Historical Markers and War Memorials in Russellville
Russellville, Alabama and Vicinity
▶ Franklin County(13) ▶ Colbert County(78) ▶ Lawrence County(46) ▶ Marion County(10) ▶ Winston County(12) ▶ Itawamba County, Mississippi(14) ▶ Tishomingo County, Mississippi(20)
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On County Line Road (County Road 99) at County Road 343, on the right when traveling north on County Line Road.
Beginning in Lauderdale County where it connected to Jackson's Old Military Road, Byler's Turnpike ran to Tuscaloosa. Only days after Alabama's statehood 14 Dec 1819, this first state road was approved by the legislature. Laid out along portions of . . . — — Map (db m153263) HM
The Roxy Theatre was built in 1949. It has served as the center of entertainment and a landmark for Russellville and Franklin County for many years. It is the only one of its kind in Alabama. As movie theatres around the country fell victim to . . . — — Map (db m41131) HM
On North Jackson Avenue at Lawrence Street West, on the right when traveling south on North Jackson Avenue.
Incorporated on November 27, 1819, three weeks before Alabama achieved statehood, Russellville was platted around the intersection of two historic roads.
Edmund Pendleton Gaines began work on the road that would bear his name on December 26, . . . — — Map (db m83750) HM
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