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By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 27, 2020
A More Inclusive Era Marker (rear)
301 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — A More Inclusive Era
Near Cramer Way.
302 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — Bennett Walker Smith — City of Florence Walk of Honor
Near Hightower Place south of Veterans Drive (Alabama Route 133), on the left when traveling south.
303 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — Birthplace of W.C. Handy — 1873
On Beale Street at North Cherokee Street, on the right when traveling west on Beale Street.
304 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — Burrell Normal School — Burrell High School — Burrell-Slater High School 1903~1969 —
On W College St. at Burrell St. on W College St..
305 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — Capture of John A. Murrell — Natchez Trace Outlaw — 1834 —
On Waterloo Road, 0.1 miles east of Cypress Bend Dr..
306 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — Church Spring and School — (Circa 1840-1895)
On W. Spring Street at S. Pine Street on W. Spring Street.
307 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — Church Spring Church and School — circa 1840-1895
On Veterans Drive east of South Pine Street, on the right when traveling east.
308 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — Dr. Hicks Boulevard
On E Dr Hicks Blvd at S. Wood Ave. on E Dr Hicks Blvd.
309 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — Dred Scott — (In Florence 1820-1830)
On N. Pine Street at W. Tennessee St on N. Pine Street.
310 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — Dred Scott — City of Florence Walk of Honor
Near Hightower Place south of Veterans Drive (Alabama Route 133), on the left when traveling south.
311 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — Florence Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America
On E, Alabama Street.
312 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — Forks of Cypress
On Jackson Road (County Road 41) 0.8 miles south of West Rasch Road (County Road 16), on the right when traveling south.
313 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — Hickory Hill Plantation Slave Cemetery
On Surveyor Road near Cloverdale Road (Alabama Route 157), on the left when traveling west.
314 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — James Thomas Rapier — City of Florence Walk of Honor
Near Hightower Place south of Veterans Drive (Alabama Route 133), on the left when traveling south.
315 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — John Thomas Bulls, Jr — City of Florence Walk of Honor
Near Hightower Place south of Veterans Drive (Alabama Route 133), on the left when traveling south.
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316 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — Oscar Stanton DePriest — City of Florence Walk of Honor
On Hightower Place.
317 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — Patton Elementary School — (1891-1958)
On Dr. Hicks Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
318 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — Saint Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church — (Organized 1879 from earlier 1840 Congregation)
On Burrell Street at White Street on Burrell Street.
319 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — The Greater Mount Moriah Primitive Baptist Church — ~1896~
On West Irvine Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
320 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — 186 — W. C. Handy Birthplace — Mississippi Blues Trail —
On West College Street at South Marengo Street, on the right when traveling west on West College Street.
321 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — Weeden Heights — early 1900s
On N. Broadway Street at Mahogany Ave on N. Broadway Street.
322 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — William Christopher Handy — Home-Museum-Library
Near West College Street at South Marengo Street, on the right when traveling west.
323 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — William Christopher Handy — City of Florence Walk of Honor
Near Hightower Place south of Veterans Drive (Alabama Route 133), on the left when traveling south.
324 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — Wilson Family Cemetery 19th Century / Slave Cemetery 19th Century
On Plantation Springs Drive.
325 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence, East Florence — Dr. Augustine Uzo Mokwunye
On Hightower Place.
326 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence, Oakland — West End High School / "Trojans" — 1957-1969
On Simmons Lane (County Route 243) at Waterloo Road (County Route 14), on the right when traveling west on Simmons Lane.
327 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Rogersville — East End High School — 1952-1967
On Lovers Lane (County Route 610) west of Lambs Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
328 Alabama, Lawrence County, Courtland — The African ~ American Experience
329 Alabama, Lawrence County, Courtland — The Town of Courtland / Early Settlers — 1819
330 Alabama, Lawrence County, Moulton — Freeman Tabernacle Church
On Byler Road at Rosenwald Street, on the right when traveling west on Byler Road.
