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Historical Markers in Stevenson, Alabama

 
Clickable Map of Jackson County, Alabama and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Jackson County, AL (38) DeKalb County, AL (35) Madison County, AL (212) Marshall County, AL (42) Dade County, GA (16) Franklin County, TN (106) Marion County, TN (31)  JacksonCounty(38) Jackson County (38)  DeKalbCounty(35) DeKalb County (35)  MadisonCounty(212) Madison County (212)  MarshallCounty(42) Marshall County (42)  DadeCountyGeorgia(16) Dade County (16)  FranklinCountyTennessee(106) Franklin County (106)  MarionCounty(31) Marion County (31)
Scottsboro is the county seat for Jackson County
Stevenson is in Jackson County
      Jackson County (38)  
ADJACENT TO JACKSON COUNTY
      DeKalb County (35)  
      Madison County (212)  
      Marshall County (42)  
      Dade County, Georgia (16)  
      Franklin County, Tennessee (106)  
      Marion County, Tennessee (31)  
 
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1 Alabama, Jackson County, Stevenson — Averyville
During the Reconstruction Period following the Civil War, a freedmen’s community was established in this area called Averyville, named for the Pennsylvania minister and successful businessman Charles Avery, a longtime and faithful champion of Negro . . . Map (db m108803) HM
2 Alabama, Jackson County, Stevenson — Bennett's Cove Cabin
This cabin was originally constructed over 100 years ago approximately 10 miles west of this site in Bennett's Cove. It was given to the Stevenson community park by Mary and Walker Leland Jordan. The cabin was moved to this site and restored . . . Map (db m197507) HM
3 Alabama, Jackson County, Stevenson — Crow Town
Side A One of the Five Lower Towns established by the Chickamauga Cherokees in 1782 under the leadership of Dragging Canoe. Territorial Governor William Blount reported to the Secretary of War in 1792 that: “Crow Town lies on the north . . . Map (db m28473) HM
4 Alabama, Jackson County, Stevenson — Flight 800 Memorial
Early on the morning of Wednesday, July 17, 1996 —hearts and minds overflowing with excitement for the journey— five of our friends, neighbors and kinfolk, left Stevenson, Alabama, bound for Paris, France. That evening, at . . . Map (db m108799) HM
5 Alabama, Jackson County, Stevenson — Fort Harker
Constructed by the Union Army in the summer of 1862 and expanded in 1864, using soldiers and freed slaves, Ft. Harker was built on a broad hill a quarter mile east of town. It overlooked Crow Creek and was well within firing range of Stevenson's . . . Map (db m83795) HM
6 Alabama, Jackson County, Stevenson — Stevenson Depot and Hotel
A one-story depot building was constructed here in 1853, when the railroad was first laid through Stevenson. That building burned after the Civil War and was replaced by the present brick depot and hotel in 1872. During the Civil War, Stevenson . . . Map (db m22271) HM
7 Alabama, Jackson County, Stevenson — Union Army Headquarters
Stevenson was a major supply station and staging ground for decisive campaigns and battles of the Civil War. This small house, called "The Little Brick," was alive with activity when General William S. Rosecrans relocated his command here on . . . Map (db m87983) HM
8 Alabama, Jackson County, Stevenson — Wet, Wild, and Wonderful
Alabama’s Winter Waterfowl The Tennessee River Valley is the winter home for thousands of waterfowl. These birds migrate from across the northern US and Canada down through the center of the continent to the Tennessee River. Careful . . . Map (db m106298) HM
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Apr. 24, 2024