Village One
subject: Colbert County, Alabama; Sheffield, Alabama; Wilson Dam; Nitrate Plants
description: Village One, located in Sheffield, Alabama, is a subdivision of stucco homes built around 1918. The village was designed in the shape of a handbell. At completion, the village had 112 houses, two schools, and one large apartment building. (Maud Lindsey was hired as the first kindergarten teacher at the school.) The houses were intended to serve as homes for the people who moved to the area to work on Wilson Dam and in the nitrate plants. Harold Caparn, who was from New York and who helped expand the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, was chosen as the architect for the project. Most of the houses are either craftsman or Mission style. When World War I ended and there was less need for the nitrate plants, the houses were unoccupied. Henry Ford wanted to purchase the village as part of his plan to develop the area. Some of the houses were occupied by Alabama Power Company employees and Tennessee Valley Authority employees in subsequent years. In 1949, the streets, playgrounds, and school were deeded to the city of Sheffield by the TVA and the houses were auctioned to the public.
creator: Pam Kingsbury, University of North Alabama
source: Tennessee Valley Historical Society, newsletter, fall 2011.
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: December 4, 2015
contributor: Pam Kingsbury, University of North Alabama
type: Still Image and Text

Viola Jackson Dudley
description: Hudson High School Sophomore Age 16 Hospitalized at Good Sam for three days due to the teargas. Recalls that lots of out of towners in Selma for the march.

Virginia Wells, MCHR
description: Listed as nurse in 1965 MCHR newsletter.

Vivian Franklin

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W. C. Handy Elementary School
subject: African American History; Florence, AL; Lauderdale County, AL
description: In 1951, Florence city schools named an elementary school after its native son WC Handy. The school was considered very modern, was built during the administration of JW Powell, and had a faculty of twenty-six.
creator: Ashley Pentecost, University of North Alabama
source: Elizabeth McDonald, "History of Florence City Schools." University of North Alabama archives
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
type: Text

W. C. Handy Home and Museum
subject: Lauderdale County, AL; Florence, AL; Handy, W.C.
description: The W. C. Handy Home and Museum located in Florence is dedicated to telling the story of “Father of the Blues” William Christopher Handy’s life and musical career. The museum’s main building is the cabin Handy was born in. The home was in a state of disrepair in 1954 when Handy donated the funds for its purchase to the city of Florence. Because the original site was in the way of a housing development, the cabin was painstakingly dismantled and each piece was labeled and put into storage. In 1970, the W.C. Handy Home was reassembled and restored at its present location at 620 West College Street. A separate building for the museum houses furniture, pictures, and musical instruments that Handy owned. The cabin is furnished with items donated by Florence citizens that are representative of the era during which Handy lived in the cabin. The W.C. Handy Museum is the location of an annual W.C. Handy Birthday Celebration each year on November 16. The W. C. Handy Music Festival is held each year during the last week of July.
creator: Kayla Scott, University of North Alabama
source: www.florenceal.org Barbara Broach, “W.C. Handy Birthplace, Museum, and Library,” Encyclopedia of Alabama. http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-3147#sthash.XJAPN575.dpuf Images courtesy of UNA Collier Library Archives
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 1970 to present
format: Image