331 Alabama, Lawrence County, Moulton — Moulton Negro High School — Also Called Moulton Rosenwald School
On Rosenwald Street south of Taylor Street, on the right when traveling south.
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332 Alabama, Lawrence County, Moulton — Smith Chapel C.M.E. Church
333 Alabama, Lawrence County, Moulton — The Hot Spot — c. 1945
On Pinhook Road at Byler Road, on the right when traveling south on Pinhook Road.
334 Alabama, Lawrence County, Oakville — James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens
On County Route 203.
335 Alabama, Lawrence County, Oakville — Jesse Cleveland Owens — 1913-1980
Near County Road 203 at County Road 187.
336 Alabama, Lawrence County, Oakville — Jesse Owens — All Time Track Great — 1913 - 1980 —
On Alabama Route 203 south of Route 187, on the right when traveling north.
337 Alabama, Lawrence County, Town Creek — O.C. Stanley Grocery and Service Station
On State Highway 20 (Alternate U.S. 72) at Bradley Street, on the right when traveling west on State Highway 20.
338 Alabama, Lawrence County, Trinity — Boxwood Plantation
On Cooperage Way (County Route 700) at Alabama Route 20, on the right when traveling south on Cooperage Way.
339 Alabama, Lee County, Auburn — Baptist Hill
On South Dean Road at East Thach Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Dean Road.
340 Alabama, Lee County, Auburn — Desegregation at Auburn
Near West Thach Road at South College Street.
341 Alabama, Lee County, Auburn — Ebenezer Baptist Church — Baptist Hill — East Thach Avenue —
On East Thach Avenue at Auburn Drive, on the left when traveling west on East Thach Avenue.
342 Alabama, Lee County, Auburn — J. F. Drake High School / Alma Mater
On Spencer Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Clark Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
343 Alabama, Lee County, Auburn — Noble Hall
On Shelton Mill Road (County Route 97) 0.8 miles north of East University Drive, on the left when traveling north.
344 Alabama, Lee County, Auburn — Robert Wilton Burton — 1848-1917
On East Magnolia Avenue, 0.1 miles east of Burton Street, on the left when traveling east.
345 Alabama, Lee County, Loachapoka — First Rosenwald School
On Stage Road (Alabama Route 14) 0.4 miles east of Arrowhead Road (County Road 188), on the right when traveling east.
346 Alabama, Lee County, Opelika — African-American Rosemere Cemetery — Lee County
On Long Street at Auburn Street, on the left when traveling north on Long Street.
347 Alabama, Lee County, Opelika — Darden House
On Auburn Street, 0.1 miles north of Kilgore Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
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348 Alabama, Lee County, Opelika — Lynching in America / Lynching in Lee County — Community Remembrance Project
On South 9th Street south of Avenue A, on the left when traveling south.
349 Alabama, Lee County, Opelika — Thompson Chapel — American Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
On Columbus Parkway (Alabama Route 38) at South 6th Street, on the right when traveling east on Columbus Parkway.
350 Alabama, Limestone County, Athens — Alabama Fork Cumberland Presbyterian Church — Founded 1918
On Cross Key Road (County Road 26) at Elkmont Road (State Highway 127), on the right when traveling south on Cross Key Road.
351 Alabama, Limestone County, Athens — Coleman Hill — Fort Henderson and Trinity School
On Trinity Circle north of Browns Ferry Street (County Road 29), on the left when traveling east.
352 Alabama, Limestone County, Athens — Faces of Market Street
On Market Street east of North Marion Street, on the right when traveling west.
353 Alabama, Limestone County, Athens — Fort Henderson / Trinity School - 1865-1970
On Browns Ferry Street (County Road 29) west of Allyn Street, on the right when traveling west.
354 Alabama, Limestone County, Athens — James Edwin Horton, Jr. — 1878-1973
On North Jefferson Street north of West Washington Street, on the right when traveling north.
