Hackleburg, Alabama Oral History Project
Hackleburg, Alabama; Marion County; Oral History; Tornadoes
On April 27, 2011 the community of Hackleburg, Alabama was hit by a EF-5 tornado. Eighteen members of the community lost their lives. The downtown's major businesses, resturants, police and fire departments, and town hall were destroyed. The Wrangler plant, which employed many Hackleburg residents was devestated by the storm. These oral history interviews, conducted by UNA Public History students help explore the damage the storms caused but also the community's ability to come together in the wake of the destruction of their town.
Hackleburg community interviews
Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
April 27, 2011
Carolyn M. Barske
2005.36.127: Kate to Unknown, 1859 June 19
Cousin; Henry; Church; Rain; Illness; Sunday; Brother; Sadness; Eufaula; Alabama; Carrie; Affection; Death; Sally; Brother
A letter from Kate to Unknown, concerning the state of the family and family friends. Cousin Henry, Sally, and Carrie are mentioned. Kate continuously mentions her sadness at the recipient's absence. 3 handwritten pages
Kate
P.M.B. Young Collection, Bartow History Museum
Bartow History Museum
Auburn University
1859 June 19
Erik Haeuser
Auburn University
Bartow History Museum
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English
Manuscript
2005.36.89: W. L. Blake to Dr. Thos F. Jones, 1856 July 4
Transcription; Carrie; Bettie; Cathy Reynolds; Ginnie Smith; Maggie; Mrs. Griffin: Aggie Reynolds; Dr. Saml Sealand; Miss Sims; John Sample; Miss Hay; Matt Calhoun; Miss Goodwin; Capt. Tarrant; Miss Gatt; Maj. Nicholds; Stewart; Jas Harrison; Bod Browns; Rich Harrison; Bradly; Mr. John Hopkins Williams; Newberry District; Glen Springs; Columbia; Union; Alabama; N.C.; Cambridge; Marriages; Deaths; Hooping cough; Monetary Notes;
In the letter Blake recounted his meeting with a few girls from Newberry District and his travels with two ladies. He told Jones of all the people getting married and where they were from and also of some deaths and illnesses. He ended the letter with some information about unpaid notes. Four handwritten pages and one envelope.
W. L. Blake
P.M.B. Young Collection, Bartow History Museum
Bartow History Museum
Auburn University
1856 July 4
Danielle Funderburk
Auburn University
Bartow History Museum
PDF
JPEG
English
Manuscript
Leon Vandiver Oral History Recording
Montgomery; Alabama; Trenholm Court; African American; black; education; Alabama State University; Booker T. Washington High School; church; segregation; food; marching band; oral history
Oral interview of Leon Vandiver recorded by Keith S. Hebert in December 2016 for the Montgomery County Historical Society as part of their Alabama Bicentennial commemorations. The interview was conducted at Vandiver's home in Montgomery, Alabama. To listen to the full interview, <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-319206458/vandiver-leon-2016" target="_blank">click here to access the Soundcloud file.</a>
Keith S. Hebert
To listen to the full interview, <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-319206458/vandiver-leon-2016" target="_blank">click here to access the Soundcloud file.</a>
Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
2016
1953-2016
Montgomery County Historical Society
MP3; audio recording
English
Oral History
North Alabama Abstract & Guaranty Company
Historic Buildings; Businesses; Tuscumbia Historic District; Downtown Tuscumbia; Clark House; Colbert County; Colbert County Courthouse; Alabama
The building that currently houses the North Alabama Abstract is known as the Clark Building. It is a part of the Colbert County Courthouse Square Historic District. The district is part of the National Register of Historic Places. This brick building was built in 1926. The photo of the old smokehouse is taken from behind the building.
Jacob Grandstaff, University of North Alabama
"Colbert County Courthouse Square Historic District," Accessed December 7, 2015, http://www.digplanet.com/wiki/Colbert_County_Courthouse_Square_Historic_District.
Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
December 7, 2015
Helen Keller Birthplace “Ivy Green”
Helen Keller; Ivy Green; Tuscumbia; Colbert Count; Alabama; Historic Towns; Museums; Anne Sullivan
The Helen Keller Birthplace, known as Ivy Green is the original home and grounds of Helen Keller's family. The home was built in 1820. It is a modest, white clapboard, Southern style home of Virginia cottage construction. There are four large rooms on the first floor with three small rooms upstairs separated by a hall. The grounds include the cottage where Anne Sullivan lived with Helen, a kitchen, a nineteenth century log cabin, and the original water pump where Helen had her first breakthrough and signed the word water at age six.
