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By Sandra Hughes Tidwell, March 29, 2023
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101 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.
102 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — Continuity
Near South Court Street at Canal Street, on the right when traveling south.
103 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — Edward A. O'Neal Home — Home of the Father-Son Governors
On North Court Street, 0.1 miles north of Hermitage Drive, on the right when traveling north.
104 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — Edward Asbury O'Neal, III — City of Florence Walk of Honor
Near Hightower Place south of Veterans Drive (Alabama Route 133), on the left when traveling south.
105 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — General Arthur E. Brown, Jr. — City of Florence Walk of Honor
Near Hightower Place just south of Veterans Drive (Alabama Route 133), on the left when traveling south.
106 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — Governor Hugh McVay Home Site and Cemetery
On N. Cox Creek Parkway.
107 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.
108 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — John McKinley Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
Near South Court Street.
109 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — Justice John A. McKinley — City of Florence Walk of Honor
Near Hightower Place south of Veterans Drive (Alabama Route 133), on the left when traveling south.
110 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — Justice John McKinley Federal Building
On N. Seminary St. close to E. Tombigbee St..
111 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — Maj. Gen. George W. Goethals — City of Florence Walk of Honor
Near Hightower Place south of Veterans Drive (Alabama Route 133), on the left when traveling south.
112 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — Michael Hall Mobbs — City of Florence Walk of Honor
Near Hightower Place south of Veterans Drive (Alabama Route 133), on the left.
113 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — Oscar Stanton DePriest — City of Florence Walk of Honor
On Hightower Place.
114 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — Ronnie Gene Flippo — City of Florence Walk of Honor
Near Hightower Place south of Veterans Drive (Alabama Route 133), on the left when traveling south.
115 Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence — Woodrow Wilson Park — 1818
On East Tuscaloosa Street at North Wood Street (County Road 47), on the right when traveling east on East Tuscaloosa Street.
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116 Alabama, Lawrence County, Courtland — The African ~ American Experience
117 Alabama, Lawrence County, Hillsboro — Home of Gen. Joseph Wheeler — 1836~1906
On Alternate U.S. 72 at County Road 377, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 72Alternate .
118 Alabama, Lawrence County, Moulton — Anne Newport Royall
On Market Street (Alabama Route 33) at Court Street (County Route 460), on the right when traveling south on Market Street.
119 Alabama, Lawrence County, Moulton — Cheatham Road
On County Route 33.
120 Alabama, Lawrence County, Moulton — General Leroy Pope Walker
On Market Street (Alabama Route 33) at College Street, on the right when traveling south on Market Street.
121 Alabama, Lawrence County, Moulton — Judge Thomas M. Peters
On Market Street (Alabama Route 33) at College Street, on the right when traveling south on Market Street.
122 Alabama, Lee County, Auburn — The Auburn Guards
On Mitcham Avenue east of North Gay Street, on the right when traveling east.
123 Alabama, Lee County, Opelika — Lee County Courthouse / Lee County Probate Judges
On South 9th Street south of Avenue A, on the right when traveling south.
124 Alabama, Limestone County, Athens — Coleman Family — Coleman Hill
On 4th Street at Grace Avenue, on the right when traveling west on 4th Street.
125 Alabama, Limestone County, Athens — Courthouse and Poor Farm Fence
On South Jefferson Street near West Washington Street, on the right when traveling north.
126 Alabama, Limestone County, Athens — Governor George S. Houston Home
On Market Street West near Houston Street, on the right when traveling west.
127 Alabama, Limestone County, Athens — Judge David Lee Rosenau, Jr. — 1903-1998
On North Jefferson Street at Market Street West, on the right when traveling north on North Jefferson Street.
128 Alabama, Limestone County, Athens — Limestone County Courthouse Bell
On North Jefferson Street at Market Street West, on the right when traveling north on North Jefferson Street.
129 Alabama, Limestone County, Capshaw — Nicholas Davis
On Nick Davis Road (County Road 44) 0.5 miles west of Sanderson Road (County Road 127), on the left when traveling west.
130 Alabama, Limestone County, Elkmont — Sims Settlement
On Easter Ferry Road south of Morris Road (County Road 49), on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
131 Alabama, Limestone County, Mooresville — Mooresville — Incorporated in 1818
On Old Highway 20 at Mooresville Road on Old Highway 20.
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132 Alabama, Lowndes County, Hayneville — Town of Hayneville
On West Tuskeena Street (Alabama Route 21) at South Commerce Street (Alabama Route 97), on the left when traveling west on West Tuskeena Street. Reported missing.
133 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.
134 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.
135 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — 2 — Charles Goode Gomillion — The Tuskegee Civil Rights and Historic Trail —
On Bibb Street, 0.2 miles north of Hudson Street, on the left when traveling north.