355 Alabama, Limestone County, Athens — Lucy's Branch / Legacy of The Little Elk Community
On Snake Road.
356 Alabama, Limestone County, Athens — Prisoners of War — Fort Henderson and Trinity School
Near Trinity Circle north of Browns Ferry Street (County Road 29), on the left when traveling east.
357 Alabama, Limestone County, Athens — Reconstruction — Fort Henderson and Trinity School
On Trinity Circle north of Browns Ferry Street (County Road 29), on the left when traveling north.
358 Alabama, Limestone County, Athens — The United State Colored Troops — Fort Henderson and Trinity School
On Trinity Circle north of Browns Ferry Street (County Road 29), on the right when traveling east.
359 Alabama, Limestone County, Athens — Trinity School — Fort Henderson and Trinity School
On Trinity Circle north of Browns Ferry Street (County Road 29), on the left when traveling west.
360 Alabama, Limestone County, Athens — Trinity School Cistern
Near East Market Street west of South Clinton Street, on the right when traveling east.
361 Alabama, Limestone County, Tanner — Oakland United Methodist Church
On Bee Line Highway (U.S. 31) at Thomas L Hammonds Road, on the right when traveling north on Bee Line Highway.
362 Alabama, Lowndes County, Gordonville — The Crosby Water System "The Well"
On Wall Street (County Road 12) 0.7 miles east of Trone Road, on the right when traveling east.
363 Alabama, Lowndes County, Hayneville — Lynching in America / The Courthouse Lynching of Theo Calloway — Community Remembrance Project
On East Lafayette Street at South Washington Street, on the left when traveling east on East Lafayette Street.
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364 Alabama, Lowndes County, Lowndesboro — Campsite 3 — Selma to Montgomery Trail
On Frederick Douglass Road at U.S. 80, on the left when traveling south on Frederick Douglass Road.
365 Alabama, Lowndes County, Lowndesboro — Elmore Bolling — May 10, 1908 - December 4, 1947
On U.S. 80 at milepost 114 at Steel Haven Road, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 80.
366 Alabama, Lowndes County, Lowndesboro — History of the Lowndesboro School
On Howard Lane, 0.1 miles South Broad Street (County Road 29), on the left when traveling east.
367 Alabama, Lowndes County, Lowndesboro — Viola Liuzzo
On U.S. 80 at milepost 111,, 2.2 miles west of County Road 29, on the right when traveling east.
368 Alabama, Lowndes County, Mt. Carmel — Lynching in America / Lynching in Letohatchee — Community Remembrance Project
On West Hickory Grove Road, 1.3 miles east of Route 97, on the right when traveling east.
369 Alabama, Lowndes County, Mt. Willing — Enslavement & Racial Terror / Lynching Targeting Black Sharecroppers — Community Remembrance Project
On Snow Hill Drive at Alabama Route 21, on the right when traveling west on Snow Hill Drive.
370 Alabama, Lowndes County, White Hall — A Price Paid — Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail —
Near U.S. 80 west of White Hall Road.
371 Alabama, Lowndes County, White Hall — After the March—Tent City — Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail —
Near U.S. 80 west of White Hall Road.
372 Alabama, Lowndes County, White Hall — Campsite 2 — Selma to Montgomery Trail
On U.S. 80, 1.1 miles east of White Hall Road, on the right when traveling west.
373 Alabama, Lowndes County, White Hall — Day Two — Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail —
Near U.S. 80 west of White Hall Road.
374 Alabama, Lowndes County, White Hall — It Started in Selma — Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail —
Near U.S. 80 west of White Hall Road.
375 Alabama, Lowndes County, White Hall — Marchers, Supporters, Hecklers — Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail —
Near U.S. 80 west of White Hall Road.
376 Alabama, Lowndes County, White Hall — Mount Gillard Baptist Church
On U.S. 80 at Trickum Cutoff Road, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 80.
