Sannoner Historic District Medical Building
subject: Historic Markers; Florence, AL; Lauderdale County, AL
description: 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 a steel skeleton supporting the floors, walls and roof. The framework is strong enough to support two more stories than were actually built. This building was individually listed in The National Register of Historic Places in 1976."
creator: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
source: “Sannoner Histroric District Medical Building”. Accessed 11/09/2015. http://www.lat34north.com/historicmarkersal/
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 11/9/2015
type: Text

Scripture Relief Books and Learning Marker
subject: Historic Markers; Florence, AL; Lauderdale County, AL
description: 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 to Gilbert Elementary School in 1921. In 1980, following the demolition of Gilbert school, it was moved to Hibbet Middle School. Because of its theme which relates to the teaching of children. it is now a part of the Florence/Lauderdale Public Library. Stoves left the Birmingham, Alabama coal mines to become a stoneworker and sculptor. He moved to Florence in 1913 and purchased the Florence Marble Works. Many of the monuments in the Florence Cemetery was sculptured by Stokes."
creator: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
source: “Sculpture Relief Books and Learning Marker”. Accessed 11/09/2015. http://www.lat34north.com/historicmarkersal/
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 11/09/2015
type: Text

Seminary-O' Neal Historic District Marker
subject: Historic Markers; Florence, AL; Lauderdale County, AL
description: 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 Seminary-O’Neal Historic District was added to the Nation Register of Historic Places in 1995. Built between 1908 and 1943, the houses in the district reflect the variety of architectural styles of those years. Two Sears~Roebuck houses called “American Four-Squares”, add interest and distinction. The district opens onto the impressive campus of the University of North Alabama."
creator: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
source: “Seminary-O' Neal Historic District". Accessed 11/09/2015. http://www.lat34north.com/historicmarkersal/
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 11/09/2015
type: Text

Soldier's Rest - 1862 Marker
subject: Historic Marker; Florence, AL; Lauderdale County
description: 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 casualties until the end of the Civil War. Many unknown Confederates and a few unknown Union soldiers rest here. After the war it was reserved for Confederate veterans and their families. In 1977, the historic plot was deeded by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to insure its preservation and perpetual care."
creator: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
source: “Soldier's Rest - 1862 Marker”. Accessed 11/09/2015. http://www.lat34north.com/historicmarkersal/
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 11/9/2015
type: Text

Southall Drugs Marker
subject: Historic Marker; Florence, AL; Lauderdale County, AL
description: 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 of the finest materials for his wholesale/retail drug business. The elegant interior by Charles Hester, New York City, contained the area's first rubber tile floor. In addition to health wares: window glass, paints, seeds, musical instruments and other sundries were dispensed. The building remained a pharmacy until 1979. In 1982 it was renovated by the Southall family and Byron Bower for combined commercial/residential use with John Mott, AIA, Ft. Smith, Arkansas, architect. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980."
creator: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
source: “Southall Drugs”. Accessed 11/06/2015. http://www.lat34north.com/historicmarkersal/
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 11/09/2015
type: Text

Southern Female University/Florence University for Women Marker
subject: Historic Markers; Florence, AL; Lauderdale County, AL
description: 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 Alabama Baptist led by Rev. Dr. J.B. Hawthorne. The church connection was discontinued by a vote of the Alabama Baptist Association prior to opening date. The SFU was housed in a five-story Renaissance style building 220 feet long and 121 feet wide. It contained a chapel that could seat 750 people, sixteen recitation rooms, fifty bedrooms, a gymnasium, and thirty-eight classrooms. SFU opened on September 15, 1891, with 19 faculty members and about 125 students drawn from most Southern states. The students were offered five academic programs, three of which led to degrees, and two to certificates. Despite a successful first year, the University began the second year with major problems. It was located about one mile from downtown. Streets and sidewalks from Seven Points were unpaved, no streetcar service existed and the water supply was inadequate. On October 14, 1892, the University left Florence and moved to Birmingham which had offered significant support to encourage the move." The text on side two reads: "The SFU building stood vacant from 1892 to 1908. In the spring of 1908 N. C. Elting, Florence banker, announced that the Florence University for Women with a music conservatory would be established. The building was refurbished. A faculty was employed and a catalog was issued announcing that classes would begin in September. Fifty students enrolled the first day. The curriculum was a blend of old and new courses. Young ladies who wanted to prepare for the traditional role in the home could study classical and modern language, literature, music, art, elocution, history and science along with dressmaking, sewing, cooking, and household economics. Students who wanted to train for employment outside the home could take cour…
creator: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
source: “Southern Female University/Florence University for Women Marker”. Accessed 11/06/2015. http://www.lat34north.com/historicmarkersal/
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 11/09/2015
type: Text

