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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27FT_clay-methodist-cemetery_Pinson-AL.html
Local Methodist connections for Clay Methodist Church were Cedar Mountain Church and Shiloh Methodist Church. Samuel, a Revolutionary War soldier, was a notable member of these early churches. Many of his descendants are buried here. James Self tr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM215Y_williams-house_McCalla-AL.html
James Monroe "Jim" Williams married Martha Evaline George. Mr. Williams was a farmer and a coal miner at Gray Hill in Bibb County, Alabama. They raised ten children, of which seven were born in this house. Donated by Mrs Audry Williams, r…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM215W_pioneer-farm-buildings_McCalla-AL.html
1. Gear House 2. Smoke House 3. Corn Crib 4. Double Pole Barn Donated by Mr. & Mrs. Carthell Kornegay. These buildings were located on the George Stewart Farm in Bibb County and restored in 1975...
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM215Q_john-wesley-hall-grist-mill-cotton-gin_McCalla-AL.html
The John Wesley Hall Grist Mill & Cotton Gin operated on this site from 1867 to 1931, was successor to one of Alabama's earliest grist mills located a mile west on Mud Creek. Burned during the Civil War, Hall's Mill was moved to this location t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WQ3_lynching-in-america-the-lynching-of-william-miller-historical_Brighton-AL.html
Side 1 Lynching In America Thousands of black people were the victims of lynching and racial violence in the United States between 1877 and 1950. The lynching of African Americans during this era was a form of racial terrorism intended to inti…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UY5_the-tutwiler-ridgely-rebirth-historical_Birmingham-AL.html
In the early 1970's, Birmingham, like many other cities, viewed the improved health of its downtown as best represented in new construction and high-rise office buildings. Thus, the Tutwiler again made history in 1974, when it was one of the first…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SX1_vulcan-statue-historical_Birmingham-AL.html
When it was first proposed in 1905 that Vulcan be placed on Red Mountain, the time was not right for such a move. But by 1935 when the idea for Vulcan Park was proposed, iron ore mining had ceased here, the mineral railroad had been abandoned and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MHP_duncan-house_Birmingham-AL.html
The Duncan House was build in 1906 as a home place for James and Lelia Duncan and their eight children in what is now Tarrant City, Alabama. Duncan worked throughout his life in the nearby shops and yards of the L&N Railroad (know CSXI) as water b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E62_the-foot-soldiers_Birmingham-AL.html
When notoriously racist police commissioner Eugene "Bull" Connor sicced dogs on the "Foot Soldiers" of the movement, civil rights leaders hoped it would shine a national spotlight on their plight, but the country at large remained woefully ignoran…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DY1_kneeling-ministers_Birmingham-AL.html
Responsible for much planning and leadership, the clergy played a central role in the Birmingham Campaign—like the famous Palm Sunday incident in 1963 (see nearby plaque). Local clergy like Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth worked with out-of-town min…
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