W. C. Handy Music Festival
subject: Music; Festival; Culture; African American History; Lauderdale County, AL; Handy, W.C.
description: William Christopher Handy, born in Florence, Alabama, on November 16, 1873 and is considered to be the “Father of the Blues.” His musical legacy is a prime part of the music culture in the Shoals region, especially in his home town of Florence. To celebrate Handy’s role in America’s blues music, the W. C. Handy Music Festival was organized by the non-profit organization called Music Preservation Society, Inc. The Music Preservation Society, Inc. established in 1982 in order to “preserve, present, and promote the musical heritage of Northwest Alabama.” While the organization puts on numerous events throughout the year, the W. C. Handy Music Festival each July is the most prominent. The music festival has been recognized as a top twenty summer event by the Southeast Tourism Society. The first Handy Music festival, organized in 1982 by the Music Preservation Society, lasted for a summer weekend and musician Dizzy Gillespie headlined. Over the past decades, the annual festival has evolved into a ten day event that consists of over two hundred musical shows and concerts. The music showcases music in Florence and the surrounding cities in various parks, restaurants, libraries, museums, sidewalks, and lawns. Some of the musicians and bands that have headlined the festival throughout the years are The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Drive By Truckers, Clarence Carter, Percy Sledge, Donnie Fritts, Bonnie Bramlett, and Roy Ayers. The funding for the festival comes from grants, sponsorships, donations, and sales from festival memorabilia. Numerous corporations and businesses that team up with the Music Preservation Society and help sponsor the annual music festival are: Marriott Shoals Hotel & Spa, Florence/Lauderdale Tourism, Lauderdale County Commission, University of North Alabama, Alabama Bureau of Tourism & Travel, and the Tennessee Valley Authority.
creator: Jesse Brock, University of North Alabama
source: Text: Music Preservation Society, Inc., “About US,” http://www.wchandymusicfestival.org/about.htm (accessed May 1, 2015). Music Preservation Society, Inc., “History of the Festival,” http://www.wchandymusicfestival.org/history.htm (accessed May 1, 2015). Music Preservation Society, Inc., “Our 2014 Sponsors,” http://www.wchandymusicfestival.org/sponsors.htm (accessed May 1, 2015).
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 1982-present
format: file

W.C. Handy
subject: African-American History
description: WC Handy was born in Florence in 1873. Handy became internationally known as the "Father of the Blues" and his songs include "Memphis Blues", "Beale Street Blues", and "St. Louis Blues". The log cabin in which Handy was born has been moved to 620 West College St., restored, and turned into a museum.
creator: Ashley Pentecost, University of North Alabama
source: McDonald, Elizabeth. "History of Florence City Schools." Florence, AL: self-published.
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 1873

W.C. Handy Statue
subject: Statues/Monuments; Florence, AL; Handy, W.C.
description: The W.C. Handy Statue is located in Wilson Park near downtown Florence. The statue depicts Florence native and "Father of the Blues," W.C. Handy playing his trumpet with sheet music of some of his most famous songs at his feet.
creator: Claire Eagle, University of North Alabama
source: Personal visit to statue/monument
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
format: Image

W.E. Temple Company and Planing Mills
subject: Industry
description: Another lumber company located in the downtown Florence area, W.E. Temple Company and Planning Mills was a fixture in Florence at the beginning of the twentieth century. W.E. Temple was well known for his architectural ability because he constructed the 1901 Lauderdale County Courthouse and the 1903 Florence First United Methodist Church, which met an unfortunate demise in a fire in 1920, and the Florence Post Office in 1912-1913. Shortly after completing the federal building, the Temples left for Hopewell, Virginia to make a new home. Temple’s Planning Mill was originally located alongside Sweetwater Creek on Huntsville Road between Sweetwater Avenue and Minnehaha Street.
creator: M.C. Fesmire, University of North Alabama
source: Text Sources: McDonald, William Lindsey. "A Walk Through the Past: People and Places of Florence and Lauderdale County, Alabama." Killen, Ala., Bluewater Publications, 2003. McDonald, William Lindsey. "Remembering Sweetwater: The Mansions, The Mills, The People." photos by L.D. Staggs, Jr. Killen, Ala., Bluewater Publications, 2002. Picture Source: UNA Archives & Special Collection. William L. McDonald Collection. “W.E. Temple Company and Planning Mills.” Florence, Alabama. Box 12: Florence Industry, 12-15.
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
format: Image

Wagner Predicts Savoldi Will Unmask Black Secret
subject: Professional Wrestling Jim Crockett Charlotte, North Carolina
description: Article appeared in Charlotte Observer on February 7, 1941. Reporter describes an upcoming Jim Crockett wrestling match where a masked heal is expected to be revealed by a hero.
creator: Keith S. Hebert
publisher: Newspapers.com
date: 1941
format: JPG
type: Newspaper

Wallace Cemetery
subject: Cemeteries; Rogersville, AL; Lauderdale County, AL
description: To reach Wallace Cemetery from Florence, head east on US 72 through Rogersville and turn north on County Road 165. The cemetery is located one mile down the road on the right. The cemetery is divided into two sections: Section A and Section B. A full list of records can be viewed within the source.
creator: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
source: "Wallace Cemetery." http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~allauder. Accessed September 9, 2015.
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: Early 1900s
type: Text