St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church Marker
subject: Historic Markers; Florence, AL; Lauderdale County, AL
description: 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 Springs” near South Court Street. In 1857, a nearby brick cow shed was converted for its use under Rev. Robin Lightfoot who became a martyr during the Civil War. Site of American Missionary School after Emancipation. Organized as St. Paul AME in 1879. Relocated to Court and Alabama Streets in 1895. Charles B. Handy was early pastor and William W. Handy was early leader (father and grandfather to W.C. Handy.) St. Paul relocated again in 1968 to present site."
creator: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
source: ”St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church Marker". Accessed 11/09/2015. http://www.lat34north.com/historicmarkersal/
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 11/09/2015
type: Text

St. Florian Historic District Marker
subject: Historic Markers; Florence, AL; Lauderdale County, AL
description: 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 subdivided the land for German immigrants who became independent landowners, built homes and reared their families. Many of the descendants from that small group of immigrants still live in the community, some in the original homes. Other descendants are scattered throughout the United States. The St. Florian Historic District was included in the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in September 2007."
creator: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
source: “St. Florian Historic District Marker”. Accessed 11/09/2015. http://www.lat34north.com/historicmarkersal/
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 11/09/2015
type: Text

St. Michael's Catholic Church Marker
subject: Historic Markers; St. Florian, AL; Lauderdale County, AL
description: 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 established the town of St. Florian. St. Michael's Church was built south of the road, moved to the present site in 1878, and replaced the present building in 1916. The stained-glass windows, ordered from Munich, Bavaria, weren't installed until the 1920's. The rectory was built in 1872, burned and was rebuilt in 1934. The first pastor, Fr. Michael Merz, a German priest, died in 1876. He was replaced by Fr. Gabriel Guester, O.S.B. from Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Benedictine priest have served the parish since that time."
creator: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
source: “St. Michael's Catholic Church Marker”. Accessed 11/06/2015. http://www.lat34north.com/historicmarkersal/
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 11/09/2015
type: Text

Sweetwater 1828 Marker
subject: Historic Markers; Florence, AL; Lauderdale County, AL
description: 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 4,000 acres here. Built of bricks made on the place, marble mantels imported from Italy, boxwood hedge from London. Named for spring nearby. Federals and Confederates quartered here at various times during the Civil War. Home of Brahan's son-in-law, Robert M. Patton, Governor of Alabama, 1865-1868."
creator: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
source: “Sweetwater 1828 Marker”. Accessed 11/10/2015. http://www.lat34north.com/historicmarkersal/
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 11/10/2015
type: Text

The American Legion - 1919 Marker
subject: Historic Markers; Florence, AL; Lauderdale County, AL
description: 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 15~17, 1919 by delegates from combat and service units of the American Expeditionary Force assembled in response to a call by a committee headed by Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. A national charter was granted by Congress on September 16, 1919. The charter has been amended over the years to admit veterans of all American Wars to its membership. Nonsectarian and nonpolitical, the American Legion membership requirement is an honorable service and an honorable discharge." The text on side two reads: "On July 15, 1919, following a petition signed by fifteen charter members, the American Legion Post Number II, Florence, Alabama was organized, with Albert McFarland, commander, Bob Eastep, vice-commander, and George Bowen, adjutant. This post held its first meetings on West Tennessee Street, across from the location of the original court house. Construction of the original wing of this historic home of Post Number II, 318 South Court Street, commenced on March 15, 1936. This building is dedicated to the memory of those from Lauderdale County who paid the supreme sacrifice in World War I."
creator: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
source: “The American Legion - 1919 Marker”. Accessed 11/10/2015. http://www.lat34north.com/historicmarkersal/
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 11/10/2015
type: Text

