Joel Desaker Jones was born January 5, 1861, at Sweet Water (Exmore) and died June 28, 1946, at Dixons Mills. By profession, he was a surveyor, but hi …
The Calaboose was built ca. 1905-25. It is a small, single-pen jail that’s constructed with stacked 2×4 boards. It has one door in the south wall and …
This is a two-story building with a full basement that was built in 1913-1914. It was designed by a leading Alabama architect of the period, Frank Loc …
This Greek Revival courthouse building was built around 1848. It was the third building to serve as the courthouse for Marengo County, AL, out of a to …
NOTE: This historical school is no longer standing. It was demolished during early 2022 (possibly because of the 4-laning of US Highway 43). ********* …
The Demopolis Public Square is one of the oldest in Alabama dating back to ca. 1819. The park was added to the National Register of Historic Places (N …
The Patrick Farish House, also known as the Lowe and Paula McDaniel House, is a one-and-a-half story vernacular Craftsman/Bungalow style home. It was …
The Public Square is a historic park located at downtown Demopolis. It covers one city block, bounded by Main, Capitol, Walnut and Washington Streets …
This is one of the oldest and most historic buildings in Demopolis. It was built in 1843 by the Presbyterians of Demopolis using locally-made bricks. …
Julius Rosenbush, a German Jewish immigrant, settled in Demopolis in the late 1800s and established the Rosenbush Furniture Company in 1895. After his …
Shown is Shiloh Baptist Church that’s located in the community of Shiloh, AL in south Marengo County (GPS coordinates 32.102003, -87.765748). In front …
This building was built circa 1909 by John Cox Webb, Jr. It opened as the Elks Theater on October 1, 1915. Harry Simon and Tom Nonnenmacher acquired t …
This house was built in 1890 by William Alexander (Alex) and Roberta Pearl White Singleton. The house still remains in the family and is now used prim …
Catholicism was first introduced to this region in 1540 by the priests who accompanied Hernando DeSoto. The French Napoleonic exiles of the Vine and O …
Sweet Water, AL is a small community located on Highway 10 in the southern part of Marengo County. The Sweet Water Cotton Gin has been a large part o …
UPDATE: This home was demolished in late 2020. ******** This was the home of Syd and Aletha Etheridge. When Syd and Aletha married in 1901, they start …
This house was built in 1840 for Augustus Foscue, a North Carolina native who owned more than 3,000 acres and 137 slaves in Marengo County by 1850. Th …
The town of Thomaston, which was founded by Dr. Charles B. Thomas, was incorporated November 15, 1901. In 1907, the Alabama State Legislature voted to …
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 …
This school building was built in 1928. The school closed May 1961 and its students started attending Sweet Water High School. The Nanafalia School bu …
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 …
This tiny 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 an …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The Trinity Episcopal Church was founded in 1834 and is the third oldest church in the Diocese of Alabama. The congregation met in homes and a small l …
This Methodist church in Dayton is one of oldest churches in Marengo County. The first Methodist-Episcopal Church in Dayton was built in 1819 of logs …
One of the oldest Methodist congregations in the area was established at the nearby community of Dayton, AL. Their first church building was construc …
This church is located in southeast Marengo County in the community of Vineland. It was organized on September 12, 1912 with 29 charter members. The c …
White Bluff, also known as Ecor Blanc, is a historic site located along the Tombigbee River in Demopolis, AL. It is a chalk cliff, roughly one mile lo …
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