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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP7E_defense-of-selma-memorial_Selma-AL.html
In MemoriamHere fell brave menin defense of their homesApril 2, 1865. Col. William T. MinterRev. Arthur M. SmallRobert N. Philpot and other valiant solders"They fought and fellthey served us well" Lest We Forget
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP7D_in-honor-of-james-joseph-reeb_Selma-AL.html
Rev. James J. Reeb, an Army Veteran and Unitarian minister from Casper, Wyoming, was working in Boston when Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. appealed for clergymen of all faiths to come to Selma to protest the violence that occurred at the Edmund Pett…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP7C_highlights-of-selma-history-william-rufus-devane-king-1786-1853_Selma-AL.html
[Side A:]Highlights of Selma HistoryDallas County was created by Territorial Legislature Feb. 9, 1818. Selma Land Company formed Mar. 19, 1819 by George Phillips, William Rufus King, Jesse Beene, Gilbert Shearer and Caleb Tate. Selma incorporated …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP7B_vii-in-brooke-rifle_Selma-AL.html
Cast Aug 24, 1863 in Selma at theConfederate Naval Gun Foundry under direction of Commander Catesby ap R. Jones. Was the first gun shipped from the Selma Foundry. Served as stern pivot gun on theSelma-built ironclad ram CSS Tennessee.During the Ba…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP7A_temple-mishkan-israel_Selma-AL.html
Side AThe earliest Jewish settlers came to Selma prior to the Civil War, some as early as the 1830's. A group of Jewish citizens assembled as the Mishkan Israel Congregation and began meeting in private homes in 1867. The congregation was formally…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP79_john-tyler-morgan-house_Selma-AL.html
This was the residence of John Tyler Morgan (1824-1907), one of Alabama's most honored political and military leaders. Constructed in 1859 by Thomas R. Wetmore, it was purchased by Morgan in 1865, and served for many years as his principal residen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP78_ware-baker-jones-house_Selma-AL.html
Built c. 1859 by Henry H. Ware, this house exemplifies the picturesque eclecticism which dominated Alabama architecture after 1850. It mixes elements of the older neoclassicism with the newer Victorian trends.Prominent owners through the years hav…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP77_lee-bender-butler-house_Selma-AL.html
This Greek Revival house was built circa 1850 by Thomas Helm Lee, master builder and owner of early Selma lumber yard. Born in Kentucky, he was the son of Miller Lee of Buckingham County, Virginia and married Mary Jane Blanks of Cahaba in 1839. He…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP76_the-sleeping-prophet_Selma-AL.html
Edgar Cayce (1877-1945), was internationally accepted as an extremely gifted psychic. An humble man, he never profited materially from his psychic ability, but used it to help "make manifest the lover of God and man." Operated his photography stud…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP75_this-tablet-commemorates-the-visit-of-lafayette_Selma-AL.html
Soldier of FranceVolunteer in the cause ofAmerican LibertyGuest of the NationEntertained in SelmaOn his way to Cahaba1825 Placed by the Cherokee ChapterDaughters of the American RevolutionSelma, AlabamaJune 14, 1931
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