The Father of Rock 'N' Roll / Sam Phillips in Florence Marker
subject: Historic Markers; Florence, AL; Lauderdale County, AL
description: 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 beauty of the blues with his early recordings of Howlin Wolf, B.B. King and other delta artists. In 1951 the maverick producer cut the first “Rock ’N’ Roll” record, “Rocket 88.” Three years later he revolutionized American music with his discovery of the dynamic Elvis Presley. His credo was passionate conviction, originality, and individuality in the extreme. His Sun Record label unleashed the earth shaking rule-breaking sounds of Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbinson and Charlie Rich. “Rock ’N’ Roll is the freedom of the rhythm of the soul.” He once said, “And I was looking for that little piece of soul magic.” The text on side two reads: "Sam Phillips had a vision. It sprang from the land. It sprang from the river. Long after he had achieved fame and worldwide recognition he always spoke of Florence as the birthplace of his inspiration. He pointed towards the people he had grown up with, the family upbringing he had enjoyed, the freedom he had learned to cherish in Alabama. His great heroes were from the place of his birth and often of the humblest origins. He loved, as he always said, “the soil, the water, the trees, and the beautiful Tennessee River.” He learned from his father how to plow behind a mule, but he told the world to always seek that unplowed row."
creator: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
source: “The Father of Rock 'N' Roll / Sam Phillips in Florence Marker”. Accessed 11/10/2015. http://www.lat34north.com/historicmarkersal/
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 11/10/2015
type: Text

The University of North Alabama Marker
subject: Historic Markers; Florence, AL; Lauderdale County, AL
description: 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 consecutive national championships (1993,1994,1995). Under Coach Bobby Wallace, UNA posted a 41~1 record over the same three ~ year period to become the first collegiate football team at any level to win as many as 40 games over a three ~ year period. UNA also became the first Division II school to win a football national championship on its home field in three consecutive games at Florence's Braly Municipal Stadium."
creator: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
source: “The University of North Alabama Marker”. Accessed 11/10/2015. http://www.lat34north.com/historicmarkersal/
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 11/10/2015
type: Text

Thomas Sigismund Stribling Marker
subject: Historic Markers; Florence, AL; Lauderdale County, AL
description: 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 produced in Hollywood as a silent movie and, later, with sound. Inducted 2007."
creator: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
source: “Thomas Sigismund Stribling Marker. Accessed 11/10/2015. http://www.lat34north.com/historicmarkersal/
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 11/10/2015
type: Text

Town of Killen Marker
subject: Historic Markers; Killen, AL; Lauderdale County, AL
description: 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 appointed the first postmaster of the new community called Masonville, later to become Killen. The post office existed until 1866. In the 1830s the construction of the Alabama Canal brought growth to the area. The canal was built to solve the navigation problems created by the shoals in the Tennessee River. Construction on the new canal began in 1875 and the 14 1/2 - mile canal, with nine locks with a lift of 85 feet, opened November 10, 1890. The canal was renamed the Muscle Shoals Canal. Lock six served as the headquarters and was located just 1/2- mile south of Killen. The canal system had a major economic impact on the development of Killen. Many of the citizens were employed on the canal and others supplied raw materials and food for the operation." The text on side two reads:"In 1885, 200 men were employed by the Corps of Engineers. Many of these men built homes near their work. In 1895, Mr. James Sharp Killen built a general store and applied for a post office. He sent in three possible names with the application and Killen was chosen. The post office opened on August 22, 1896 and the Town of Killen was founded. Killen was incorporated and established a police department in 1957. A fire department was started in 1962 and a town park was added in 1976. The town library was established in 1985. Killen has grown because of the good citizens of this community and the moral fortitude established by our local churches. The Killen Lions Club was chartered in 1957 and is a major community asset. Other sources of pride for the Killen area are Brooks Elementary, dating to 1908, and Brooks High School which opened in 1968."
creator: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
source: “Town of Killen Marker”. Accessed 11/10/2015. http://www.lat34north.com/historicmarkersal/
date: 11/11/2015
type: Text

