Pope’s Army of Virginia

On 26 June 1862, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Maj. Gen. John Pope to command the Union army that operated in Virginia. The Corps led by Maj. Gen.

Franz Sigel, who had recently replaced Maj. Gens. John C. Frémont, posted around ...

Alexandria Presbyterian Church

Congregation was formed c1752. Original log structure

replaced in 1802. Present Greek Revival Church built in 1843.

Marker is on Mt. Pleasant - Everittstown Road, on the right when traveling south.

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The Birmingham Public Library / The Linn - Henley Research Libra

Birmingham’s first library was organized in 1886 and in 1891 became a subscription library for the general public. In 1908 the Birmingham Public Library Association established a free public library, and the City created an independent Library Board in 1913. ...

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 ...

Powell School

Birmingham's first public school was named for Colonel James R. Powell, the city's first elected Mayor. This energetic promoter also served as the first President of the Elyton Land Company (now Birmingham Realty). which founded the city in 1871. Two ...

Joseph Udall Barn

Built in the early 1900's by one of Eagar's prominent civic, religious & business leaders, this barn was constructed with wooden pegs & retains remarkable architectural integrity. The 2-story brick farmhouse no longer stands.

Marker is on East Central Avenue 0 ...

Edward Phelps

the son of Timothy Phelps,

the son of Cornelius Phelps,

the son of Timothy Phelps,

the son of William Phelps,

who came from Tewksbury

England in 1630 and

setteled at Dorchester, Mass.

In 1635, setteled Widsor, Conn.

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He [Edward Phelps] with his family were the first pioneer

settlers in ...

Blendon Township War Memorial

Dedicated to the Glory of

Almighty God in memory

of the men and women

who by their unselfish

patriotism have so

gallantly advanced the

American Ideals of

Freedom and the

Universal Brotherhood

of All Mankind

Dedicated this 25th day of May 1981

————

Killed in Action

during American Wars

Blendon Township Residents

Wilburt Alden Gooding

Homer ...

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.

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Abingdon Plantation Restoration

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority worked in concert with Federal, state and local historic preservation agencies and professionals in the field to develop the restoration plan for the Abingdon Plantation site. The restoration process involved:

• careful excavation and cataloguing ...