Helen Keller was born a normal child, but at the age of 19 months she became sick and was left blind and deaf. At the age of 6, Helen was taken to Dr. Alexander Graham Bell. Through Bell, Helen met Anne Sullivan, who had taught at the Perkins School for the Blind. After the breakthrough at the water pump, Helen learned rapidly. By the age of 10, Helen had mastered Braille, the manual alphabet, and had learned how to use a typewriter. By the age of 16 Helen could speak well enough to get herself into college. In 1904 she graduated from Radcliffe College with honors.
In 1954, the house and grounds were turned into a museum and was placed on the National Register of Historical Places.
Ivy Green is located at 300 North Commons Street in a quiet residential area just a few blocks from downtown Tuscumbia. Its hours of operation are Monday through Saturday, 8:300 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Jacob Grandstaff, University of North Alabama
Abigayle Peterson, University of North Alabama
http://www.helenkellerbirthplace.org/
Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
November 28, 2015
The Hallejuah Trail; St. John's Episcopal Church of Tuscumbia, Alabama
Colbert County, Alabama; Tuscumbia, Alabama; St. John's Episcopal Church; The Hallejuah Trail; Historic Churches
The North Alabama Hallelujah Trail features thirty one churches that are at least 100 years old, still stand on their original sites, still hold services, and are accessible to the public.
The churches represent various architectural designs, use both imported and local building materials, and are located in a combination of urban and rural settings.
The Trail is in sixteen counties and the churches were selected during an intensive two-year research process.
The churches include:
Blountsville United Methodist Church
Brilliant Methodist Church
Cambridge United Methodist Church
Church of the Forest
Corinth Church
Courtland Presbyterian Church
Episcopal Church of the Nativity
First Methodist Church of Guntersville
First Presbyterian Church of Athens
First Presbyterian Church of Fort Payne
First Presbyterian Church of Guntersville
First Presbyterian Church of Tuscumbia
First United Methodist Church of Attala
First United Methodist Church of Red Bay
Helton Memorial Chapel
Keener United Methodist Church
Lebanon Campground Methodist Church
Mentone United Methodist Church
Mount Pleasant Methodist Church
Oneonta Bible Church
Pine Torch Church
Round Mountain Baptist Church
Shady Grove Methodist Church
St. John's Episcopal Church
St. John's Episcopal Church of Tuscumbia
St. John's Evangelical Protestant Church
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Temple B'Nai Shalom
The Tabernacle of Hartselle
Trinity Episcopal Church
White House Church of Christ
Woodville Methodist Church
The sixteen counties included in the tour are:
Blount
Cherokee
Colbert
Cullman
Dekalb
Etowah
Franklin
Jackson
Lauderdale
Lawrence
Limestone
Madison
Marion
Marshall
Morgan
Winston
Stop #11 (shown in the photograph) is St. John's Episcopal Church in Tuscumbia.
Pam Kingsbury, University of North Alabama
North Alabama Tourism Bureau
Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
Pam Kingsbury, University of North Alabama
Still Image and Text
Coldwater Stagecoach Stop
Tuscumbia; Colbert County; Alabama; Andrew Jackson; Old Jackson Highway; Stagecoach Stop
The Coldwater Stagecoach Stop is located 302 South Dickson St. in Tuscumbia. It was built as early as 1815 as a small log cabin. It served as a stagecoach stop on the Jackson Military Road and is believed to be one of several cabins operated as a hotel by Michael Dickson, the first white settler to Tuscumbia.
Jacob Grandstaff, University of North Alabama
“Natchez Trace Parkway,” Accessed November 17, 2015, http://www.scenictrace.com/coldwater-stagecoach-stop/
Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
November 27, 2015
Alabama Music Hall of Fame
Colbert County; Alabama; Tuscumbia; Museums; Muscle Shoals Sound; FAME Studios; Muscle Shoals Sound Studio; Blues; Country; Rock n Roll; R & B; Music Hall of Fame; Clarence Carter; Percy Sledge; Wilson Pickett; Aretha Franklin; The Rolling Stones; Paul Simon; Bobby Womack; Mary MacGregor
The Alabama Music Hall of Fame, located off Hwy 72 in Colbert County, on the outskirts of Tuscumbia is the hall of fame that honors Alabamians who have made major contributions to American music. Over the years, it has provided an educational experience in which thousands of tourists, historians, school children, and music fans have toured to learn of the many contributions Alabamians have made to music. These accomplishments are not limited to any particular genre, nor are only musicians honored. Alabamian performers, songwriters, managers, and publishers all receive due recognition for their contributions. The accomplishments of successful individuals from Alabama in the music industry are recognized by the Hall of Fame through inductions, exhibits illustrating those accomplishments, and a walk of fame that includes permanent bronze stars for all inductees.
