Jacksonville, Alabama

“Gem of the Hills”

Life here has long centered on education beginning in 1834 when a one-acre plot of land was reserved for a schoolhouse. Through the years, various institutions of higher learning developed that culminated into present-day Jacksonville State University. ...

Presidents of Jacksonville State

James G. Ryals, Jr. 1883-1885

J. Harris Chappell 1885-1886

Carleton B. Gibson 1886-1892

J. B. Jarrett 1892-1893

Jacob Forney, IV 1893-1899

Clarence William Daugette 1899-1942

Houston Cole 1942-1971

Ernest Stone 1971-1981

Theron E. Montgomery 1981-1986

Harold J. McGee 1986-1999

William A. Meehan 1999

Marker is on University Circle west of North ...

Jacksonville State University

This Educational Center of

Northeast Alabama Traces its Origin to

Jacksonville Male Academy 1836

Jacksonville Female Academy 1837

Calhoun College 1871

Calhoun Grange College 1878

State Normal School 1883

State Teachers College 1929

Jacksonville State College 1957

Jacksonville State University 1966

Erected February 22, 1983 in observance of ...

Jacksonville

Near this site, now inundated by the waters of Don Pedro Reservoir, stood the historic town of Jacksonville. It was settled by Julian Smart who planted the first garden and orchard in the spring of 1849. Named for Colonel A. ...

Jacksonville

Near this site, now inundated by the waters of Don Pedro Reservoir, stood the historic town of Jacksonville. It was settled by Julian Smart who planted the first garden and orchard in the spring of 1849. Named for Colonel A. ...

Jacksonville School / Jacksonville Lodge

Jacksonville School

Jacksonville School, built by the Jacksonville Lodge in 1895, taught the black children of this community until 1936. Grades 1-7, with two teachers, met in two classrooms on the first floor, without electricity or running water. The Jacksonville Community ...