136 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — Fred David Gray — Civil Rights Attorney and Legislator / Advocate for Victims and History
On West Montgomery Road at Kelly Drive on West Montgomery Road.
137 Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee Institute — 5 — Tuskegee Civic Association — The Tuskegee Civil Rights and Historic Trail —
On West Montgomery Road at Chambliss Street, on the left when traveling west on West Montgomery Road.
138 Alabama, Madison County, Brownsboro — Trail of Tears — Drane/Hood Overland Route
On Lee Highway/John T. Reid Parkway (U.S. 72 at milepost 109) at Brock Road, on the right when traveling west on Lee Highway/John T. Reid Parkway.
139 Alabama, Madison County, Gurley — "Wildwood"
On John T Reid Parkway/Lee Highway (U.S. 72) 0.1 miles east of Walker Street, on the right when traveling west.
140 Alabama, Madison County, Hazel Green — John Williams Walker (1783-1823)
On U.S. 231/431, 1 mile south of Grimwood Road (County Road 100), on the right when traveling south.
141 Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — Alabama’s Constitution And Statehood
On Gates Avenue at Franklin Street S.E. on Gates Avenue.
142 Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — Calhoun House
On Greene Street Southeast at Eustis Avenue Southeast, on the left when traveling south on Greene Street Southeast.
143 Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — Huntsville
On Church Street Southwest north of Williams Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling north.
144 Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — Madison County
On Northside Square at Eastside Square, on the left when traveling west on Northside Square.
145 Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — Site - Alabama’s First Constitutional Convention
On Franklin Street Southeast, on the right when traveling south.
146 Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — Site The Huntsville Inn — A three-story brick building erected before 1817
On Eastside Square, on the right.
147 Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — Tallulah Bankhead / I. Schiffman Building
On Eastside Square at Eustis Avenue Southeast, on the right on Eastside Square.
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148 Alabama, Madison County, Madison — "The Roundhouse"
On Front Street, on the right when traveling east.
149 Alabama, Madison County, Madison — Trail of Tears — Drane Overland Route
On Front Street close to Church Street.
150 Alabama, Madison County, Madison — White Hall — 1878
Near Whitehall Road west of Hughes Road, in the median.
151 Alabama, Marengo County, Demopolis — Bluff Hall
On North Commissioners Avenue north of West Lyon Street, on the left when traveling north.
152 Alabama, Marion County, Hamilton — History of Marion Territory and Marion County Courts
On Military Street South (U.S. 278) at 1st Avenue SW, on the right when traveling south on Military Street South.
153 Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — 1 — Andrew N. Johnson
On Dauphin Street at North Lawrence Street, on the left when traveling east on Dauphin Street.
154 Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — Cadillac Homesite
On Conti Street, 0.1 miles west of South Royal Street, on the right when traveling west.
155 Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — 7 — Christopher First Johnson House
On Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue at Peach Street, on the right when traveling west on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue.
156 Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — John L. LeFlore — 1903- 1976
Near St. Anthony Street at North Broad Street.
157 Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — 24 — John L. LeFlore — Non-Partisan Voters League
On St Francis Street at North Warren Street, on the right when traveling west on St Francis Street.
158 Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — Joseph (Joe) N. Langan — 1912 - 2004
Near Spring Hill Avenue at North Broad Street.
159 Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — Oakleigh
On Oakleigh Place at Savannah Street, on the left when traveling north on Oakleigh Place.
160 Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — On this Spot Woodrow Wilson Said: — October 27, 1913 — 1913 - 1924 —
On Conti Street at South Joachim Street, on the left when traveling west on Conti Street.
161 Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — To Jean Baptiste LeMoyne — Sieur de Bienville
Near Dauphin Street at North Conception Street.
162 Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — 39 — Vernon Z. Crawford Law Firm
On Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue at Patton Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue.
163 Alabama, Mobile County, Mt. Vernon — 5 — Ephraim Kirby's Grave — Mount Vernon History Trail —
On Old Military Road East (Alabama Route 96) 0.1 miles north of Old Military Road South, on the right when traveling north.
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164 Alabama, Monroe County, Monroeville — A County Older Than The State — Monroe County
On North Alabama Avenue (State Road 21), on the left when traveling north.
165 Alabama, Monroe County, Perdue Hill — Claiborne
On U.S. 84 at Old Fort Claiborne Road, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 84.
166 Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base — Lister Hill Center — Named in honor of Senator Lister Hill — 1894-1984 —
On Lemay Plaza, 0.1 miles south of Maxwell Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
167 Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — Alabama Highway Patrol
On Washington Avenue, 0.1 miles east of North Union Street, on the right when traveling west.
168 Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — Albert L. Patterson
Near Monroe Street east of North Bainbridge Street, on the right when traveling east.
169 Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — Black Members of the Alabama Legislature Who Served During The Reconstruction Period of 1868-1879
On Tullibody Drive at University Drive North, on the right when traveling south on Tullibody Drive.