Walnut Street Historic District Marker
subject: Historic Markers; Florence, AL; Lauderdale County, AL
description: 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 development through the 1920s. Industries and businesses grew in Florence, the population of the city increased, and business and professional people built their homes in this typical residential neighborhood. The street remains intact and reflects the changes in architectural styles form 1890s Victorian to the 1920s bungalow. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977."
creator: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
source: “Walnut Street Historic District Marker”. Accessed 11/11/2015. http://www.lat34north.com/historicmarkersal/
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 11/11/2015
type: Text

Walston Cemetery
subject: Cemeteries; Lauderdale County, AL
description: To reach the Walston Cemetery from Florence, Alabama, travel west on Alabama Highway 20 for 3.3 miles. Turn left (west) onto County Rd. 14 (Waterloo Rd.) and travel 5.4 miles to the community of Oakland, Alabama. Turn left onto County Rd. 15 and go about 1.1 mile to the cemetery on the right about 100 yards off the road. Walston cemetery is an old cemetery with the oldest known burial being Elizabeth Walston in 1830. The name of the cemetery is taken from the Walston family. Thirty to thirty-five unidentified graves surround the white section. The black section has multiple sunken areas that are graves with no markers. Some slaves might have been buried in this area. The cemetery combined has a record of 435 records.
creator: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
source: Montgomery, David L. "Walston Cemetery." Cemeteries Only. November 1, 2014. http://cemeteriesonly.com/WalstonCem.htm. Accessed April 12, 2015.
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 1830s.
format: Document

Walter Mae Kennie
description: Marion Albert Turner, Jr.

War Eagle 1913
subject: War Eagle origins
description: Article defending original origins of "War Eagle" belonging to Auburn
creator: Margaret E. Berring
source: Auburn Plainsmen
date: Feburary 25, 1944
format: JPEG

War Eagle III Flying at Auburn Game (1963)
description: This image shows War Eagle III flying during an Auburn football game in 1963 at Cliff Hare Stadium. It demonstrates how the War Eagle tradition was already becoming a visible part of game day experiences.
creator: Birmingham News
source: Birmingham News photograph, Auburn football game, 1963

War Eagle Special 2
description: A second photo of the interior of a war eagle special
source: Auburn University Digital Collections
date: 1939
contributor: Midge Coates

war eagle tradition
subject: Multiple Origin Stories of “War Eagle
description: The “War Eagle” tradition does not have one clear origin. Some stories trace it back to an 1892 football game
source: auburn university website
date: 1930
format: JPEG

Warmack Cemetery
subject: Cemeteries; Rogersville, AL; Lauderdale County, AL
description: To reach Warmack Cemetery from Rogersville, travel east on US 72 and turn on County Road 77. Continue for 1/2 mile on County Road 70. Warmack Cemetery is located on the right in a pasture. Judy Mason and Faye Page first surveyed this cemetery in 1995. The rows are numbered from west to east. A full list of records can be viewed in the source.
creator: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
source: "Warmack Cemetery." Accessed 9/17/2015. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~allauder/
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: Late 1800s
type: Text

Warrior Mountains Trading Co.
subject: Business; Museum; Moulton, AL; Lawrence County, AL
description: Warrior Mountains Trading Co. serves as the visitor center for Bankhead National Forest. Visitors can gain information on the surrounding area and rent canoes daily. Inside the company is a small Southeastern Native American Museum that contains natural history exhibits. The Warrior Mountain Trading Co. is located on 11312 AL Hwy. 33.
creator: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
source: “Warrior Mountain Trading Co.” Accessed July 13, 2015. http://msnha.una.edu/plan-a-visit
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 1900s
type: Text

