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Historical Markers in Bessemer, Alabama

 
Clickable Map of Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, AL (365) Bibb County, AL (17) Blount County, AL (19) Shelby County, AL (48) St. Clair County, AL (26) Tuscaloosa County, AL (174) Walker County, AL (12)  JeffersonCounty(365) Jefferson County (365)  BibbCounty(17) Bibb County (17)  BlountCounty(19) Blount County (19)  ShelbyCounty(48) Shelby County (48)  St.ClairCounty(26) St. Clair County (26)  TuscaloosaCounty(174) Tuscaloosa County (174)  WalkerCounty(12) Walker County (12)
Birmingham is the county seat for Jefferson County
Bessemer is in Jefferson County
      Jefferson County (365)  
ADJACENT TO JEFFERSON COUNTY
      Bibb County (17)  
      Blount County (19)  
      Shelby County (48)  
      St. Clair County (26)  
      Tuscaloosa County (174)  
      Walker County (12)  
 
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1 Alabama, Jefferson County, Bessemer — “Spirit of the American Doughboy”Bessemer, Alabama
North side To the memory of our World War heroes who died that civilization might not perish from the earth. West Side HONOR ROLL WORLD WAR Allbright Rufie PVT. Co. D. 167th Inf. KA Bailey Andrew SGT. Co. D. 167th . . . Map (db m39928) HM
2 Alabama, Jefferson County, Bessemer — Bright Star / Koikos Restaurant"Alabama's Oldest Restaurant" / "An American Classic"
Bright Star In 1907, Greek immigrant Tom Bonduris invested his savings and opened a small cafe with only a horseshoe shaped bar at First Avenue and 21st Street in Bessemer, Alabama. Outgrowing three locations, the Bright Star moved to this . . . Map (db m83797) HM
3 Alabama, Jefferson County, Bessemer — Canaan Baptist ChurchJefferson County's Oldest Baptist Church
Organized September 5, 1818 in home of Isaac Brown 3 miles west of Elyton. Met in homes and schoolhouse near Old Jonesboro until 1824. First building erected on site now the 14th Street entrance to Cedar Hill cemetery. Canaan Association (now . . . Map (db m37218) HM
4 Alabama, Jefferson County, Bessemer — Hosea Holcombe1780-1841 — "Alabama's first church historian" —
In 1840 he published his study, History of Rise and Progress of the Baptists in Alabama. Also an evangelist and missionary. In 1818 moved to Alabama from Carolinas, organizing five churches in vicinity. President of Alabama Baptist . . . Map (db m27025) HM
5 Alabama, Jefferson County, Bessemer — McAdory House
A cotton plantation house circa 1840, with about 2,000 acres. Built by Thomas McAdory, Jr., the pioneer architecture was the dog-trot style built of numbered hand-hewn logs and wooden pegs. Born here: Robert McAdory, first mayor of Bessemer . . . Map (db m215904) HM
6 Alabama, Jefferson County, Bessemer — Owen House
Thomas Hennington Owen, grandson of Methodist minister, David Owen and Lucy McCraw, moved into the 2 room rear wing with his bride Malissa Rose Sadler in 1833. Second wife was Mary Elizabeth Tarrant. The 2 story addition in 1838 was . . . Map (db m215730) HM
7 Alabama, Jefferson County, Bessemer — Sweet Home / Henry W. Sweet
This house was built in 1906 by architect William E. Benns for H. W. Sweet at a cost of $10,000. The house uniquely blended the Queen Anne and Neo-Classical architectural styles, featuring two identical pedimented entrance porticos supported by . . . Map (db m27024) HM
8 Alabama, Jefferson County, Bessemer — The Bessemer SiteAlabama Indigenous Mound Trail
The Bessemer Site was the largest indigenous mound site in what is now Jefferson County, and it once dominated a large territory in what became north-central Alabama. Occupied from about AD 1150 to 1250 during the early Mississippian period, . . . Map (db m144908) HM
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9 Alabama, Jefferson County, Bessemer — Thomas McAdory Owen(1866-1920)
Thomas McAdory Owen, son of Dr. William Marmaduke Owen and Nancy Lucretia McAdory Owen, was born here on December 15, 1866, at the home of his maternal grandparents, Thomas and Emily McAdory. A University of Alabama graduate and lawyer, Owen . . . Map (db m215738) HM
10 Alabama, Jefferson County, Bessemer — Union Baptist Church And Cemetery
Union Baptist Church was organized in 1834 by 18 or 20 members from Canaan Church. The Libscomb area was then known as East End. Members of the Rockett and Ware families donated the original two acreas of this site and a log cabin, which served as . . . Map (db m24352) HM
 
 
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Mar. 28, 2024