170 Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — Camellia Designated Alabama State Flower
On Monroe Street east of North Bainbridge Street, on the right when traveling east.
171 Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — Clement Clay "Bo" Torbert, Jr. — Twenty-Fifth Chief Justice — 1977-1989 —
Near Dexter Avenue at North Decatur Street, on the right when traveling east.
172 Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — Ernest C. “Sonny” Hornsby — Twenty-Sixth Chief Justice — 1989-1995 —
Near Dexter Avenue at North Decatur Street, on the right when traveling west.
173 Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — First White House of the Confederacy
On Washington Avenue at South Union Street, on the right when traveling west on Washington Avenue.
174 Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — Fred David Gray — Civil Rights Attorney and Legislator / Advocate for Victims and History
On Dexter Avenue at South Hull Street, on the right when traveling east on Dexter Avenue.
175 Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — Governor Jones House
On Adams Avenue at South Hull Street, on the left when traveling east on Adams Avenue.
176 Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — Governor Shorter House — 503 S. Lawrence St.
On South Lawrence Street at Scott Street, on the left when traveling south on South Lawrence Street.
177 Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — Governor William Calvin Oates / Colonel W. C. Oates, CSA at Gettysburg
Near Stella Street at Clarmont Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
178 Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — Great Depression / New Deal
Near Dexter Avenue east of Decatur Street, on the right when traveling east.
179 Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — Jefferson Davis — June 3, 1808 - December 6, 1889 — Soldier Scholar Statesman —
On North Bainbridge Street at Dexter Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Bainbridge Street.
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180 Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — Jonathan Coggswell Farley / Montgomery's First Election
On Dexter Avenue at South Hull Street, on the left when traveling east on Dexter Avenue.
181 Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — Joseph Lister Hill — 1894 - 1984
On Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
182 Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — 9 — Judge Frank M. Johnson: Judicial Fairness in the Age of Segregation — Molton and Montgomery Streets — Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail —
On Montgomery Street at Catoma Street, on the right when traveling south on Montgomery Street.
183 Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — Lucien Dunbibben Gardner — Twenty-Second Chief Justice — 1940-1951 —
Near Dexter Avenue at North Decatur Street, on the right when traveling west.
184 Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — Montgomery City Hall / Funeral for Hank Williams
On North Perry Street at Monroe Street, on the left when traveling south on North Perry Street.
185 Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — Populism / 1901 Constitution
On Dexter Avenue east of South Decatur Street, on the right when traveling east.
186 Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — Smith - Joseph - Stratton House
On Alabama Street east of South McDonough Street, on the right when traveling east.
187 Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — The First Offices of the Confederate Government
On Bibb Street at Commerce Street, on the right when traveling west on Bibb Street.
188 Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — The Frank M. Johnson, Jr. Federal Building and US Courthouse
On Church Street at Lee Street, on the right when traveling north on Church Street.
189 Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — 11 — Thousands Protest at the Seat of Government — Dexter Avenue — Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail —
On Dexter Avenue at South Bainbridge Street, on the right when traveling east on Dexter Avenue.
190 Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — William Lowndes Yancey
On East Jefferson Street, 0.1 miles east of North Hull Street, on the left when traveling east.
191 Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery, Centennial Hill — A County Older Than the State — Montgomery County — 1816 —
On South Lawrence Street at Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South Lawrence Street.
192 Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery, Centennial Hill — Site of the Warren Reese House
On South Decatur Street (Alabama Route 21) at Scott Street on South Decatur Street.
193 Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery, Garden District — Alabama Governor's Mansion — Built 1907
On South Perry Street, on the left when traveling north.
194 Alabama, Morgan County, Danville — Dave Albritton — 1936 Olympic Silver Medalist / Morgan County Track & Field Legend
On State Road 36, 0.1 miles east of Johnson Chapel Road, on the left when traveling east. Reported missing.
195 Alabama, Morgan County, Somerville — First Permanent Court House, Morgan County
On Main Street at Broad Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
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196 Alabama, Morgan County, Somerville — Somerville, Alabama
On Broad Street at Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Broad Street.
197 Alabama, Pickens County, Aliceville — George Downer Field — Aliceville, Alabama — Dedicated Nov. 7, 1961 —
On Alabama Route 17, 0.2 miles south of Iron Bridge Road, on the right when traveling south.
198 Alabama, Pickens County, Carrollton — Kelly - Stone - Hill Place
On Phoenix Avenue (County Road 35) at Elliott Street, on the left when traveling north on Phoenix Avenue.
199 Alabama, Pike County, Troy — Cowart Hall — Renovated 1993
On University Avenue, on the right.
200 Alabama, Randolph County, Wedowee — Site of the Home of William Hugh Smith — Legislator, Governor
On Main Street (U.S. 431) at Woodland Avenue, in the median on Main Street.

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