Washington Baptist Church
subject: Washington County, Wagarville, Religion, Christianity, Baptist, cemetery, Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage
description: The Washington Church was established in 1883; however, the present church building was not built until 1916. The building itself is a one room church, common in the rural south. The church is one of the few remaining that were built in the 19th century and then remodeled and modernized over time. However the church still does not have a steeple, water, heating, or air conditioning. Behind the church building is a cemetery that is over a hundred years old and holds over a hundred graves. Near the church entrance is a large maker that commemorated the five charter members of the church in 1883- Clem and Sarah Henson, Augustus Kirkland, Sally and Dr. Obadiah Lynes, the first pastor. The oldest death date on a headstone is 1901. The cemetery is still active as is the church. The church was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 2010.
creator: Makayla Melvin
source: http://preserveala.org/ARdigital/Washington/AL.WashingtonCounty.WashingtonBaptistChurch.pdf
publisher: Makayla Melvin; MSM0041@auburn.edu

Waterloo - Settled 1819 - Incorporated 1832 Marker
subject: Historic Markers; Waterloo, AL; Lauderdale County, AL
description: 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~ water season after large boats from Louisville, Cincinnati and other places downriver unloaded here: smaller craft transported goods and passengers upriver to Florence at the foot of the Muscle Shoals. Following a disastrous flood in 1847, the town was moved from its location on the riverbank, now under Pickwick Lake, to present higher ground. Union gunboats shelled it July 1862. Gen. William T. Sherman crossed the river here, November 1863, and made temporary headquarters in Dr. O.B. Sullivan's home."
creator: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
source: ”Waterloo - Settled 1819 - Incorporated 1832". Accessed 11/11/2015. http://www.lat34north.com/historicmarkersal/
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 11/11/2015
type: Text

Waterloo Baptist Church
subject: Church; Religion
description: Early Baptists settlers in Waterloo, Alabama, met in a two-story log meeting house. This building was erected in 1845. The structure was 40 x 60 feet. During the week, children in the Waterloo community attended school in the church’s main floor, while the upper floor acted as a fraternal lodge. However, the church building was destroyed during the Civil War. Under the command of General James Harrison Wilson, the Union Cavalry dismantled the Baptists church. One Waterloo citizen, John W. Till, recalled that he “saw a part of the soldiers of a Michigan Regiment tearing down the church” and they used the materials from the church and “built out of them their quarters.” As a result of the destruction of the church, during the 1870s and 1880s the church’s congregation had to hold services in various homes in the Waterloo community. In 1904, the congregation’s minister, Reverend W. J. Webb, testified that the church building was completely destroyed and probably worth only one thousand dollars. As a result, the Trustees of the Church decided to sue the United States for a total of one thousand dollars for the account of damages by the Union forces. The court rewarded the congregation with six hundred and fifteen dollars. Today, the congregation continues to thrive.
creator: Jesse Brock, University of North Alabama
source: Text: William Lindsey McDonald, “The Waterloo Baptist Church and The Missionary,” located in in folder “McDonald Collection: Church Information Collection-Vol. 7: Other Denominations-Baptist, Churches 7.1” Bill McDonald Collection, Archives/Special Collections, Collier Library, University of North Alabama, Florence, Alabama. Tennessee Valley Historical Society, Journal Of Muscle Shoals Vol. X (1983), 86.
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 1840s-1900s
format: file

Waterloo Shelled by Union Gunboats
subject: Josiah Higgins; Civil War; USS Cottage; Waterloo, AL; Lauderdale County, AL; Gunboats
description: The city of Waterloo was shelled by Union gunboats in July 1862. Near the end of July 1862, older men from the town of Waterloo fired on the USS Cottage a transport vessel. The escorting gunboats returned fire, shelling the town. Union soldiers disembarked and arrested several men from the town led by resident Josiah Higgins. The men were sent to federal prison in Alton, Illinois. A member of the group, riverboat captain John Thomas Humphrey died in a makeshift prison camp at McDowell College in St. Louis, Missouri. Higgins was subsequently released and returned to Waterloo.
creator: Michael Williams, University of North Alabama
source: McDonald, William Lindsey. A walk through the past : people and places of Florence and Lauderdale County, Alabama. n.p.: [Killen, Ala.] : Bluewater Pub., 2003., 2003. UNA Library Catalog, EBSCOhost (accessed April 30, 2015).
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: July 1862
rights: Photo from following websites: http://www.altonweb.com/history/civilwar/confed/prison.jpg Photo from following websites: http://records.ancestry.com/josiah_higgins_records.ashx?pid=36523890

