You searched for City|State|Country: , al us
Showing results 1 to 10 of 20
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25DX_trail-of-tears_Fort-Payne-AL.html
(side 1)
The first detachment of 1,103 Cherokees to emigrate under their own officers, prior to leaving for the west held a final council at Rattlesnake Springs (near present-day Charleston, TN) and, by unanimous vote, declared their intentions t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1W8N_confederate-monument-a-war-memorial_Fort-Payne-AL.html
(front)
To the Confederate Soldiers.
Some of whom sacrificed all, and all of whom sacrificed much.
(left side)
On fame's eternal camping ground their silent tents are spread, and glory guards with solemn round the bivouac of the dead.
(…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1W5N_fort-payne-cabin-historic-site-historical_Fort-Payne-AL.html
In 1837 Federal Troops arrived in this area to select a fort location for the collection, holding and removal of the Cherokee. Part of a much larger compound, this site contained a cabin seized by the troops for use as part of the fort. Today a st…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VYU_main-street-historic-district-historical_Fort-Payne-AL.html
The Fort Payne Main Street Historic District developed between 1889 and the 1940s, because of the city's rapid growth during the hosiery mill industry boom. The increased population needed new commercial and governmental buildings, which were cons…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IM6_town-of-crossville_Crossville-AL.html
(front)
Crossville, once known as a little village, was named by James A. Copeland because of the area's many crossroads. In the mid-1800s, mail was brought through Crossville from Rome, GA and Guntersville, AL by stagecoach. The first church was…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IM5_town-of-geraldine-home-of-the-bulldogs_Geraldine-AL.html
(front)
No one knows for sure how Geraldine got its name. Some say it was named for a lovely Indian maiden. The first official record was on September 5, 1882 when Mr. William A. Johnson applied for the location of a new post office. The record o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16DC_fires-and-floods_Collinsville-AL.html
Collinsville burned twice. On December 24, 1884, the Collinsville Depot, Hall-Mackey Store and other businesses were destroyed. Flames again swept the town on February 2, 1900, damaging and destroying businesses and homes including: B.A. Nowlin st…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16D2_collinsville-historic-district_Collinsville-AL.html
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in February 2006, the district includes 117 commercial and residential properties dating from around 1875 to 1950. The district lies along and adjacent to Grand Avenue, South Valley Avenue and Mai…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16D1_indian-mound-inn-and-church-site_Collinsville-AL.html
Cherokee Indians first inhabited this mound site, subsequently settled by A.H. Lamar, a captain in the Seminole War and first constable (1836) of DeKalb County. Lamar and his Cherokee wife operated trading post and stage coach stop on site, sellin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15HI_town-of-mentone_Mentone-AL.html
Front:The first Lookout Mountain settlers arrived shortly after the Cherokee Indian removal of 1838-1839. These pioneers had been too late for homesteading the good farmland in northwest Georgia. They now turned their attention to Lookout Mountain…