Trail of Tears Marker
subject: Historic Markers; Waterloo, AL; Lauderdale County, AL
description: 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". Most came by boat from Tuscumbia and camped here to await transfer to larger steamboats. During the encampment several births, deaths, and escapes occurred. One party of 1,070 Cherokees traveled overland from Ross Landing in Tennessee due to low water in the upper river. Following the general route of U.S. Hwy. 72 to Florence, they arrived here July 10, 1838, in miserable condition after a 23~ day journey. About 17,000 Cherokees were driven from their homeland in the southern Appalachian Mtns. Most traveled by land thought Tennessee and on to Oklahoma. Great suffering and about 4,000 deaths occurred along the trail, especially during the winter of 1838-39."
creator: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
source: “Trail of Tears Marker”. Accessed 11/11/2015. http://www.lat34north.com/historicmarkersal/
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 11/11/2015
type: Text

Trinity Episcopal Church 1984 Marker
subject: Historic Markers; Florence, AL; Lauderdale County, AL
description: 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 original building, on the northwest corner of College and Cedar Streets, was consecrated Feb. 23, 1845, by Bishop Nicholas Hamner Cobbs. It burned in 1893, and this building was constructed in 1894, using the tower bell from the old church. Services have been held here since Easter Day, 1895. Building Consecrated by Bishop Richard Hooker Wilmer June 12, 1898. Parish Hall added in 1929. Education building and Mullen Hall erected 1967."
creator: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
source: “Trinity Episcopal Church 1894 Marker”. Accessed 11/11/2015. http://www.lat34north.com/historicmarkersal/
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 11/11/2015
type: Text

Vietnam War Memorial Marker
subject: Historic Markers; Florence, AL; Lauderdale County, AL
description: 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 with Vietnam: Jimmy Rex Ball • Chadwick McFall Barber • Howard Wayne Bramlett, Jr. • Paul O'Neal Brown • Edward Lee Brock • Roger Jerrell Bryant • Virgil L. Castle • Phillip Don Childers • Samuel Earl Coker • Thomas Cotten • Charles Edward Cox • James Larry Evans • Joel Wayne Forrester • Richard J. Glenn • Jerry Dewayne Hill • James Dale Hodges • Alfred W. Hubbard • Jerry Reed Johnson • Albert J. Jones • Felix D. King, Jr. • Robert Burton LeCates • Larry Luster • George Thomas Mangrum • Robert Lee McCaig • Danny Albert McGee • James Daniel McKelvey • William Newton McMurtery • Don Leslie Michael • Donald Lee Montgomery • John Runyon Neary, II • Charles Terry • Jimmy Lee Thompson • Gary Frank Wallace."
creator: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
source: “Vietnam War Memorial Marker”. Accessed 11/11/2015. http://www.lat34north.com/historicmarkersal/
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 11/11/2015
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

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

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

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 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

Wilson's Headquarters and Camp - Gravelly Springs, Alabama Marker
subject: Historic Markers; Waterloo, AL; Lauderdale County, AL
description: 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 largest cavalry force ever massed in the western hemisphere. Five divisions totaling 22,000 camped from Gravelly Springs westward to Waterloo. Wilson made headquarters a mile east of the springs at Wildwood plantation, the boyhood home of Alabama senator and governor, George Houston. After intensive training Wilson's Cavalry crossed the Tennessee to invade South Alabama and Georgia, a campaign which included burning the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa and the capture of Pres. Jefferson Davis at Irwinville, Georgia, in May 1865, after Lee's surrender."
creator: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
source: “Wilson's Headquarters and Camp - Gravelly Springs, Alabama Marker”. Accessed 11/11/2015. http://www.lat34north.com/historicmarkersal/
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 11/11/2015
type: Text