Wates-Shaw Cemetery
subject: Cemeteries; Waterloo, AL; Lauderdale County, AL
description: 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 the water. There are a few small creeks that cross the dirt road. An off-road vehicle may be recommended to travel to this cemetery. The cemetery is on the left side of the road. There may be more unmarked graves than there are marked graves in this cemetery.
creator: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama.
source: Curtis, Janet. "Wates-Shaw Cemetery." Rootsweb. January 1, 1970. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~allauder/cem-wateshaw.htm. Accessed April 14, 2015.
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: Early 1800s
type: Document

Watoola Cemetery
subject: Cemeteries; Lee County, AL
description: Located in Beauregard along County Road 38. Coordinates: 32.4640287, -85.3524443
creator: Heather Scheurer
source: http://alabama.hometownlocator.com
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 2014-12-6
contributor: Heather Scheurer
format: Text
language: English
type: Text

Waverly Cemetery
subject: Cemeteries; Lee County, AL
description: Located in Waverly along Patrick Street. Coordinates: 32.7345746, -85.5730079
creator: Heather Scheurer
source: http://alabama.hometownlocator.com
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 2014-12-6
contributor: Heather Scheurer
format: Text
language: English
type: Text

Weaver Cemetery
subject: Cemeteries; Rogersville, AL; Lauderdale County, AL
description: To reach Weaver Cemetery from Florence, head east on US 72 until half a mile beyond the Rogersville traffic light. Turn left onto Ezell Street and Weaver Cemetery will be on the right. The Weaver Cemetery is surrounded by the Civitan Cemetery. A full list of records can be located within the source.
creator: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
source: "Weaver Cemetery." http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~allauder. Accessed September 9, 2015.
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: Late 1800s
type: Text

Weeden Heights - Early 1900s Marker
subject: Historic Markers; Florence, AL; Lauderdale County, AL
description: 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 building of Wilson Dam and the World War I Defense Plants. Weeden Heights was carved from 3,800-acre Sweetwater Plantation, the former home of his grandfather, Governor Robert M. Patton. The slave village, with its 23 small cabins facing a community square, was located north of the Broadway Recreation Center. An unmarked slave cemetery is nearby. In 1871 the Pattons gifted a 25-acre farm in this area to a former slave. Edmund Patton. 'In consideration of his faithfulness and fidelity'."
creator: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
source: “Weeden Heights - Early 1900s Marker”. Accessed 11/11/2015. http://www.lat34north.com/historicmarkersal/
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 11/11/2015
type: Text

Wendell Wilkie Gunn
subject: African-American history
description: Wendell Wilkie Gunn was the first African-American student to enroll at the University of North Alabama. He was also the first African-American student to earn a degree from UNA. Gunn went on to work in banking and became the vice president for Chase Manhattan Bank in New York City. Gunn completed an oral history interview with UNA Public History students in the fall of 2013. The interview transcript can be viewed here.
creator: Ashley Pentecost, University of North Alabama
source: "First Black Graduate of Florence State Is Now Vice-President of New York Bank." The Flor-Ala. University of North Alabama Archives.
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 1963

WESC Remains
description: Image of the WESC after being demolished
creator: Dakota Sumpter
source: The Auburn Plainsman
date: 1/26/2016
format: JPEG

Wesleyan Bell Marker
subject: Historic Markers; Florence, AL; Lauderdale County, AL
description: 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 alloy steel, has a diameter of 38 inches, and is 24 inches high (not including its yoke). The weight of the bell is 660 pounds. When 350- pounds mountings are added, the total weight is 1,010 pounds. The bell was mounted atop Wesleyan Hall after the school was donated to the state by the Methodist Church in 1873, at which time the school became State Normal College. The bell was used to call students to class, for ceremonial purposes, and other uses. Around 1910, the bell was removed from Wesleyan Hall and placed in storage. In 1951, the bell was discovered and unsuccessful efforts were made by alumni to display it on campus. During the summer of 2002, the 130-year-old Wesleyan Bell was rediscovered after having been in storage for over 90 years. Construction of the Smith Bell Tower began in March of 2003, and was completed during the summer of 2004. The Smith Bell Tower, present home of the Wesleyan Bell, was dedicated during a ceremony on September 17, 2004."
creator: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
source: “Wesleyan Bell Marker”. Accessed 11/11/2015. http://www.lat34north.com/historicmarkersal/
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 11/11/2015
type: Text

