Historical Markers and War Memorials in Elkmont, Alabama
Athens is the county seat for Limestone County
Elkmont is in Limestone County
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Near Interstate 65 at milepost 365 when traveling south.
Front:
To Honor All Combat
Infantrymen
We were boys and we were young
We became men on that hill we overran
Some of us lived, many of us died
For a moment with us abide
and join in prayer with me
to honor those of the . . . — — Map (db m156897) WM
Alabama will continue to be key to America's future
leadership in space. NASA and its commercial and
academic partners in Alabama will manage the
development of the Space Launch System, history's
largest heavy-lift rocket, and human support . . . — — Map (db m160612) HM
On Elkmont Road/North Jefferson Street (Alabama Route 127) 1.2 miles south of Morris Road, on the right when traveling south.
On Sept. 25, 1864 Gen. N.B. Forrest's Confederate cavalry, with Morton's battery of 4 guns, attacked and captured the Union fort near here. The fort consisted of a square redoubt, rifle pits, two blockhouses, and some frame buildings. It protected a . . . — — Map (db m60870) HM
On Upper Fort Hampton Road (County Route 49) east of Railroad Street, on the left when traveling east.
Train #3 southbound, circa 1913. The wye (turnaround) is visible on the right. Because trains traveled with only one engine in the early railroad days and the tracks further south were under construction, a wye was necessary at Elkmont for . . . — — Map (db m93859) HM
On Upper Fort Hampton Road (County Route 49) east of Railroad Street, on the left when traveling east.
01: Looking south on Railroad Street.
02: McWilliams Store, June 1913.
03: Drugstore interior, 1940s.
04: Citizens' Bank, early 1900s.
05: Elkmont Post Office, circa 1900s.
06: Telephone switchboard, early 1900s.
07: Elkmont Post . . . — — Map (db m93856) HM
On Upper Fort Hampton Road (County Route 49) east of Railroad Street, on the left when traveling east.
Limestone County High School (grades 9-12) was established in 1912. Money for the building, nearly $10,000, was obtained from three sources: the sale of property of an old Elkmont Elementary School, state funds, and private donations. Honored and . . . — — Map (db m93851) HM
On County Road 49 east of Railroad Street, on the left when traveling east.
Front The earliest settlers to this area moved across the Chickasaw boundary before 1810 and established the Sims and New Garden settlements. The area came to be known as Elkmont, for the once abundant elk, the Elk River and the "mount" on . . . — — Map (db m85426) HM
On Interstate 65S, on the right when traveling south.
The Saturn I, the Saturn IB and the Saturn V were all
members of the Saturn family of rockets developed in
Huntsville. The Saturn IB, as displayed here in full scale,
had more power than the earlier Saturn I-enough for
orbital training missions . . . — — Map (db m160608) HM
On Upper Fort Hampton Road (County Road 49) east of Railroad Street, on the left when traveling east.
Limestone County's First High School
"Limestone County High School” was established in Elkmont in 1912. The original building constructed in 1912, stood on Evans Street where Elkmont High School is currently located.
The County Board . . . — — Map (db m154184) HM
On New Garden Road at New Garden Road (County Route 98), on the right when traveling south on New Garden Road.
(Side A)
Old New Garden Cemetery
This cemetery is one of the oldest in Limestone County and is listed on the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register. Many of the areas earliest settlers are buried here including Patsy Elmore, widow of a . . . — — Map (db m73836) HM
The George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, located on
Huntsville's Redstone Arsenal, has provided America's
space solutions since 1960. As one of NASA's largest
engineering centers, Marshall offers its extensive expertise
and unique facilities . . . — — Map (db m160609) HM
On Pettusville Road (County Road 55) 0.2 miles north of Dunnavant Road, on the left when traveling north.
Pettusville was named for Dr. Thomas Coleman Pettus (1816-1890) who came from Lunenburg Co., Virginia and purchased land that encompassed Bailes Hollow in the late 1840s. Dr. Pettus discovered seven "medicinal springs” deep in the hollow. The . . . — — Map (db m154186) HM
Developed by the
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama,
and associated contractors.
Erected by the citizens of Alabama
as a tribute to the men and women who
made it possible for this nation to
explore space for peaceful purposes, . . . — — Map (db m160613) HM
On Buck Island Road (Alabama Route 99) 0.5 miles west of West Limestone School Road, on the right when traveling west.
Simeon Corder is said to have contracted with George Hamilton to build the mill and operate it for him in 1909. The contract was sealed with no more than a handshake. After Corder's death in 1923, his widow sold the mill to Aubrey Todd, who sold it . . . — — Map (db m93847) HM
On Easter Ferry Road south of Morris Road (County Road 49), on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
Side A (North side) In the fall of 1806 a group of settlers led by William and James Sims, traveled from east Tennessee on flatboats down the Tennessee River and up the Elk River to this area. They landed near Buck Island and spread out . . . — — Map (db m85454) HM
On Upper Fort Hampton Road (County Road 49) east of Railroad Street, on the right when traveling east.
Soon after this scene was captured of Union troops rebuilding Sulphur Creek Trestle, one mile south of here, in early 1864, the ring of hammers was replaced by the thunder of cannon fire. By the time the smoke cleared, more than 240 men were dead in . . . — — Map (db m154183) HM
While traveling through Alabama, we invite you to Visit the
U.S. Space and Rocket Center, home of U.S. Space
Camp and Aviation Challenge, The journey through the
U.S. Space and Rocket Center will lead you from the
beginning of rocketry to . . . — — Map (db m160611) HM