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

Murphy's Chapel Cemetery
subject: Cemeteries; Lauderdale County, AL
description: 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. A woman by the name of Katie K. Jones is the oldest known person buried here, having been born in 1792. Some graves are probably much older than those listed. There are war veterans from the Civil War to the Korean War. The cemetery has a record of 738 graves. A full list of graves is located in the source.
creator: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama.
source: Montgomery, David L. "Murphy's Chapel." Rootsweb. January 5, 2005. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~allauder/cem-murphychapel-2005.htm. Accessed April 7, 2015.
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: Early 1800s.
format: Website.

Florence Cemetery
subject: Cemeteries; Florence, AL; Lauderdale County, AL
description: 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 settlers, including a son and brother of Ferdinand Sannoner, surveyor of Florence, and served as the principal cemetery for over 130 years. Two former governors of Alabama from the O'Neal family, as well as many prominent community leaders, are interred here. "Soldier's Rest", a Confederate Cemetery is located near the south property line. This cemetery is massive and contains over 9,000 records. It is divided into 26 sections.
creator: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama.
source: McCord, Timothy. "Florence City Cemetery." Rootsweb. August 2001. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~allauder/cem-florence1.htm. Accessed April 2, 2015. "Florence Cemetery -1818." Latitude 34 North. http://www.lat34north.com/historicmarkersal/MarkerDetail.cfm?KeyID=39-057&MarkerTitle=Florence%20Cemetery%20%3F%20-1818-. Accessed April 11, 2015.
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 1818
format: Text.

Old Athens, Alabama Main Post Office
subject: Historic Buildings; Athens, AL; Limestone County, AL
description: 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 lobby of the post office features marble floors and door trim. In 1979 the post office was converted to a courthouse annex.
creator: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama.
source: National Register Information System. Accessed August 5, 2015.
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 1933
type: Text

2005.36.681: E. Randolph Jones to Dr. R. M. Young, 1856 May 8
subject: May 8, 1856; E. Randolph Jones; Hendersonville, North Carolina, Dr. R. M. Young; Cartersville, Cass County, Georgia
description: 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 all of his friends that may be of service for his trial. He also asks Dr. Young to speak to a brother John, if he is still with Dr. Young, about Jones and attending his upcoming trial.
creator: E. Randolph Jones
source: Bartow History Museum
publisher: Bartow History Museum Auburn History Department
date: 1856, May 8
contributor: Matthew Robinson Auburn History Department
rights: Bartow History Museum
format: JPEG
language: English

2005.36.81:E. Randolph Jones to Dr. Robert Young, 8 May 1856
creator: E. Randolph Jones
date: 8 May 1856

2005.36.183: E.C. Young to Son, 1856 March 29
subject: 1856; Transcription; Walnut Grove, GA; E.C. Young; Son; Health; Bereavement; Ambrotype; Grandmother; George; Fort Gaines; Sister; Family Life
description: 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 his son will return to visit soon.
creator: E.C. Young
source: P.M.B. Young Collection, Bartow History Museum
publisher: Bartow History Museum Auburn University
date: 1856 March 29
contributor: Heather M. Haley Auburn University
format: JPEG PDF
language: English
type: Manuscript

2005.36.325: E.H. Hicks to Dr. Jones, 1860 June 23
subject: Transcription; 1860; Etowah; Georgia; Dr. Jones; E.H. Hicks; Mrs. Angelica Cooper; Josie; Illness; Fever;
description: Hicks asked Dr. Jones to come take care of a child that was left with her. One handwritten page.
creator: E.H. Hicks
source: P.M.B. Young Collection, Bartow History Museum
publisher: Bartow History Museum Auburn University
date: 1860 June 23
contributor: Danielle Funderburk Auburn University
rights: Bartow History Museum
format: JPEG
language: English
type: Manuscript

