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This historic marker is located on North Main Street north of East Tuscaloosa Street, Florence, Alabama.

The text on the marker reads: "Built in 1826 in the Spanish Revival architectural style, this is the first structure in Florence erected with…

This historic marker is located in front of Florence Public Library between E. Tuscalossa and E. Tombigbee Sts., Florence, Alabama.

The text on the marker reads: "This sculpture relief was created by James W. Stoves and placed above the entrance…

This historic marker is located on N Seminary St., Florence, Alabama.

The text on the marker reads: "Named for the O’Neal family which produced two Alabama governors and for seminary the street on which Synodical Female College was located, the…

This historical marker is located on South Magnolia Street, Florence, Alabama.

The text on the marker reads: "This area is the military cemetery for Confederate Soldiers. After an 1862 skirmish in the streets of Florence, it was used to bury…

This historic marker is located at the intersection of North Court Street and East Mobile Street, Florence, Alabama.

The text on the marker reads: "Charles Morton Southall (1864-1952) constructed this Commercial Italianate style building in 1900…

This historic marker is located on Seymore Avenue, Florence, Alabama.

The text on side one of the marker reads: "The Southern Female University located in this vicinity was created in 1889 by Florence businessmen led by Judge William B. Wood and…

This historic marker is located at the intersection of Burrell Street and White Street, Florence, Alabama.

The text on the marker reads: "In early 1840s about 14 African-American members from First Methodist formed own congregation “Church…

This historic marker is located at the intersection of Old Jackson Hwy and Co Rd 47, St. Florian, Alabama.

The text on the marker reads: "In 1872, Father A. J. Houser, Director of the Homestead Society of Cincinnati, Ohio founded St. Florian. He…

This historic marker is located on Church Road (County Road 30) west of Old Jackson Highway (County Road 61), St Florian, Alabama.

The text on the marker reads: "In 1872, Catholics of German ancestry settled on the former Wilson Plantation and…

This historic marker is located at the intersection of Florence Boulevard (U.S. 43) and Sweetwater Avenue, Florence, AL.

The text on the marker reads: "Home of Major John Brahan, veteran of War of 1812, Major General, Alabama Militia, who owned…

This historic marker is located at the intersection of S. Court Street and Dr Hicks Blvd., Florence, Alabama.

The text on side one of the marker reads: "The American Legion, an organization of U.S. War Veterans was founded in Paris, France, March…

This historic marker is located at Hightower Pl., Florence, Alabama.

The text on side one of the marker reads: "Sam Phillips fell in love with the miracle of sound and the unifying power of music. Moving to Memphis, Tennessee, he embraced the…

This historic marker is located near the UNA Football Practice Field on Pine Street, Florence, Alabama.

The text on the marker reads: "The University of North Alabama became the first school in the history of NCAA scholarship football to win three…

This historic marker is located in Florence's Walk of Honor located in River Heritage Park.

The text on the marker reads: "In 1934, T.S. Stribling won the Pulitzer Prize for The Store, part of a trilogy set in Florence. His story "Birthright" was…

This historic marker is located on J.C. Mauldin Highway west of Poplar Street, Killen, Alabama.

The text on side one of the marker reads: "The area known as Killen in Lauderdale County, was settled in the early 1800s. In 1826, Joseph Mason was…

This historic marker is located on Main Street, Waterloo, Alabama.

The text on the marker reads: "Thousands of Cherokee Indians passed through Waterloo in the 1830s when they were forced by the U.S. government to move West on the "Trail of Tears".…

This historic marker is located on N. Pine Street at E Tuscaloosa St, Florence, Alabama.

The text on the marker reads: "Episcopal services in Florence began in 1824. Rev. Thomas Armstrong Cook organized Trinity Episcopal Church in 1836. The…

This historic marker is located behind the Florence/Lauderdale Veterans Memorial on veterans Park Dr, Florence, AL.

The text on the marker reads: "The following men from Lauderdale County made the supreme sacrifice for our Nation during the War…

This historic marker is located on North Walnut Street near East Tuscaloosa Street, Florence, Alabama.

The text on the marker reads: "Walnut Street began as a residential area in the national economic boom of the 1880s and 1890s and continued its…

This historic marker is located at the entrance of Waterloo on Hwy 14, Waterloo, Alabama.

The text on the marker reads: "One of Alabama's oldest incorporated towns. Waterloo was an important Tennessee river ports during the steamboat ear. In low~…

This historic marker is located at the intersection of N. Broadway Street and Mahogany Ave, Florence, Alabama.

The text on the marker reads: "This Twentieth century business and residential area was developed by John D. Weeden Jr. during the…

This historic marker is located in front of Wesleyan Bell next to Wesleyan Hall on the UNA campus, Florence, Alabama.

The text on the marker reads: "The Wesleyan Bell was manufactured by the C.S. Bell Company in Hillsboro, Ohio, it is made of…

This historic marker is located on Cramer Way, Florence, Alabama.

