First Assembly of Abington Friends Meeting

The first religious meeting hereabout, now known as Abington Meeting of the Society of Friends (Quakers) was held here in 1683. This was the home of Richard and Joan Wall who came from Hasfield near Cheltenham England in 1682. Their ...

Smith's Brigade

L. Wallace's Division

U.S.

Army of the Tennessee.

Smith's (1st) Brigade,

11th Indiana, 24th Indiana,

8th Missouri,

L. Wallace's (3d) Division.

This brigade with its regiments in order as above, was engaged here from about 10 a.m. to 12 m. April 7, 1862. It then advanced into ...

Thayer's Brigade

L. Wallace's Division

U.S.

Army of the Tennessee.

Thayer's (2d) Brigade,

1st Nebraska, 23rd Indiana,

58th Ohio,

L. Wallace's (3d) Division.

This brigade was engaged here from about 10 a.m. to 12 m. April 7, 1862. It then advanced through ...

Burkeville Junction

“Sights never to be forgotten”

In June 1864, to deny Gen. Robert E. Lee the use of the South Side R.R. and the Richmond and Danville R.R., Gen. Ulysses S. Grant sent Gen. James H. Wilson and Gen. August V Kautz ...

KRBA-AM Radio Station

By the 1930s, radio has become an established medium for commercial advertising. In 1938, commercial radio came to Angelina County when Redland Broadcasting Association received the first license in the area. Station manager Darrell Yates financed, built, and launched KRBA-AM ...

Thomas Lamboll House 19 King Street

Circa 1739

This Georgian style residence, attributed to architect and master builder Thomas Lee, was built for Colonial Judge Thomas Lamboll c. 1739. The current Greek Revival piazzas were added c. 1845. The Lamboll Lands included numerous holdings in an area ...

Cherokee Chief Doublehead's village around 1800

About 1800 Doublehead located his village at this site, where his brother-in-law Tahonteeskee had previously lived. Doublehead's log house was built along the same style of those of the white settlers. Chief Doublehead had previously led raids against Tennessee settlers ...

First Presbyterian Church

(1818)

The Presbyterians organized the first church in Florence and purchased this property from the Cypress Land Company in 1818. A sanctuary was erected here in 1824. James L. Sloss, an early Alabama Territory missionary, was installed as the church's ...

Fifth Company Battalion Washington Artillery

Cobb's Artillery Battalion

Fifth Company Battalion Washington Artillery

Four 12-PDR. Napoleons, Two James Rifles

Capt. Robert Cobb's Artillery Battalion.

Breckinridge's (Bate's) Div. Breckinridge's Corps.

Capt. C.H. Slocomb, Commanding,

1st Lieut. W.C.D. Vaught, 2d Lieut. A.J. Leverich.

1st Lieut. J.A. Chalaron, 2d Lieut. C.G. Johnsen.

Nov. 25th, 1863, 4 ...

Burkeville Junction

“Sights never to be forgotten”

In June 1864, to deny Gen. Robert E. Lee the use of the South Side R.R. and the Richmond and Danville R.R., Gen. Ulysses S. Grant sent Gen. James H. Wilson and Gen. August V Kautz ...