Monroeville, Alabama

"From one store in 1822 to Alabama's Literary Capital in 1997"

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Originally a part of the Mississippi Territory purchased from Spain in 1795, this area was inhabited and controlled by Indian Nations until 1814. Now safe from Indian uprisings, settlers ...

15th Alabama Infantry

Second Battle of Manassas

August 28, 1862

7:15 p.m.

Trimble's Brigade, Ewell's Division

Left Wing (Jackson)

Army of Northern Virginia, CSA

15th Alabama Infantry

Maj. A. A. Lowther

"My position in line at this fence was in the immediate rear of Alonzo Watson. We were both on our ...

Grove Hill, Alabama

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Grove Hill, first inhabited by Choctaw Indians, was settled by pioneers in the early 1800s. The settlement was called Magoffin's Store after James Magoffin whose shop, two miles from the present courthouse, opened in 1815. Grove Hill has also been ...

Pine Hill, Alabama

Incorporated December 2, 1895

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This area was Choctaw Indian country before the arrival of settlers moving south and west in this new nation. The first settlement, known as Arnold, was located one mile north of the present town center. Mr. Charley ...

Alabama Cattlemen’s Association

In This Building The

Alabama Cattlemen’s

Association

was organized on January 4, 1944

The Association has grown to be

the largest state Cattlemen’s

Association in the Nation.

Marker is at the intersection of West Washington Street and North Main Avenue, on the right when traveling east on ...

Alabama's Own

Front

CPL. Sidney E. Manning

World War I

Medal of Honor

One of Gen. Pershing's

Immortal Ten

This monument dedicated

to all that have served in

the Armed Forces of the

United States of America

that this glory shall not

perish from the Earth

Right Side

American Legion

Fred H. Jones - Post 167

Post ...

Flomaton, Alabama

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As railroads were reconstructed following the Civil War, a junction of north-south and east-west lines was established along the Alabama-Florida border near the confluence of Big Escambia Creek and the Conecuh-Escambia River. A settlement followed which became knows as Reuterville, ...

Decatur and The Civil War in North Alabama

“A Hard Nut To Crack”

Decatur had close to 800 residents in 1860, not many more than the 606 persons counted in the 1850 census. Included in the 1860 census were 267 white males, 206 white females, three free blacks including ...

Welcome to Eutaw, Alabama: The Gateway To The Black Belt

County Seat of Greene County

In 1838, Greene County citizens voted to change the town seat from Erie to Eutaw. The City of Eutaw, Alabama was incorporated as a town by and act of the State Legislature on January 2, 1841. ...

Rosa Parks Montgomery Bus Boycott / Hank Williams Alabama Trouba

Side A

At the bus stop on this site on December 1, 1955, Mrs. Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to boarding whites. This brought about her arrest, conviction, and fine. The Boycott began December 5, the day of ...