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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIAF_the-little-theater-clark-memorial-theatre-virginia-samford-theatre_Birmingham-AL.html
Built in 1937 by Gen. Louis Verdier Clark from a design by architect William T. Warren as a community playhouse for cultural activities. It was recognized as one of the best of its kind in the nation. Mrs. Vassar Allen - first president, Bernard S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIA3_title-building_Birmingham-AL.html
Designed by William C. Weston and erected in 1902, the Title Building was the second skyscraper built in Birmingham. It was the first building to supply its tenants with electric power with its own power-generating plant and the water supply was p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIA2_the-heaviest-corner-on-earth_Birmingham-AL.html
At the turn of the 20th century, Birmingham was a small town of two and three story buildings with a few church steeples punctuating the skyline. During the industrial boom from 1902 to 1912 which made Birmingham the largest city in the state. Fou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI7Q_alabama-veterans-memorial_Birmingham-AL.html
? ? ? ? ? ? Pearl Harbor? ? ? ? ? ? ? May 31, 1941Dear Friend,
I hope all is well with you. I am doing well but due to the present state of emergency the Pacific Fleet is held in a place known as Hawaiian Territory.
Would you do me a great f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI7G_foot-soldier-tribute_Birmingham-AL.html
This sculpture is dedicated to the Foot Soldiers of the Birmingham Civil Rights Movement.
With gallantry, courage and great bravery they faced the violence of attack dogs, high powered water hoses, and bombings. They were the fodder in the adva…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI7F_pauline-bray-fletcher_Birmingham-AL.html
In Tribute toPauline Bray Fletcher1878 - 1970
The First Black Registered Nurse of AlabamaThrough self-sacrifice, perseverance founded in 1926 Camp Pauline Bray Fletcher.
Renewing the faith and the good health of all black children.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI7E_carrie-a-tuggle_Birmingham-AL.html
In Tribute toCarrie A. Tuggle1858 - 1924
Scholar, Teacher and Christian.A life of unselfish serviceto the troubled and thehomeless black boys and girls.
In 1903, she founded a school and orphanage, the Tuggle Institute.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI7C_history-of-the-117th-tactical-reconnaissance-wing_Birmingham-AL.html
January 1922 Federal Recognition 135th Observation Squadron
May 1923 Redesignated 114th Observation Squadron
January 1924 Redesignated 106th Observation Squadron
October 1943 Redesignated 100th Bombardment Squadron
November 1946 Federa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI6I_the-coe-house_Birmingham-AL.html
John Valentine Coe, president of Birmingham Lumber and Coal Company, commissioned this two-story Craftsman-Tudor Revival style house in 1908. Coe, who had previously been a lumber merchant in Selma, moved his family and business to Birmingham at t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI61_the-alabama-theatre_Birmingham-AL.html
Built by the Publix Theater division of Paramount Studios. This movie palace opened on December 26th, 1927. The theatre, in Spanish / Moorish design by Graven and Mayger of Chicago, seated 2500 in a five story, three-tiered auditorium. Paramount's…