Holliday-Cary Home, 1852-1933
subject: Architectural drawings; Watercolors; Houses; Dwellings; Doors & doorways; Windows; Shutters; Trellises; Porches; Columns; Roofs; Stairways; Woodwork; Hand railings; Women; Trees; Landscapes (Representations)
description: 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 exterior of the house with its doors, windows, shutters, trellises, second story columned porch, steps, and peaked roof surrounded by trees and landscaping. There is a woman in period dress at the foot of the steps. The house is placed within framing art showing its architectural features including the floor plan, various scales, and an interior wooden staircase. In the lower right corner, there is an Alabama Polytechnic Institute School of Architecture stamp with a handwritten inscription "2nd Medal" and the artist's information block which reads: "Harold W. Eaton, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Arch 476 'measured drawing,' May 13, 1933." The painting is in fair condition with minor edge wear and is encapsulated.
creator: Eaton, Harold W. (rendering); Turner, Matthew (house)
source: Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives Dept. Architecture, School of -- Architectural Renderings Student Projects
publisher: Auburn University Libraries
date: 1933-01-01
date: 1852-01-01
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/al0279/ ; Alabama Department of Archives and History: http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/2328
format: jpeg
format: PDF
language: English
type: Still image
identifier: 006 holiday cary.jpg
coverage: Auburn -- Lee County -- Alabama ; 360 North College Street, Auburn, Lee County, AL

2005.36.187: Elizabeth Caroline Young to P.M.B. Young, 1858 August 20
subject: 1858; P.M.B. Young; Elizabeth Carolina Young; Religion; After-life; Religious revival; Religious conversion; Death
description: 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.
creator: Elizabeth Carolina Young
source: P.M.B. Young Collection, Bartow History Museum
publisher: Bartow History Museum Auburn University
date: 1858 August, 20
contributor: Peter R. Thomas Jr. Auburn University
rights: Bartow History Museum
format: JPEG
language: English
type: Manuscript

2005.36.161: Elizabeth Caroline Mills to Caroline Elizabeth Jones, 1857 August
subject: 1857; Elizabeth Caroline Mills; Caroline Elizabeth Jones; White Oak; North Carolina; New York; Boston; Massachusetts; Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Cherokee County; Robert M. Young; Josephine Young; Ida Young; Madie; George W. Young; Louisa Y. Jones; Uncle John; Religion; Theater; Travel; Garden; Clothing; Weather; Grandchildren; Health
description: 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.
creator: Elizabeth Caroline Mills
source: P.M.B. Young Collection, Bartow History Museum
publisher: Bartow History Museum Auburn University
date: 1857 August
contributor: Graham R. Neeley Auburn University
rights: Bartow History Museum
format: JPEG
language: English
type: Manuscript

2005.36.119: Elizabeth Caroline Young to Son, 1859 September 6
subject: Health; family; Father; Emma; Sally; John Davis; Death; Illness
description: 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
creator: Elizabeth Caroline Young
source: P.M.B. Young Collection, Bartow History Museum
publisher: Bartow History Museum Auburn University
date: 1859 September 6
contributor: Erik Haeuser Auburn University
rights: Bartow History Museum
format: JPEG
language: English
type: Manuscript

2005.36.367: Elizabeth Jones to Caroline, 1860 July 6
subject: 1860; Caroline E. Young, R M Young, Elizabeth Jones; Cartersville; Georgia; Whiteoak; William; Thos.; Illness; Confinement; Masey;
description: 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 handwritten pages.
creator: Elizabeth Jones
source: P.M.B. Young Collection, Bartow History Museum
publisher: Barotw History Museum Auburn University
date: 1860 July 6
contributor: Danielle Funderburk Auburn University
rights: Bartow History Museum
format: JPEG
language: English
type: Manuscript

2005.36.82: Elizabeth Jones to Caroline, 1856 January 27
subject: 1856; Transcription; Elizabeth Jones; Carolina; White Oak; Sabbath; Health; Weather; Daughter; Religion; John; Souzan; Society; Slaves
description: 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 unrelenting faith in God, and she mentioned their slave Souzan.
creator: Elizabeth Jones
source: P.M.B. Young Collection, Bartow History Museum
publisher: Bartow History Museum Auburn University
date: 1856 January 27
contributor: Heather M. Haley Auburn University
format: JPEG PDF
language: English
type: Manuscript

