History of Tuscumbia, Alabama

The area around the Big Spring was inhabited by prehistoric Native Americans as early as 10,000 years ago. The first settlement was a French trading post and Indian village about 1780 on Cold Water Creek (Spring Creek) near the river. ...

The Cahaba Heart River of Alabama

On Cahaba Mountain to the NW, springs form a fragile stream that grows as it carves through the steep, rocky terrain of Birmingham suburbs, flowing south on the Gulf Coastal Plain to the Alabama River, at the site of Alabama's ...

Kentucky-Alabama Road

First opened in 1806, it ran from Monticello, Ky., to Huntsville, AL., then in Indian territory. Entering Tennessee near Celina, it passed through Cookeville to Viola and Winchester. It follows the road south through Shellsford in this section.

Marker is on ...

Water's Alabama Battery.

Major Alfred R. Courtney's Artillery Battalion.

Water's Alabama Battery.

2 - 6 PDR. Bronze; 3 - 12 PDR. Howitzers.

Major Alfred R. Courtney's Artillery Battalion.

Hindman's (Anderson's) Division, Hardee's Corps.

Lieut. William P. Hamilton, Commanding,

Lieut. C. W. Watkins,

Lieut. George D. Turner.

Nov. 25th 1863, 4 P.M.

The ...

Stars Fell On Alabama / Hodges Meteorite

Stars Fell On Alabama

November 30, 1954. It was cold, clear early afternoon when Dr. Moody Jacobs left his office for lunch, in the sky, he saw a trail of dark smoke and heard an explosion before white smoke shot out ...

Trussville, Alabama

Trussville was settled between 1816 and 1819 by a few settlers from the Carolinas prior to Alabama becoming the 22nd state in December 1819. The First Baptist Church, Cahaba, was organized in 1821. Trussville’s first postmaster in 1833 was Arthur ...

“Die Deutsche Kolonie Von Nord Alabama”

Historic District

“Die Deutsche Kolonie Von Nord Alabama” (The German Colony of North Alabama) lies south of Highway 278E and consists of 27 blocks containing 135 buildings representing various types of historic architecture. The District was added to the National Register ...

Dent's Alabama Battery.

Six 12-pdr. Napoleons.

Dent's Alabama Battery.

Six 12-pdr. Napoleons.

Maj. Alfred R. Courtney's Artillery Battalion.

Hindman's (Anderson's) Division.

Nov. 25th, 1863, 4 p.m.

Capt. S. H. Dent, Commanding.

1st Lieut. W. T. Stockton.

2nd Lieut. D. L. Southwick, (wounded and captured).

2nd Lieut. G. B. Zeigler.

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The battery came into ...

Site of the First Alabama - Auburn Football Game

The first Alabama - Auburn football game was played on this site, formerly known as the Base Ball Park, on February 22, 1893. The Agricultural and Mechanical College's "Orange and Blue" met the University of Alabama's "Tuskaloosa" squad before a ...

University of Alabama Civil War Memorial

1861 - 1865

The University of Alabama gave to the Confederacy - 7 General Officers, 25 Colonels, 14 Lieutenant - Colonels, 21 Majors, 125 Captains, 273 Staff and other commissioned officers, 66 Non-Commissioned Officers and 294 Private Soldiers. Recognizing obedience to ...