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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP74_site-of-selma-dallas-countys-1st-bridge-1884-1940_Selma-AL.html
Toll Fees(Until 1900)5? Pedestrians10? Peddlers, Horseman25? 1 Horse Buggy50? 2 Horse Buggy75? 4 Horse Buggy Camelback typeHigh Truss Bridge 1- 228' Swing Span2- 200' Fixed Spans1- 265' Approach Built byMilwaukeeBridge WorksCost: $55,000 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP73_water-avenue_Selma-AL.html
Selma's Water Avenue is one of the finest surviving examples of a 19th century riverfront street in the south. Located here are structures which reflect the architectural trends in commercial buildings from 1830 to 1900. This was the main busin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP6W_the-selma-movement_Selma-AL.html
[Side A:](The Beginning)The major civil rights protest, which focused national attention on the issue of racial discrimination in voting & led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, was centered in Selma.In January of 1963 local citizens…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP6V_arsenal-place_Selma-AL.html
This memorial marks the site of the Arsenal, a unit of the Great Ordnance Works in Selma destroyed by the Union Army April 6, 1865. These ordnance works stood second only to those of Richmond in the manufacture of war materials for the Confeder…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP6U_john-tillman-melvin_Selma-AL.html
Erected by the Citizens of Selmato Commemorate the Heroism ofLieutenant John Tillman MelvinUnited States Navy, R.F.Born Selma, Alabama Oct. 16, 1887Among the first to volunteer and the first American Naval officer killed in action in our war with …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP6S_ecor-bienville_Selma-AL.html
This tablet commemorates the engagement betweenJean Baptiste Le Moyne Sieur de Bienville, Governor of the Province,andThe Alibamo Indians. In 1714 Bienville made a friendly visit to this section.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP6R_joseph-t-smitherman-historic-building_Selma-AL.html
Central Masonic Institute of Alabama acquired property 1847 and erected building. Confederate Hospital during War Between the States. Dallas County Courthouse (1866-1901) on removal of County Seat from Cahaba. Presbyterian High School for Boys in …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP6P_william-rufus-de-vane-king_Selma-AL.html
Native Sampson County, North Carolina. Admitted to bar, 1806.North Carolina House of Commons 1807-1809. U.S. Congressman 1811-16. Secretary U.S. Legation Naples and St. Petersburg 1816-1818. Moved to Dallas County, Alabama, 1818.A founder of Se…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP6O_live-oak-cemetery_Selma-AL.html
East portion reserved for graveyard, 1829; west part purchased City of Selma, 1877. Here are buried: William Rufus King, 1786-1853, Vice President of U.S. 1853. John Tyler Morgan, 1824-1907, U.S. Senator, Brig. Gen. C.S.A. Edmund Winst…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP6M_fairoaks-square_Selma-AL.html
Once a gracious turn-of-the-century neighborhood, many of the homes here were close to condemnation when purchased by Circle "S" Industries, Inc. in 1980. In all, 12 Victorian cottages were renovated in the area. Built between 1870 and 1920, th…
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