On U.S. 411 at John L Foster Drive (County Highway 20), on the right when traveling north on U.S. 411.
On October 23, 1864, U.S. troops under Brig. Gen. W.L. Elliot, Chief of U.S. Calvary, Dept. of the Cumberland, advanced upon Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler's Confederate forces positioned on King's Hill. The C.S. troop's fell back to another line of works . . . — — Map (db m115399) HM
On Industrial Boulevard (Alabama Route 68) at Lokey Street on Industrial Boulevard.
The town's name was derived from the name of the Henslee Family which were early settlers in the community. A post office was established in 1837. The Rome & Decatur Railroad (later Southern Railway) began rail service through the town in 1888. The . . . — — Map (db m114747) HM
On County Route 48, 0.2 miles south of County Route 600, on the left when traveling south.
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Put into blast by noted Southern ironmaster Moses Stroup in 1852, the Round Mountain Furnace was the fourth oldest blast furnace in Alabama. It was the first furnace to make use of red fossiliferous iron ore.
Driven by steam . . . — — Map (db m139401) HM
On Blue Pond Road (State Highway 273) at County Road 365, on the right when traveling south on Blue Pond Road.
Completed in 1891 as the Chattanooga Southern Railway, the line ran 91.7 miles from Chattanooga to Gadsden. It was re-organized as the TA&G in 1911. From 1922 until 1951, the "scooter" motor car handled passenger service on the line. The railroad . . . — — Map (db m114744) HM