Wesleyan Bell Tower
subject: Statues/Monuments
description: The C.S. Bell Compony in Hillsboro, Ohio manufactured the Wesleyan Bell. It is believed that the bell was put on top of Welseyan Hall when the college reopened as State Normal School in 1872. The last know account of the bell being rung occurred in 1910. It was used to warn of a fire that had broken out in Wesleyan Hall. The bell was removed sometime after that. There are reports that the bell was found in storage in 1951, but nothing was done with it. In 2002, the bell was again found, this time in a university basement during renovations. Alumni and school officials worked to refurbish the bell and create a tower for its display. The total project cost $110,000.
creator: Claire Eagle, University of North Alabama
source: Robert Steen, "History of the Wesleyan Bell," University of North Alabama, 2004.
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 2002
format: Text

Wesleyan Hall
subject: National Register of Historic Places; Gothic Revival; Architecture; Education; Civil War
description: Nashville architect Adolphus Heiman designed the Gothic Revival building and Zebulon Pike Morrison, a native of Virginia, who migrated to Lauderdale County constructed the building. Wesleyan Hall was reportedly his finest work. The three story masonry building was built in 1855 as the new home of Methodist church affiliated LaGrange College. When the school, under the leadership of Dr. R.H. Rivers, moved to Florence the name was changed to Wesleyan University. The college operated under the Methodist Conferences of Alabama, Tennessee, and Mississippi until the Civil War. Mass enlistment forced the school to close and the grounds were periodically used by troops. After the war the Methodists found they did not have enough funds to reopen. The building was offered to the state and the building became the State Normal School in 1872. The Alabama State Normal School was the first state supported teachers school in the south and a legislative Act in 1873 included the education of women, another first for the region. The building is now part of the University of North Alabama. The 1974 NR nomination lists the significance of Wesleyan Hall in terms of architecture, as one of the few surviving Gothic Revival buildings in the area, and in terms of education for its role in the education of Alabama’s teachers. All information and pictures for this Omeka entry were found in the National Register nomination.
creator: Missy Brown, University of North Alabama
source: Floyd, W. Warner. National Register Nomination. “Wesleyan Hall” (#74000417) (6/20/74).
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 1855
format: image

Wesleyan Hall Marker
subject: Historic Markers; Florence, AL; Lauderdale County, AL
description: 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 Structure was designed by Adolphus Heiman, Nashville, And built by Zebulon Pike Morrison, Florence, as new home for LaGrange College (organized 1830 by Methodists). Used by both armies at various times during Civil War. Deeded to State of Alabama, 1872, as first coeducational teacher training institution south of Ohio River. School expanded to become University of North Alabama in 1974. Listed National Register of Historic Places."
creator: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
source: “Wesleyan Hall Marker”. Accessed 11/11/2015. http://www.lat34north.com/historicmarkersal/
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 11/11/2015
type: Text

West Fraser
subject: Opelika, AL; Lee County, AL; Industry; Sawmill; Lumber
description: West Fraser operates a sawmill near Opelika located at 2100 Industrial Blvd., Opelika, AL.
creator: Jonathan Sedlaczek
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 2014-12-8
contributor: Jonathan Sedlaczek
format: Text
language: English
type: Text

Westwood Drive Cemetery
subject: Cemeteries; Lee County, AL
description: Located in Auburn on Westview Drive. Coordinates: 32.620134, -85.4952274
creator: Heather Scheurer
source: http://alabama.hometownlocator.com
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 2014-12-6
contributor: Heather Scheurer
format: Text
language: English
type: Text

Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
subject: Recreation; Conservation; Decatur, AL; Morgan County, AL
description: This refuge is located on the banks of the Tennessee River near Decatur. It provides a habitat for wintering birds and migrating ducks. The area is popular for birdwatching, wildlife observation, fishing, and hunting. Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge is located on Highway 67 near Decatur, AL.
creator: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
source: http://www.fws.gov/refuge/wheeler/ “Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge.” Accessed July 13, 2015. http://msnha.una.edu/plan-a-visit
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: Mid-1900s
type: Text

