Byler Road
Pioneer's settled path to new lands, agriculture, transport and commerce that began in Northwest Alabama.
140 mile corridor/route designated on December 19th, 1819 by the State Legislature. This was Alabama's first . . . — — Map (db m308392) HM
Originally organized (1818) as Bethel Baptist Church by three ministers – Nathan Roberts, James Baines and Thomas Baines – at home of Jeremiah Jeffrey near falls of Black Warrior River. Log building erected at this site (1822) as first church house. . . . — — Map (db m217155) HM
One half mile east is a portion of the original Byler Road. Legislation authorizing construction signed into law December 1819 by Alabama's first governor, William Wyatt Bibb. Built by John Byler, Alabama's first public road opened November 1822, . . . — — Map (db m304342) HM
(Front):Home Guard Defended Covered Bridge3 April 1865 - Brig Gen John T. Croxton’s Cavalry Brigade departed camp at Johnson’s Ferry (Old Lock 17 area) to the Watermelon Road ending in Northport. As the Union troops entered Northport, the . . . — — Map (db m35679) HM
Organized 1847 as first and only Methodist Protestant Church established in Tuskaloosa Co. On this site were first two structures used by Jennings Chapel. The first, a log house built circa 1850 and a clapboard building erected November 1890. Brick . . . — — Map (db m217157) HM
Organized 1838 with 41 charter members. The first minister was Rev. A. K. Atkins. First deacons were J. S. Reynolds, A. R. Pool and N. Lloyd. Originally named North Tuscaloosa Baptist; changed 1854, to Northport Baptist. A wooden structure erected . . . — — Map (db m217161) HM
In 19th-century Northport, the land was fertile, cotton was king
and the riverbank was a hub for commerce and activity. Warehouses
were built for cotton storage as early as 1824 near this site along
the banks of the Black Warrior River. The . . . — — Map (db m285148) HM
James Shirley built this raised cottage in 1838, using Federal and Greek Revival detailing. Constructed of local handmade brick, it was home for him, his wife, Mary Ann Christian Shirley, and his mother, Elizabeth Shirley. James was town surveyor in . . . — — Map (db m35384) HM
This one story brick cottage was built ca. 1837 for the Benjamin S. Wilson family. Its overall form – a gabled main block with the rear slope of the roof extending over shed rooms at the back – is typical of smaller Tuscaloosa and Northport houses . . . — — Map (db m217158) HM