2005.36.82:Elizabeth Jones to Caroline, 27 January 1856
creator: Elizabeth Jones
date: 27 January 1856

1942: Bus for US: We've parked our car to win the War
subject: World War, 1939-1945; posters; propaganda; buses; conservation;
description: 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 was intended to recommend the use of mass transit (buses) instead of private vehicles, as a way to conserve gasoline and rubber tires.
creator: Emerson Electric
source: United States National Archives. Records of the War Production Board, 1918-1947.
publisher: Auburn University Libraries
date: 1942
contributor: Coates, Midge
rights: This item is in the public domain.
relation: http://research.archives.gov/description/533940
format: gif
language: English
type: Still image
coverage: United States

1943: Wastin' that "solid rubber" ain't in the groove
subject: World War, 1939-1945; posters; propaganda; rubber; conservation;
description: 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 and yellow striped tie, grey fedora, and red shoes. The woman is turned away but is looking over her shoulder at the viewer. She is wearing a red dress, red hat, and black pumps. Both are pointing heavenwards with extended index fingers. This World War II poster was intended to recommend the conservation of rubber tires as the fashionable thing to do.
creator: Emerson Electric
source: National Archives. Record Group 179: Records of the War Production Board, 1918-1947
publisher: Auburn University Libraries
date: 1943
contributor: Coates, Midge
rights: Unrestricted
relation: http://research.archives.gov/description/533939
format: gif
language: English
type: Still image
coverage: United States

2005.36.120: Emma to brother, 1859 August 29
subject: 1859; Transcription; Pleasant Mound; Pa; Kate; Ma; Henny; Mrs. Reynolds; Mr. Watts; Willie; Sallie; Ed; Bereavement; Sympathy; Death; Baby; Religion; Health
description: 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 handwritten pages.
creator: Emma
source: P.M.B. Young Collection, Bartow History Museum
publisher: Bartow History Museum Auburn University
date: 1859 August 29
contributor: Danielle Funderburk Auburn University
rights: Bartow History Museum
format: PDF JPEG
language: English
type: Manuscript

2005.36.135: Emma to Sister, 1859 March 25
subject: 1859; Transcription; Emma; Ed; Religion; Health; Tom; Caroline Chapman; Miss Hammond; Henry; Julia Farrow; Mary Farley; Lou; Charlie Boyd; Kate; Education; Weather; Hollywood; Family Affairs
description: 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 in the summer.
creator: Emma
source: P.M.B. Young Collection, Bartow History Museum
publisher: Bartow History Museum Auburn University
date: 1859 March 25
contributor: Heather M. Haley Auburn University
format: JPEG PDF
language: English
type: Manuscript

2005.36.366: Emma Jones to Thomas F. Jones Jr., 1860
subject: 1860; Pleasant Mound; Cartersville; Willie; Sallie; Ma; George; Sam; Patillo; Ed; Mr. Watts; Henry; Illness; Terminal illness; Gifts
description: 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 gift from Thomas and for gifts sent by him to Sam and Patillo. 4 handwritten pages.
creator: Emma Jones
source: P.M.B. Young Collection, Bartow History Museum
publisher: Bartow History Museum Auburn University
date: 1860 February 24
contributor: Shari L. Williams Auburn University
rights: Bartow History Museum
format: JPEG
language: English
type: Manuscript

Adding an item in Omeka
subject: Omeka training
description: This document gives instructions on adding items to Omeka.
creator: Emma Wilson
source: Auburn University Libraries
publisher: Auburn University Libraries
date: 2015-09-04
language: English

1900s: Child seated in toy cart
subject: Child seated in toy cart in Mobile, Alabama.
description: Early twentieth century photograph of a Mobile, Alabama, child seated in a toy cart.
creator: Erik Overbey
source: University of South Alabama, McCall Library
publisher: The Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of South Alabama
date: n.d.
contributor: Parker, Dylan
rights: U.S. and international copyright laws may apply to this digital image. Use of this image without the prior permission of The McCall Library is prohibited. Please contact The McCall Library for permission to use this image.
relation: http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/singleitem/collection/usa01/id/206/rec/1
format: .jpg
language: English
type: Hyperlink, Text, Still Image
coverage: Mobile, Alabama, U.S.

