St. Stephens Historical Park near St. Stephens, AL
St. Stephens was the eastern most city of the Mississippi Territory and a very important site during the settlement of the southwestern frontier. During a brief three decades beginning in the 1790’s, St. Stephens became a Spanish Fort, an American trading post, and Mississippi territorial capital as settlers streamed down the Federal Road from the [...]
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Old St. Stephens Courthouse at St. Stephens, AL (built 1854, now the St. Stephens Historical Museum)
In 1853 the Alabama Legislature authorized construction of the St. Stephens Courthouse to serve as governmental headquarters for Washington County. When completed in 1854, the courthouse was home to the probate office and record rooms for the entire county. The St. Stephens courthouse served the county seat for 53 years until the county seat was [...]
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First United Methodist Church at St. Stephens, AL (ca. 1857)
Methodists have been active in the St. Stephens area since the early 1800′s. The First United Methodist Church was built around 1857. Land for the church was given by Levin Jefferson Wilson and his wife Elizabeth. A $500 contract for the church building was awarded to L. J. Wilson on April 7, 1857. The main sanctuary [...]
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