Battersea at Gallion, AL (built ca. 1820; listed on the NRHP)
This is a historic plantation house located in south Hale County at Gallion. It was built around 1820 as a two-by-two log cabin. By the 1840s, two additional rooms were constructed at the back of the cabin. Battersea underwent further expansions, suc …
learn moreOak Grove School in Hale County near Gallion, AL (a historic Rosenwald School; listed on the NRHP)
The Oak Grove School is a historic two-room Rosenwald School that was built to serve the local African-American community. The school was constructed in 1925 under the Julius Rosenwald School Building Fund program according to the designs of Samuel Smi …
learn moreSt. Andrew’s Episcopal Church at Gallion, AL (built 1853-1854; recorded in HABS; listed on the NRHP)
Episcopalians established a mission in this area in 1834 for settlers coming from the Atlantic Seaboard. St. Andrew’s Church was erected in 1853-1854. The design of this small Gothic Revival style church is attributed to Richard Upjohn, the prominent N …
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