Demopolis, Alabama (City of the People)
Demopolis is located at the confluence of the Tombigbee River and Black Warrior River atop a chalk cliff, known locally as White Bluff. The settlement was founded and named by a group of political exiles who had been banished from France following the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte. This group reached White Bluff on July 14, [...]
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Bluff Hall at Demopolis, AL (1832, modified 1840s)
Overlooking the Tombigbee River, Bluff Hall exemplifies two major architectural trends in the Antebellum South. The house was built in 1832 by Allen Glover for his daughter, Sarah Serena Glover, and her husband, Francis Strother Lyon. The Lyons used Bluff Hall as a townhouse; they also resided at Bermuda Hill, their plantation near Arcola. The [...]
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Foscue Creek Park at Demopolis, AL
Foscue Creek Park is located at Demopolis, AL on the forested lake shore of Demopolis Lake, the largest lake on the Black Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway. This beautiful park is managed by the U. S. Army Corp of Engineers. It has 54 campsites, all of which are equipped with electric and water hookups, impact pad, picnic table, [...]
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Lyon Hall at Demopolis, AL (1853)
Lyon Hall, also known as the Lyon-Lamar House, is a historic Greek Revival mansion in Demopolis, Alabama. It was built over a period of three years by George Gaines Lyon and his wife, Anne Glover Lyons. The house was completed in 1853. The Lyons traveled to New York City to purchase furnishings for their new [...]
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The Demopolis, Alabama Post Office (built 1914, listed on the National Register)
The U.S. Post Office in Demopolis, AL is a Jeffersonian Neoclassical style building that was constructed in 1914. The front of the building is granite and brick with five arched bays. The three central bays feature arched windows. The roof line is crowned with a vasiform balustrade. The interior is marble. The building was added [...]
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John C Webb Home at Demopolis, AL
John C Webb purchased the block where this home is located in 1878. It is believed that the home was built soon after 1879. The original home was Italianate style. Over the years, this home has had several additions. Today, this home is a mixture of Queen Anne Victorian and Colonial Revival architectural styles. Interior [...]
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Morning Star Baptist Church at Demopolis, AL
This church was built in 1920. In 1964, The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke at the Morning Star Church and it became a center for the civil rights movement in the Demopolis area. This church was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on May 13, 1988. This church is located at [...]
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Laird Cottage at Demopolis, AL (built 1870)
The Laird Cottage is a restored 1870 residence with Greek Revival and Italianate style. It serves as the headquarters of the Marengo County Historical Society. It also has a museum that contains exhibits and works of Geneva Mercer, a native artist and sculptor. Access is available only by appointment – call 334-289-0282. The Laird Cottage [...]
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The Marengo Theater at Demopolis, AL
Demopolis has a long tradition of theaters. The Braswell Theater opened in 1902. Next was the Elks/Si-Non/Lido that operated from 1915 to 1935. On September 14, 1935, the Marengo Theater in downtown Demopolis celebrated its grand opening as the exclusive showplace for movies. A capacity crowd enjoyed the picture, Two for Tonight, but a phone [...]
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Curtis House at Demopolis, AL (1840)
The Curtis House, also known as the Howze-Culpepper House, is a historic house in Demopolis, AL It is a brick structure that was built in 1840 by Samuel Curtis, a Revolutionary War veteran who was born in Queen Anne’s County, Maryland in 1751 and died in Marengo County, Alabama in 1846. The house was built [...]
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First United Methodist Church at Demopolis, AL (1895-1897)
The exact date of the founding of the Demopolis Methodist Church is not known. However, the circuit riders of the Marengo Circuit (1826-1840) were active in the area, often preaching in the old log assembly building that stood then in the Public Square in downtown Demopolis. The Reverend Andrew Jackson Crawford donated the lot for [...]
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Elks/Si-Non/Lido Theater Building at Demopolis, AL
This building was constructed by John Cox Webb, Jr. and it opened as the Elks Theater on October 1, 1915. Harry Simon and Tom Nonnenmacher acquired the Elks and gave it a new name, Si-Non, for a February 1, 1916 opening. This theater was originally a silent motion theater with personal appearances by celebrities until [...]
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