Coal was being mined in Shelby and the surrounding counties of Tuscaloosa, Jefferson, Bibb, Walker, and St. Clair as early as the 1830s. By 1859, the largest mine operation in the state was the Alabama Coal Mining Company, consisting of several . . . — — Map (db m215674) HM
In the 1930s, the Shelby County educational system consolidated many of its
one-, two-, and three-teacher schools. During the 1938-39 school year,
the citizens of Almont donated a five-acre plot to establish a school for
African American . . . — — Map (db m307411) HM
The Colonial Courthouse
This building is inspired by the Courthouse at Williamsburg, Virginia, built in 1770. The County Court heard petty crimes and civil cases such as debtors’ disputes with creditors from abusive masters. Serious capital . . . — — Map (db m101501) HM
Epsibeth Missionary Baptist Church founded 1873, has been designated as a significant African American historic site by the Alabama Historical Commission — — Map (db m295284) HM
This tablet placed by the descendants of Edmund King, Jr. and the Alabama Writers Conclave. To commemorate his life and services. First brick house and first with glass windows built in this section of the state. Formerly known as the Mansion House. . . . — — Map (db m37353) HM
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The Liberty Bell was commissioned November 1, 1751, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of William Penn’s Charter of Privileges for his Pennsylvania colony. The radical charter granted religious liberty to persecuted faiths, . . . — — Map (db m101506) HM
American colonists cherished Liberty as their birthright. On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, declaring, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed . . . — — Map (db m101503) HM
Operating from as early as 1924 to 1939, the first public school for Black children in Montevallo stood on this corner. Known affectionately as the "Little School," the two-room school was built with funds raised by the African American community . . . — — Map (db m295102) HM
The Lucille Ryals Thompson Colonial Chapel
Inspired by Bruton Parish Church of Williamsburg, Virginia, it was named to honor Lucille Ryals Thompson. The Chapel was built in thanksgiving for God’s blessings on America, and to honor the gift . . . — — Map (db m101505) HM
Lynching in America. Thousands of African Americans were lynched in the United States between the Civil War and World War II. Lynching, a form of racial terrorism used to intimidate black people and to enforce white supremacy, was most . . . — — Map (db m258637) HM
The Mason Hall has been designated as
a significant African
American historic site by
the Black Heritage
Council of the Alabama
Historical Commission — — Map (db m307412) HM
The home of Washington H. McGaughy and
his wife Nancy Prentice Wynn,
the original dogtrot homestead built by
the Perry family. The 120-acre farm was
formerly part of the Perry Plantation. After
Perry Hall was completed in 1836, this . . . — — Map (db m159576) HM
The settlement of Wilson's Hill developed after Jesse Wilson, who was
the first settler in the area in 1814, built a log cabin near the
present-day site of Montevallo City Cemetery. The town's name
changed to Montevallo, Italian for "on a mound . . . — — Map (db m307404) HM
Known as the Alabama College Laboratory School, Montevallo High School was housed in Reynolds’ Hall on the University of Montevallo campus from 1922 until January 1930 when the central portion of this building was completed. The original structure . . . — — Map (db m37428) HM
Pilgrim Rest Missionary
Baptist Church,
established in 1910, has
been designated as a
significant African American
historic site by the Alabama
Historical Commission — — Map (db m307410) HM
On this site stood Prentice High School, established in 1950 to meet the need for an African American high school in Montevallo. Before the school was built, Black students had to travel eighteen miles to Columbiana for secondary
education. The . . . — — Map (db m307405) HM
The President's Oval Office
In this building is a full-scale replica of the White House Oval Office.
When John and Abigail Adams first moved into The White House in 1800, it contained three oval rooms, inspired by design changes . . . — — Map (db m101531) HM
From the late nineteenth century until 1927 a one-room public school operated on the site of the
Memory Chapel. The children of many of the area's
leading families attended the school, including those
with surnames Bearden, Burgin, Harrison, . . . — — Map (db m295138) HM
During the Jim Crow era, Selma Road served as the business, social, and
cultural center for African Americans in Montevallo. Most of the commercial
buildings in the district were owned by Hampton D. and Exie P. Lee an
affluent Black couple from . . . — — Map (db m295137) HM
Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, Montevallo, organized in 1899, has been designated as a significant African American historic site by the Black Heritage Council of the Alabama Historical Commission. — — Map (db m295183) HM
Originally named Alabama Girls' Industrial School and later Alabama College, this institution was founded Oct. 12, 1896, by the Alabama Legislature. It was the state college for women until 1956, when it became coeducational. In 1969 the name was . . . — — Map (db m37289) HM
Ward Chapel A.M.E.
Church, Montevallo,
organized in 1872, has
been designated as
a significant African
American historic site by
the Black Heritage
Council of the Alabama
Historical Commission — — Map (db m307406) HM
Washington Hall
The exterior of the hall is inspired by George Washington's beloved Mount Vernon. It has beveled-edge block walls. When mixed with paint and sand it gives the appearance of stone masonry, a process called . . . — — Map (db m101504) HM
Home of the University of Montevallo, American Village and the Alabama Veterans Cemetery, Montevallo is located in the geographical center of Alabama at 33° 6’ 18” N 86° 51’ 46” W. In 1814, Jesse Wilson laid claim to “Wilson’s . . . — — Map (db m37178) HM
