St. Joseph Community

[Side A:]

The St. Joseph community was founded by German Catholic immigrants who migrated to Florida from Minnesota. In March 1883, Andrew Barthle visited the area and in June 1883 his older brother, Bernard A. Barthle, established the first ...

In Remembrance of Our Warriors / Navajo Warrior Memorial

In Remembrance of Our Warriors

Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice and/or

Missing in Action,

They will never be forgotten

and to us they will always be young in our thoughts.

Nelson Lewis • Walter Nelson • Willie A. Notah • Edie Charlie Begaye • Lee ...

Major General H.N. Toftoy, USA.

This plaque was placed here by

Citizens of Huntsville and

Madison County, Alabama,

In Honor Of

Major General H.N. Toftoy, USA.

Who was Commanding General

of Redstone Arsenal

from September 1, 1954, to March 31, 1958.

It was unveiled here on August ...

Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery Boyhood Home Site

(Dean of Civil Rights Movement)

Side A

Dr. Joseph Echols Lowery was born in Huntsville on Oct 6, 1921, to Dora and Leroy Lowery. He grew up in Lakeside (Methodist) church. He began his education in Huntsville, spent his middle school years ...

Governor James Ponder

A lifelong resident of this community, James Ponder was born October 31, 1819, the son of John and Hester Milby Ponder. His father was a successful merchant who was active in local political affairs. After receiving his education in the ...

Joel Allen House

This house, located ¼ mile east, was built about 1857 by Joel Allen, Baptist minister who organized and served many churches in the Pee Dee area 1838–1884. He represented Marion County in the S.C. General Assembly 1870–1872. His son, W.B. ...

Benjamin Britton Chandler (1854–1925)

Active in the Red Shirt campaign which resulted in General Wade Hampton’s election as SC governor, 1876, Chandler later served as Supervisor of Williamsburg County. He was twice elected to the SC House and was known as “an honest and ...

Governor Joseph Maull

Born in Lewes on September 6, 1781, he was the son of John and Mary Marsh Maull. Choosing to become a physician, he studied medicine with Doctor Jacob Wolfe. By 1803 he had moved to Milton, where he served the ...

Grave of John T. Scopes / Scopes "Monkey Trial"

(side 1)

Grave of John T. Scopes

Here is buried the man who, at age 24, taught Darwin's theory of evolution to a Dayton, Tennessee, biology class. The Paducah native and University of Kentucky graduated violated a Tennessee law forbidding the teaching ...

In Honor of James Joseph Reeb

1927-1965

Rev. James J. Reeb, an Army Veteran and Unitarian minister from Casper, Wyoming, was working in Boston when Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. appealed for clergymen of all faiths to come to Selma to protest the violence that occurred at ...