City of Hartselle, Alabama / Hartselle Facts

City of Hartselle

Hartselle, named after early pioneer George Hartsell (with no "e") rose from modest beginnings to an important position in the growing economy of Mogran County. Founded in 1870, the town owes its existence to the construction of the ...

The Alabama Theatre

Built 1927

Built by the Publix Theater division of Paramount Studios. This movie palace opened on December 26th, 1927. The theatre, in Spanish / Moorish design by Graven and Mayger of Chicago, seated 2500 in a five story, three-tiered auditorium. Paramount's ...

Black Members of the Alabama Legislature Who Served During The R

1868-1869: Senate: Benjamin F. Royal, Bullock; House: Benjamin Alexander, Greene; James H. Alston, Macon; Samuel Blandon, Lee; John Carraway, Mobile; George Cox, Montgomery; Thomas H. Diggs, Barbour; Joseph Drawn, Dallas; Ovide Gregory, Mobile; James K. Greene, Hale; Daniel H. Hall, ...

Alabama

Roster of Her Fallen Heroes

Sgt. Virgil May Jr. - Alfred C Bond

D C Rankin - Wm D Galloway

Theo J Lester - Sgt W H Thomas

Capt Wm B Hunt - G W Hanna

J Thomas - Wm Wyeth

Cpl Robt W Yeldell - ...

Alabama Confederate Monument

1861-1865

South/Infantry Side

"Fame's temple boasts no higher name, no king is grander on his throne: No glory shines with brighter gleam, the name of "Patriot" stands along." C.T.R.

East/Artillery Side

"When this historic shaft shall crumbling lie in ages hence, in woman's heart ...

Alabama's First Capitals

On March 3, 1817, Congress designated the town of St. Stephens on the Tombigbee River north of Mobile as capital of the newly formed Alabama Territory. There in 1818, the territorial legislature named Huntsville as the temporary seat of government ...

Alabama Highway Patrol

At this location the Alabama Highway Patrol was commissioned by Governor Bibb Graves Jan. 10, 1936

Marker is on Washington Avenue 0.1 miles east of North Union Street, on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

History of the Alabama State Bar

On December 13, 1878, a meeting was held in Montgomery for the purpose of forming a bar association, and on January 15, 1879, delegates from each county met for five days at a preliminary conference in the Hall of the ...

Alabama’s Constitution And Statehood

Before statehood, the Alabama Territory had only limited rights of self government. Between July 5 and August 2, 1819, forty-four delegates from across the Territory convened in Huntsville to draft a constitution for statehood. Lawyers, merchants, ministers, planters, farmers, and ...

Alabama River: The Grand Avenue

Twelve miles above Montgomery the Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers unite to form the Alabama which meanders over four hundred miles on its way to Mobile Bay. This river has played major role in region's history, being a thoroughfare for Native ...