377 Alabama, Lowndes County, White Hall — No Isolated Incident — Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail —
Near U.S. 80 west of White Hall Road.
378 Alabama, Lowndes County, White Hall — You Gotta Move — Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail —
Near U.S. 80 west of White Hall Road.
379 Alabama, Macon County, Creek Stand — Creek Stand AME Zion Church Cemetery — Macon County
Near Slim Road, 0.3 miles south of County Road 10, on the right when traveling south.
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380 Alabama, Macon County, Fort Davis — Elizabeth Missionary Baptist Church — Macon County
On U.S. 29, 0.1 miles north of County Route 2, on the right when traveling north.
381 Alabama, Macon County, Franklin — Franklin's Educational Legacy
On Tuskegee-Franklin Road (Alabama Route 49) 0.4 miles south of County Road 17, on the left when traveling south.
382 Alabama, Macon County, Notasulga — Birthplace of Zora Neale Hurston — Notasulga, Alabama — Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) —
On Auburn Road (Route 14) 0.3 miles east of Tallapoosa Street, on the right when traveling east.
383 Alabama, Macon County, Notasulga — Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church "The Tree"
Near Tuskegee Street (Alabama Route 81) at Shiloh Street, on the right when traveling north.
384 Alabama, Macon County, Notasulga — Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
On Alabama Route 81 south of Pistol Range Road, on the right.
385 Alabama, Macon County, Notasulga — Shiloh-Rosenwald School / Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church
On Tuskegee Street (Alabama Route 81) at Shiloh Road, on the right when traveling north on Tuskegee Street.
386 Alabama, Macon County, Shorter — Prairie Farms Resettlement Community
On Auburn Street (U.S. 80) at Tysonville Road (County Highway 97), on the left when traveling north on Auburn Street.
387 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — 9 — "Trade With Your Friends" — The Tuskegee Boycott — The Tuskegee Civil Rights and Historic Trail —
On Westside Street south of West Northside Street, on the left when traveling south.
388 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — 7 — Area Churches That Hosted Important Civil Rights Meetings — The Tuskegee Civil Rights and Historic Trail
On West Montgomery Road east of Peyton Road, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
389 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — Booker T. Washington
On North Church Street at West Martin Luther King Highway (U.S. 80), on the left when traveling north on North Church Street.
390 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — Brief History of Tuskegee, Alabama
On Westside Street at West Northside Street, on the right when traveling south on Westside Street.
391 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — Butler Chapel AME Zion Church
On North Church Street north of West Martin Luther King Highway (U.S. 80), on the left when traveling north.
392 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — Harris Barrett School / The Southern Improvement Company (SIC)
On County Road 27 north of County Road 36, on the right when traveling north.
393 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — Macon County Legal Milestone
On East Rosa Parks Avenue at Eastside Street, on the left when traveling east on East Rosa Parks Avenue.
394 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — 13 — Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church — The Tuskegee Civil Rights and Historic Trail —
On Cedar Street south of Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
395 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — 10 — Rosa Parks — The Tuskegee Civil Rights and Historic Trail —
On West Martin Luther King Highway (U.S. 80) west of South Jericho Street, on the right when traveling east.
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396 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — 12 — Samuel "Sammy" Leamon Younge, Jr. — The Tuskegee Civil Rights and Historic Trail —
On East Martin Luther King Highway (U.S. 80) east of North Maple Street, on the left when traveling east.
397 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — Site of the Tuskegee Female College
On South Main Street at West Price Street, on the left when traveling north on South Main Street.
398 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — The Oaks — Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site —
On West Montgomery Road east of Chambliss Street, on the right when traveling east.
399 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — The Tuskegee Veterans Administration Hospital
On Hospital Road, 1.4 miles north of East Water Street (Route 81), on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
400 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — 11 — Tuskegee High School — The Tuskegee Civil Rights and Historic Trail —
On South Main Street (U.S. 29) at East Price Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.

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