In 1925 the United States Congress passed the Kelly Act and created the U.S. Department of Commerce which in turn established the U.S. Air Mail. In 1 …
The old Blacksmith Shop, commonly referred to as the Red Shed, was built around 1895. The building has a simple board and batten construction. This wa …
Provided are pictures taken August 2010 of the old cable ferry that operated at Davis Ferry on the Alabama River at Haines Island in west Monroe Count …
Settlement of Dayton began in the early 19th century, with a town survey done and a “public well” established in 1832. The post office was established …
The Grant Store was built in 1924 by T. L. S. Grant. It was a general store that contained anything that country folks living in the early and mid 19 …
This small one-room jail was built about 1907, the year that Faunsdale was incorporated as a town. It is the oldest separate jail in Marengo County a …
The Kimbrough Hospital was a privately owned hospital built circa 1937 by Dr. Cecil E. Kimbrough as a service to the community to provide healthcare. …
Thomaston, like several other towns in our area, began as a railroad town. The Town of Thomaston was incorporated on November 15, 1901, and the railr …
This old general store is the most famous landmark in the historic community of Burnt Corn. It was built by James K. Kyser who became the Postmaster i …
The old Naheola Bridge is a unique landmark in Alabama history. Until its closure to automobile traffic in 2001, it was one of only a few bridges in t …
This little post office building is located in southeast Conecuh County. Immigrants of South Carolina settled in this area in the 1870s. As the local …
Built circa 1910, this old jail is a major landmark in the Civil Rights and Voting Rights movement. It was involved in many events that occurred in Ma …
Built in 1936. this school building provided educational opportunities for southern Choctaw County families until it was closed in 2005. The Town of S …
This small store contained the post office that served the Sprott, AL community for over 100 years – from 1881 until it was closed in 1993. The post o …
This building was built around 1900. Bricked up arched openings on the south side of the building indicate that it was not originally constructed as a …
The “new” town of St. Stephens, located approximately three miles south of the original St. Stephens town site, was selected in 1848 as the seat of go …
The Whatley Hotel is a two-story, wood frame, building with a steep hip roof and an attached, wraparound, two-tier gallery displaying Queen Anne desig …
This building was Wilcox County ‘s third county jail. It was constructed in 1889 by L. Y. Tarrant for $4800. In 1960, jail operations were moved to a …
Perry County was created by an act of the Legislature of the newly formed State of Alabama on December 13, 1819. The first courthouse, a log cabin, wa …
The old Putnam School was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on 8/5/2010 for its educational and social history and for its assoc …
This is the second railroad bridge built across the Tombigbee River at Jackson. The first bridge was completed in 1888. In 1947, an order was received …
The Red Barn Restaurant is one of the oldest restaurants in the area and it serves some of the best food around. The restaurant opened in 1971 and the …
Rooster Bridge (built “to bridge the ‘Bigbee with cocks”) The old Rooster Bridge was located across the Tombigbee River approximately 11 miles southwe …
In 1993, Samuel “Sambo” Mockbee and D. K. Ruth of the Auburn University School of Architecture established the Rural Studio at Newbern which was aimed …
On the night of March 21, 1968, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. sought refuge from the Ku Klux Klan inside a small, shotgun-style home in the depot neighb …
This Pine Apple home was originally built by Dr. Rufus Zeno Chapman and his wife Viola Cater. Dr. Chapman was born in nearby Old Texas, Monroe County, …
This is a 4-room dogtrot cabin with a full-width porch across the front and a kitchen attached on the back of the house. The house was built on a 120- …
In 1993, Samuel “Sambo” Mockbee, and longtime friend D.K. Ruth, established Auburn’s Rural Studio in the small community of Newbern in Hale County. Ru …
This is a 2-story, Neo-Classical/Craftsman style building that was built in 1921. It is a contributing property to the Thomaston Central Historic Dist …
The Thomaston Colored Institute, also known as the Thomaston Academy, is a historic African American school building in the town of Thomaston, AL. Thi …
This historical marker is located on the south side of Wilson Street, between West Front Street and the railroad tracks, in downtown Thomasville (31.9 …
Tommy Hart lives in Carlton, AL which is located in the remote southern end of Clarke County near the forks of the Tombigbee and Alabama Rivers. He i …
This historical marker is located in the Gainesville Park that’s on the north side of Gainesville near the river bridge (GPS coordinates 32.822814, -8 …
This historical maker provides details about the history of the town of McIntosh, Alabama. The marker was erected in 2010 by the Alabama Tourism Depar …
Oak Hill is a small community located in east Wilcox County. This historical marker provides details about the history of Oak Hill. The marker is loca …
Located behind the Town Hall at downtown Pine Apple is a charming little park. It has a gazebo, benches, picnic tables, a large family pavilion and a …
Dr. Charles B. Thomas was the founder of Thomaston. He had the town surveyed and laid out in lots. Thomas also donated the block for the Town Park, th …
This home closely resembles Aduston Hall which is also at Gainesville. Both houses were built as summer homes for the Travis brothers of Mobile. This …
This building built in 1913 was Selma’s first High School. The 25,000 square foot structure has two full floors above ground, and a full basement. It …