Wheeler Plantation
subject: Lawrence County, Hillsboro, Plantation, Wheeler Plantation
description: Wheeler Plantation, or Ponds Spring, was the residence of General Joseph Wheeler from 1866 to 1906. Wheeler was a West Point graduate, a leader of the Confederate Calvary, a U.S. Congressman, and a Spanish-American War hero. Among the historic structures on the property are three dwellings from three different periods: an early "dogtrot" log cabin, an antebellum plantation residence, and the present main house built after the Civil War. The site also contains three cemeteries, a log barn, and an ice house with a stone-lined cellar. Wheeler's daughter, Annie, lived on the plantation until her death in 1955. It remained in the Wheeler family until 1993, when it was donated by them to the state of Alabama and the Alabama Historical Commission. The museum is open Wednesday - Saturday, 9am - 4pm and Sunday, 1pm - 5pm. Wed.-Sat., tours given hourly at 9am, 10am, 11am, 1pm, 2pm, and 3pm. Closed for lunch from 12pm to 1pm. On Sundays, hourly tours are at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, and 4pm. Tours meet on the hour on the Wheeler Home front porch. Closed Monday, Tuesday, and State holidays.
creator: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
source: County, Ala. The Heritage of Lawrence County, Alabama. Limited 1st ed. Clanton, AL: Heritage Pub. Consultants, 1999. http://www.preserveala.org/pondspringwheeler.aspx
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 1860s
type: Document

Whitten Cemetery
subject: Cemeteries; Lauderdale County, AL
description: Whitten Cemetery is located in western Lauderdale County, Alabama area north of Waterloo. To reach the Whitten Cemetery, travel on Lauderdale County Road 14 to Waterloo. Continue to follow County Rd. 14 turning right. Continue on 1.07 miles and turn right onto County Road 90. Go 1.37 miles and the cemetery is on the hill on the left. This is a very old cemetery with many graves and few markers. It sits upon a hill accessible only by a steep path. There are few large cedar trees located in the cemetery. The earliest date on a marker is 1790 marking the grave of Alexander Higgins.
creator: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
source: Montgomery, David L. "Whitten Cemetery." Rootsweb. November 28, 2006. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~allauder/cem-whitten.htm. Accessed April 11, 2015.
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: Early 1800s
format: Website

Wichahpi Commemorative Stone Wall
subject: Statues/Monuments; Florence, AL; Native American History
description: This wall is known by two names: Tom Hendrix's Wall and the Wichahpi Commemorative Wall. Tom Hendrix started this wall in the 1980's after learning of his great-great grandmother's journey during the Trail of Tears. Te-lah-nay was forced to walk to Oklahoma. She never felt safe at her new home and ran away spending 5 years making her way back to the Singing River. The more than a mile long wall is made up of stones from more than 120 countries. Most of the stones come from Lauderdale County. Each stone represents one of her steps on her journey, The shape, height, and width of the wall all change to represent the trials she faced. The Wichahpi Commemorative Stone Wall is the largest monument to a Native American woman.
creator: Claire Eagle, University of North Alabama
source: Visit Florence, "Tom's Wall,"http://www.visitflorenceal.com/things_to_do/toms-wall/ (Accessed April 28, 2015)
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 1980's-Present
format: Text

