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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPV5_edward-stanley-robbins_Florence-AL.html
Well-known throughout the nation and the world for his innovative work with rubber and vinyl, E. Stanley Robbins supplied rubber inner tubes, retread rubber and, later synthetic rubber for the Armed Forces in WW II.Inducted 2010City of FlorenceWal…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPV4_bennett-walker-smith_Florence-AL.html
Rev. Dr. Bennett W. Smith, as president of the Progressive National Baptist Convention, expanded the organization internationally. Active in Civil Rights in America and South Africa, he counseled President Bill Clinton on racial equality.Inducted …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPV3_michael-hall-mobbs_Florence-AL.html
Representing the Secretary of Defense at the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks in the 1980's, Michael Mobbs was a leader in negotiations between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R., resulting in the most complex arms control treaty in history. Inducted 2010 Ci…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPV2_henry-s-hank-klibanoff_Florence-AL.html
A keen observer and researcher of the Civil Rights Movement in the South, Hank Klibanoff won the Pultizer Prize in 2007 for The Race Beat: The Press, the Civil Rights Struggle, and the Awakening of a Nation.Inducted 2009 City of Florence Walk of H…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPV1_john-thomas-bulls-jr_Florence-AL.html
For 21 years following the end of World War II, John Bulls served as Agricultural Extension Advisor for the U.S. Dept. in India, Nigeria, Tunisia and Uganda, assisting farmers and organizing community development programs.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNWT_florence-wagon-company_Florence-AL.html
Moved here from Atlanta in 1889, this industry made Florence a household word throughout the South. It was the largest wagon factory in the South, reportedly second largest in U.S. with 250 employees and annual production of 12,000 wagons. World W…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNWQ_east-florence-historic-district_Florence-AL.html
The East Florence business area began in the industrial boom of the 1880s and 1890s and continued its development through the 1920s. Originally known as "Sweetwater", the small locally owned firms were established to serve the growing population e…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNU5_woodrow-wilson-park_Florence-AL.html
This park, first designated as a Public Walk, was laid out as part of the original plans of Florence in 1818. On February 20, 1924, the Board of City Commissioners officially changed its name from City Park to Woodrow Wilson Park in honor of the f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNU0_george-h-carroll-lion-habitat_Florence-AL.html
The lion habitat is named in honor of George H. Carroll (1926-1998), a long-standing friend and supporter of the University of North Alabama (UNA). Mr. Carroll was the loving husband of Virginia Sego Carroll and father of Steven, Judy, and George …
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Lt. Chadwick McFall Barber proudly served his country with distinction and paid the ultimate sacrifice when he was killed in action January 8, 1969, in the Republic of Vietnam. This bronze statue captures his likeness. Ola McFall Barber, David McF…