The text on the marker reads: "Chartered 1856 as Florence Wesleyan University, R.H. Rivers, President. Regarded as North Alabama's most eminent landmark, this Gothic Revival…

This historic marker is located at the intersection of County Route 14 and County Route 2, Waterloo, Alabama.

The text on the marker reads: "At this site from mid-January to mid-March 1865, Maj. Gen. James Harrison Wilson, U.S. Army, assembled the…

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From Florence, take the Waterloo road and go to Waterloo. Then take the Pea Ridge Road for about seven miles, turn left at the first paved cross roads. Go for about three miles until the road comes to a "T", turn left and go almost
to the edge of…

Murphy's Chapel Cemetery is located ½ mile east of Alabama Highway 20, on Lauderdale County Road 8 at Murphy's Chapel Free Will Baptist Church northwest of Florence, Alabama.

The oldest known grave is that of a Confederate soldier buried in 1861.…

Florence City Cemetery
Established in 1818, Florence Cemetery was the first city cemetery. The marker reads, "When the city was surveyed, this land described as 'outside city limits' was designated as the burying grounds for the new town. It contains the graves of early…

Courthouse Annex (Old Athens Post Office)
The Old Main Post Office in Athens, Alabama was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Also known as Washington Street Courthouse Annex, the Neoclassical building was constructed in 1933 by the Works Progress Administration. The…

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E. Randolph Jones writing a thank you letter to Dr. R.M. Young for past letters and sending money to take care of his trial. Ask Dr. Young to attend his trial during the last week of May at Rutherfordton, North Carolina. Jones is writing letters to…

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This four-page handwritten letter from E.C. Young to his unidentified son, presumably P.M.B. Young, offers the author's condolences on the death of a friend at the military academy. He also comments on the well-being of the family and the hope that…

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Hicks asked Dr. Jones to come take care of a child that was left with her. One handwritten page.

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This image is a watercolor painting of the Holliday-Cary Home, also known as the Holliday-Carey House or the Cary-Pick House, in Auburn, Alabama done by Harold W. Eaton in 1933. The home was built in 1852 by Shelton. The painting shows the front…

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Young’s mother is writing him to congratulate and also express her excitement concerning Young’s complete conversion to Christianity. The letter goes into detail describing the importance of accepting “the Redeemer” into one’s life.

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Elizabeth Mills writes to her daughter of how proud she is of her and the children, her upcoming travel plans, and general gossip. 4 handwritten pages.

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The letter was from Elizabeth Caroline Young to her son, dated September 6, 1859. In the letter, Elizabeth Caroline Young addresses current family topics, such as deaths, illnesses, and the state of the family in general. 4 handwritten pages

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A rambling letter from Elizabeth Jones to her daughter Caroline Young. Jones is recovering from an illness; the writing is difficult to read and repetitive. She very much wants to see her daughter again, but cannot travel. One envelope and three…

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In this four-page handwritten letter from Elizabeth Jones, we learn that she wrote phonetically and struggled with grammar--suggesting some degree of illiteracy. This letter is general in content and mostly describes how the family is doing, her…

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This poster shows a man and woman, dressed in winter overcoats and waiting at a bus stop. The man is also wearing a fedora hat and gloves, and the woman is wearing a headscarf, mittens, bobby socks, and saddle oxford shoes. This World War II poster…

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This poster shows a man and woman, floating among clouds, with rubber tires hovering over their heads like halos. The man is facing the viewer and is holding onto a steering wheel that is not attached to a vehicle. He is wearing a grey zoot suit, red…

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A letter to her brother, whose wife (and baby) has recently died. She tells her brother to think of her in heaven. She asks about the baby, if it lived and if so does his mother-in-law have it, and an offer to take the baby if he wants. Three…

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This three-page handwritten letter is torn at the top. Written in Emma's hand. she details Ed's recovery from an unknown ailment. She mostly discusses family affairs and general news, including a recent birth, probably to entice her sister to visit…

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Emma, the sister of Thomas, wrote to confirm the safe arrival of their mother. Emma reported that mother's sore arm was improving and the news of their brother Edmund's impending death. She reported that Sam was ill. She expressed thanks for a…

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This document gives instructions on adding items to Omeka.

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Early twentieth century photograph of a Mobile, Alabama, child seated in a toy cart.

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The Kangaroo Court at Wheeler Motor Company. It was sponsored by the Employees' Council of Self Government and Discipline, which acted as the business's moral police. Shown in the photo are Teressa Felis, the woman seated below the Chevrolet sign.…

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The Auburn Train Depot was built in 1904, based on a Victorian railroad design by Auburn University architecture student Ralph Dudley. Two previous stations serving the Montgomery and West Point Railroad, located on the same site, had been destroyed…

Lucv Pokv Tvise (translation: turtle sitting place) was a settlement of the Sawakee Creeks established in 1796. The residents had been forced out of South Carolina and Georgia by expanding white settlements. The village reached a peak population of…

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This early Lee County Methodist church was built in 1837.
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