Will Demonstrate Famous Scissor Lock Here
date: 1933

William A. Dawson House, 1834
subject: Architectural drawings; Watercolors; Houses; Dwellings; Doors & doorways; Windows; Shutters; Porches; Columns; Balconies; Hand railings; Woodwork; Roofs; Chimneys; Moldings; Men; Trees; Landscapes (Representations)
description: This image is a watercolor painting of the William A. Dawson House, also known as the Dawson-Wilson House, in Spring Hill, Alabama done by Martin Lide, Jr. sometime between 1917 and 1942. The house was built in 1834. The painting shows the front exterior of the house with its doors, windows, shutters, columned porch, steps, columned balcony, hand railing, sloped roof, and two chimneys surrounded by trees and landscaping. There is a man in period dress on the steps. The house is placed within framing art showing its architectural features including the molding under the roof and the second floor balcony, side and top views of the columns, a rear view of the house, floor plans, and the wooden railing from the porch and balcony. In the lower right corner, there is an Alabama Polytechnic Institute School of Architecture stamp with a handwritten inscription "1st Mention/HC." The painting is in good condition, missing only a small piece of the lower right corner, and is encapsulated.
creator: Lide, Martin James (rendering); Dawson, William A. (house)
source: Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives Dept. Architecture, School of -- Architectural Renderings Student Projects
publisher: Auburn University Libraries
date: ca. 1917-1942
date: 1840-01-01
rights: This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archive@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.
relation: Library of Congress (Historic American Buildings Survey): http://www.loc.gov/item/al0418/
format: PDF
language: English
type: Still image
coverage: Spring Hill -- Mobile County -- Alabama ; 76 South McGregor Avenue, Spring Hill, Mobile County, AL (just off Old Shell Road, 9 miles from Mobile)

William B. Bankhead National Forest
subject: Recreation; National Forest; Moulton, AL; Lawrence County, AL
description: William B. Bankhead National Forest is located in Lawrence and Winston Counties. The forest offers 180,000 acres of land for people to hike, horseback ride, and kayak. Visitor information can be obtained at the Warrior Mountain Trading Co. in Moulton.
creator: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
source: http://www.fs.usda.gov/alabama “William B. Bankhead National Park.” Accessed July 14, 2015. http://msnha.una.edu/plan-a-visit
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: Mid-1900s
type: Text

William Barnard Log Cabin (Kinnebrew-Middlebrooks-Newell House)
subject: Lee County, AL; Native American History; Creek Indians; Log Cabins; Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage
description: 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 Floyd in the First Creek War. Though he fought on the side of the United States in that conflict, Barnard was forced off of his Georgia property by the terms of subsequent treaties. The land upon which the cabin was built was granted to Barnard for his service in the First Creek War, for which he was also was granted the rank of major. Just before his death in 1833, Barnard recorded the first deed at the new Chambers County Courthouse, stipulating the division of his home, property and slaves between his twelve children upon his death. Barnard's son John, the executor of the deed, was likely defrauded of his inheritance by the court, and moved to the Indian Territory with the rest of the family. The property then passed through a succession of white owners and fell into disrepair. The cabin was donated by its last owner, Newell Floyd, to the Lee County Historical Society, of which Floyd is a member. The cabin was moved from its original site to Pioneer Park in Loachapoka, and is currently undergoing restoration. The home was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 1996. Located near the original site is a cemetery containing the remains of the Kinnebrew family and the site of Fort Henderson, a militia fort built to protect against Creek attacks.
creator: Evan Isaac
source: Text: Jeannette Frandsen and Newell Floyd, "Barnard-Newell Log Cabin," Trails in History: Official Newsletter of the Lee County Historical Society, Vol. 46, No. 2, April, 2013, 4-6. http://www.leecountyhistoricalsociety.org/trails/TrailsV46n2april13.pdf
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 2014-12-08
contributor: Evan Isaac
format: Text
language: English
type: Text

William Basil Wood
subject: William Basil Wood
description: William Basil Wood was born on October 31, 1820. Wood was a LaGrange College graduate, and practiced law in Florence before the Civil War. Wood served as a colonel of the 16th Alabama Infantry Regiment and was recommended for promotion to brigadier general, but worked as President of the Military Court when he was assigned to General James Longstreet’s Corps. Besides being a lawyer, Wood served as circuit court judge and a Methodist minister after the war. Wood was instrumental in the movement of La Grange College from Leighton to Florence in 1855. Wood was also one of the first historians of Lauderdale County. William Basil Wood passed away on April 3, 1891. He is buried in the Florence Cemetery along with his wife, Sarah. Wood Avenue in Florence is named in his honor.
creator: Kayla Scott, University of North Alabama
source: William Lindsey McDonald, A Walk Through The Past: People and Places of Florence and Lauderdale County, Alabama. (Bluewater Publications, 2003), 45-46. Jill K. Garret, History of Lauderdale County, Alabama, 1964, 228. Image Courtesy of Collier Library Archives
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource
date: 1820-1891
contributor: Kayla Scott, University of Alabama