Browse Items (963 total)

Judge John Harper and 33 other residents of Harris County, Georgia were the first settlers of Auburn in 1836. One year later they completed construction of a Methodist church, which served as the settlement's first church and school. Church…

Formed in 1868 under the leadership of Reverend Thomas Glenn, Bethesda Baptist Church was the first African-American church in the city of Opelika.

Beth Shalom is the only organized Jewish congregation in East Alabama. Formed in 1989, the synagogue was dedicated in 1992. It is located at 134 Cary Drive, Auburn, AL.

Located at 434 East Magnolia Avenue, the Dillard-Lawson House was built in 1896 by Auburn merchant A.L. Dillard. Its exterior is made of grey stone, unique to the local area. Dillard's wife and daughter were the first women registered as voters in…

Pinetucket was built by Lewis Allen Foster around 1850 in the Greek Revival style. The owner was one of the leading entrepreneurs in 19th century Auburn. Foster's primary business was tin ware, the art of which he taught to young men that lived in…

During the 1930s two Civilian Conservation Corps groups were organized in Lee County. Post Number 4448 was located near Chewacla State Park and Post Number 4447 was located on South College Street in Auburn. Members of the Corps came from states…

Built in the 1840s by Richard Buchanan, this Greek Revival home and property provides a history of agriculture in Lee County. It served as a plantation in the antebellum period and as a tenant farm in the early 20th century. In 1937 J.W. Clegg…

In the early 1830s, William Barnard, a mixed-race Creek Indian, built a log cabin on 640 acres of land in what is now western Lee County. Barnard was an influential leader of the Creeks in western Georgia and served under U.S. militia general John…

The Lane House was built in 1853 at the corner of Thach and College Streets in Auburn. It was the residence of several prominent figures in the history of Auburn University. The home was leased in 1873 by Agricultural and Mechanical College of…

The land on which this building is situated was owned by Judge John Harper, the founder of Auburn. In 1846, Harper deeded the land to Auburn Academy agent Simeon Porter for the purpose of building Auburn's first schools. The site served as the home…

Located at 1323 Auburn Street in Opelika, the home was built in 1906 by the city's first African-American doctor, J.W. Darden. Darden was the only physician for African-Americans within a 30-mile radius of Opelika. Partnering with his pharmacist…

Located in West Opelika on Highway 431 (Lafayette Parkway) between Sougahatchee Creek and Chambers County Road 290.

Coordinates: 32.7425, -85.42333

Located in Bleecker, Alabama on Lee County Road 240

Coordinates: 32.5195831, -85.2221628

Located in Smiths Station along Lee Road 249 near Highway 379.

Coordinates: 32.5795822, -85.1127148

Located in Beulah, Alabama on Lee Road 270.

Coordinates: 32.7129106, -85.17494

Located in Parkers Crossroads, Alabama on Moores Mill Road.

Coordinates: 32.5576368, -85.3352222

Located in Auburn along Moores Mill Road.

Coordinates: 32.5643029, -85.398002

Located in Auburn on Shug Jordan Parkway at Wire Road.

Coordinates: 32.5920792, -85.5043942

Located in Bleeker along County Road 179.

Coordinates: 32.5945811, -85.1732725

Located in Smiths Station along Lee Road 252.

Coordinates: 32.64917, -85.23134

Located in Waverly along West Farmville Road.

Coordinates: 32.657355, -85.5232839

Located in Beauregard along Gullatt Road.

Coordinates: 32.4843058, -853391108

Located on Talladega Street.

Coordinated: 32.6331897, -85.3955022

Located in Loachapoka along East Farmville Road.

Coordinates: 32.665104, -85.4896719

Located in Smiths Station along Lee Road 254.

Coordinates: 32.648746, -85.174384

Located in Loachapoka along County Road 652.

Coordinates: 32.6243002, -85.6110637

Located in Opelika along Frederick Road.

Coordinates: 32.6265232, -85.3957799

Located in Loachapoka along Ensminger Road

Located Beauegard along Estate Drive.

Coordinates: 32.5731914, -85.4252251

Located in Beulah along Lee Road 252.

Coordinates: 32.6862443, -85.2496645

Located in Auburn at South Dean and Old Mill Road.

Coordinates: 32.6037457, -85.4646708

Located in Beulah along Lee Road 279.

Coordinates: 32.702633, -85.2027186

Located in Beauregard along Lee Road 136.

Coordinates: 32.525138, -85.3018877

Located in Beauregard on Jenkins Road.

Coordinates: 32.4762507, -85.3138322

Located in Beulah along Lee Road 279.

Coordinates: 32.6937444, -85.1941072

Located in Beulah along Lee Road 373.

Coordinates: 32.7092995, -85.1929962

Located in Opelika along West Point Parkway.

Coordinates: 32.6759664, -85.3241113

Located in Loachapoka along Arrowhead Road.

Coordinates: 32.6109672, -85.6049524

Located in Beauregard along Lee Road 133.

Coordinates: 32.5151385, -85.2674422

Located in Beauregard along Lee County Road 240.

Coordinates: 32.51997, -85.23179

Located in Smiths Station along Old West Dirt Road.

Coordinates: 32.6681901, -85.1393829

Located in Auburn on Memorial Park Drive.

Coordinates: 32.5965238, -85.4607818

Located in Opelika along Columbus Parkway.

Coordinates: 32.6376344, -85.3110551

Located in Opelika along South Uniroyal Road.

Coordinates: 32.6104129, -85.3374447

Located in Auburn along Society Hill Road.

Coordinates: 32.5895798, -85.4052245

Located in Waverly along West Farmville Road.

Coordinates: 32.6604105, -85.5082835

Located in Auburn along South College Street.

Coordinates: 32.5293033, -85.5213388

Located in Smiths Station along Lee Road 294.

Coordinates: 32.5440279, -85.1141035

Located in Opelika along Spring Villa Road.

Coordinates: 32.5893026, -85.3129995

Located in Smiths Station along Lee Road 246.

Coordinates: 32.5159735, -85.0943803