1929: Wheeler Motor Company, Mobile, Alabama
subject: Wheeler Motor Company; Mobile, AL; Mobile County, AL
description: 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. She was the "court" stenographer. J. J. Herzog, the man seated at the podium, was the general manager. Standing to his right is Adrian Arras. The "jurors," seated in the right of the photo, were W. W. Redman, Walter Smith, Bob Moss, Joseph George, Robert Cheeseman, and Mr. Beaham.
creator: Erik Overbey, University of South Alabama Archives, McCall Library
source: Alabama Mosaic
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 3/15/1929
contributor: Parker, Dylan
rights: U.S. and international copyright laws may apply to this digital image. Use of this image without the prior permission of The McCall Library is prohibited. Please contact The McCall Library for permission to use this image.
relation: http://alamosindex.lib.auburn.edu/vufind/Record/SSusa01216
format: Hyperlink, Still Image, Text
language: English
type: Still Image and Text
coverage: Wheeler County, South Alabama, U.S.

Auburn Depot
subject: Auburn University, AL; Lee County, AL; Transportation; Railroad; Alabama Register of Historic Place
description: 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 by fire. The first such station was incinerated during Union General Lovell Rousseau's 1864 raid across Alabama. A lightning strike in 1904 sparked a fire that destroyed the second station. The depot served as the transportation hub of Auburn during the early twentieth century and continued service until 1970. The building was used as commercial office space before being abandoned in 2003. In order to preserve the depot, the Auburn City Council purchased it in 2013. The site was visited by Jefferson Davis during his inauguration tour in 1861. It was also the scene of an 1896 prank involving Georgia Tech's football team. Auburn students greased the tracks, leading to the train overshooting the station by five miles.
creator: Evan Isaac
source: Image: http://www.auburnchamber.net/sites/default/files/resize/SP%20depot-500x313.jpg Text: Alabama Historical Commission. http://preserveala.org/pdfs/PIP/2010/PIP%204-page%202010.pdf Auburn Plainsman, June 12, 2014. http://www.theplainsman.com/view/full_story/25280725/article-City-plans-to-renovate-historic-train-depot
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 2014-12-6
contributor: Evan Isaac
format: JPEG and Text
language: English
type: Still Image and Text

Lucv Pokv Tvise
subject: Lee County, AL; Native American History; Creek Indians; Loachapoka, AL; Trail of Tears
description: 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 564 in 1830. After the signing of the Treaty of Cusetta in 1832, the area's economy was damaged by the influx of Creek refugees and seizure of land by white settlers. In 1835, the majority of the Sawakee residents decided to relocate to the Indian Territory, losing 83 members on the Trail of Tears. The new settlement they started on the Arkansas River, also called Lucv Pokv Tvise, would later be shortened to Tulsa. The former village site in Lee County would become the village of Loachapoka, a variation of its original Creek name.
creator: Evan Isaac
source: Text: AccessGenealogy.com. "Native American History of Lee County, Alabama". http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/native-american-history-of-lee-county-alabama.htm Richard Thornton, People of One Fire, "Chattahoochee River Indians". http://peopleofonefire.com/chattahoochee-river-indians.html#more-2031
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 2014-12-7
contributor: Evan Isaac
format: Text
language: English
type: Text

Antioch Methodist Church
subject: Salem, AL; Lee County, AL; Religion; Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage
description: This early Lee County Methodist church was built in 1837.
creator: Evan Isaac
source: Image: brmeadows, Panoramio.com. http://peopleofonefire.com/chattahoochee-river-indians.html#more-2031
publisher: Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
date: 2014-12-7
contributor: Evan Isaac
format: JPEG and Text
language: English
type: Still Image and Text