — — Map (db m310105) HM
On Temple Avenue South at Columbus Street E, on the left when traveling north on Temple Avenue South.
Dedicated by the citizens of Fayette in memory of those who gave their lives and in tribute to those who served in World War II — — Map (db m256519) WM
On Temple Avenue at 2nd Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Temple Avenue.
Fayette County was created in 1824. The town of Fayette, once known as Frog Level due to being located in swampland, got its name from the incessant croaking of bullfrogs. In 1883, the Georgia Pacific Railroad was located trough this swamp after . . . — — Map (db m51203) HM
On Temple Avenue South at Columbus Street E, on the left when traveling north on Temple Avenue South.
In honor of the living and in loving memory of our honored dead whose principles of right as a sacred heritage we bequeath to our children through all generations - lest we forget, lest we forget
In Memory of the Soldiers of the Southern . . . — — Map (db m256522) WM
On Temple Avenue South at 1st St SE, on the left when traveling south on Temple Avenue South.
People living along the Byler Road came to
Fayette to watch movies at the Roxy Theatre,
located on this street. Originally called the
New Richards Theatre, the Roxy opened in 1935.
Lucille Cobb - a member of the family that founded
Cobb . . . — — Map (db m302619) HM
On State Highway 13 north of Arthur Smith Road, on the left when traveling north.
Established along the Byler Road, the Dobbs community
dates to the early 20th century. Thomas Lafayette
"Bud" Fowler served as the only postmaster for the
Dobbs Post Office, established on May 27, 1901. The
community founders almost named the . . . — — Map (db m310074) HM
On County Road 50 0.1 miles east of Berea Road, on the left when traveling east.
Berea Church of Christ was established in 1829 when John Taylor
preached the ancient gospel to a large gathering at the
nearby home of David Thornton; the baptism of forty souls
was the result. The church assembled in the homes of members . . . — — Map (db m168060) HM
On County Road 12 2.2 miles east of State Highway 171, on the left when traveling west.
Freeman Lake is named for Joseph Freeman (1919-2005), a
community leader and activist who saw a need in Newtonville,
Fayette County, and surrounding communities for a place
for recreational activities in the segregated south. The
lake was a . . . — — Map (db m289191) HM
Near County Road 100 0.3 miles east of Center Road, on the right when traveling west.
Founded in 1889 by Mathew Freeman, who was born into slavery in 1854 and died in 1930. Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church and Cemetery played an important role in Newtonville, Fayette County, and surrounding communities. He was a trailblazer and . . . — — Map (db m289192) HM
