Historical Markers in Spring Garden, Alabama

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Historical Markers in Spring Garden, Alabama

1 ► Alabama, Cherokee County, Spring Garden — Carmel Presbyterian Church —

In 1835, pioneering families migrated from Morgan County, Georgia to Cherokee County, AL, settling in the Ambersonville area, later renamed Spring Garden. These families were members of Carmel Presbyterian Church in Morgan County and brought their . . . — — Map (db m132792) HM

2 ► Alabama, Cherokee County, Spring Garden — Cherokee County's Paul Revere —

On the night of May 2, 1863, John H. Wisdom passed through Spring Garden on his way to warn Rome, Ga. about approaching U.S. Troops. Wisdom, originally from Rome, Ga., lived near Gadsden which was part of Cherokee Co. at that time. Upon learning . . . — — Map (db m133475) HM

3 ► Alabama, Cherokee County, Spring Garden — Ladiga Cavalry Skirmish — October 28, 1864 —

Last ﬁghting between armies of Hood and Sherman. Here Ferguson turned back Kilpatrick's larger force. These two armies had fought all summer from Chattanooga to Atlanta, west to here. To split South, Sherman turned, led Union forces . . . — — Map (db m132782) HM

4 ► Alabama, Cherokee County, Spring Garden — Rock Run Furnace —

Put into blast on June 1, 1874, the furnace would change ownership two times prior to being purchased by the Bass Foundry and Machine Co. of Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1880. A rail spur was built from the furnace to Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad at . . . — — Map (db m114842) HM

5 ► Alabama, Cherokee County, Spring Garden — Site of Bluffton —

Located 500 yards southeast of this marker. Incorporated in 1888, Bluffton was promoted as a future iron center of the South, due to large iron ore deposits and four furnaces within a four mile radius. The town soon boomed due to an influx of . . . — — Map (db m140001) HM

6 ► Alabama, Cherokee County, Spring Garden — Spring Garden —

Was originally named Ambersonville after one of the early families that settled the community. A post office was established in 1842 as Liberty and changed to Spring Garden in 1844. The Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad began rail service through the . . . — — Map (db m114959) HM

7 ► Alabama, Cherokee County, Spring Garden — Spring Garden School —

During the late 1920s and early 1930s the Spring Garden School "on the hill across the road" was a two-story wooden structure. Grades one through nine were taught in two rooms upstairs and two rooms downstairs. In 1936, a new brick building was . . . — — Map (db m202242) HM

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