Its location in the area known as The Shoals is no accident. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, the neighboring town of Muscle Shoals became nationally famous for its two recording studios, FAME and the Muscle Shoals Sound Studios where artists such as Percy Sledge, Wilson Pickett, Aretha Franklin, The Rolling Stones, and Paul Simon recorded many of their hits. A unique “Muscle Shoals Sound” developed over these years which according to blues singer Clarence Carter was “a blend of country, gospel and R & B.” By the mid 70s, the Shoals was home to eight stuidios.
In the 1980s, the Muscle Shoals Music Association, a local professional organization of music professionals and the state legislature, under the leadership of state Sen. Bobby Denton, formed the Alabama Music Hall of Fame Board with a mandate to honor Alabama’s famous music achievers and to construct a venue in which to display the accomplishments of these talented individuals. In 1987, citizens of Alabama passed a state-wide referendum which authorized the construction of Phase One of the construction of a 12,500-square foot exhibit facility. More than 35,000 music enthusiasts attended the Alabama Music Hall of Fame's Grand Opening in 1990 which included performances by some of the state's most talented musicians.
The Alabama Hall of Fame is open Tuesday – Friday 9 a.m. - 5:00 a.m.
Directions and Admission: http://www.alamhof.org/visit/hours-and-rates/
Alabama Hall of Fame List of Inductees: http://www.alamhof.org/inductees/inductees/inductees-2/
Jacob Grandstaff, University of North Alabama
“Alabama Music Hall of Fame,” 2015, Accessed November 17, 2015, http://www.alamhof.org/about/.
Elliot, Debbie. “The Legendary Muscle Shoals Sound: Alabama Studios Rolled Out Big Hits of '60s and '70s,” NPR, September 20, 2003, Accessed November 17, 2015, http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1437161.
Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
November 27, 2015
Sheffield Public Library
Public Libraries; Sheffield; Colbert County; Alabama
The Sheffield Public Library is one of five public libraries in Colbert County. It is located at 316 N. Montgomery Ave. From Hwy 72 in Muscle Shoals, take E 2nd St. until N Montgomery Ave, then go north. The library is on the corner of N Montgomery Ave. and 4th St. It is open Monday – Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
In 1890, a group of women came together and lended books out of their own personal collections. In 1919, the library found a home in the Red Cross building on the corner of 5th St. and Montgomery Ave. In 1948, the city of Sheffield let the library use the municipal building. That same year, the Friends of the Sheffield Library formed in 1948 as a non-profit corporation with the purpose of providing the library with its own building and to encourage the use of the library by the public. This organization purchased a building on the corner of 5th St. and Nashville Ave. and donated it to the city of Sheffield as a public library in 1963. In 1974, the library moved to a larger building. The Friends purchased the building next to the library in 1983. This building has since been turned into a conference room and local history room.
Jacob Grandstaff, University of North Alabama
“Sheffield Public Library,” Accessed November 16, 2015, http://www1.youseemore.com/sheffieldpl/default.asp.
Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
Muscle Shoals Public Library
Public Libraries; Muscle Shoals; Colbert County; Alabama
The Muscle Shoals Public Library is located at 1918 East Avalon Avenue in Muscle Shoals, Colbert County, next to Muscle Shoals High School. It contains approximately 52,000 volumes and offers DVD's, audiobooks, computers, and free wifi to the public. It also offers a homebound delivery service free of charge. It is open Mondays 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., and is closed on Sundays.
Jacob Grandstaff, University of North Alabama
“Muscle Shoals Public Library,” libraries.org: A directory of libraries throughout the world, March 6, 2015, Accessed November 16, 2015, http://librarytechnology.org/libraries/library.pl?id=4642.
Image provided by: http://helenkellerhealth.com/the-shoals/muscle-shoals/
“Muscle Shoals Public Library,” http://www1.youseemore.com/muscleshoals/contentpages.asp?loc=35, Accessed November 16, 2015
Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
November 27, 2015
Leighton Public Library
Public Library; Leighton; Colbert County; Alabama
The Leighton Public Library is located at 8740 Main Street in Leighton, Colbert County, just off Old Hwy 20. If heading east from Muscle Shoals on Hwy 72, turn left on County Line Road which turns into Leighton's Main Street. Besides 6,300 books, the library lends DVD's and has available fax and copy machines as well as free wifi. It is open Tuesday – Friday from 1:45 pm – 5 pm and Saturday from 11 am – 2 pm. It is closed on Sundays and Mondays.
Jacob Grandstaff, University of North Alabama
“Leighton Public Library,” leightonpubliclibrary.com, Accessed November 16, 2015, http://leightonpubliclibrary.com/index.html.
“Leighton Public Library,” libraries.org: A directory of libraries throughout the world, March 6, 2015, Accessed November 16, 2015, http://librarytechnology.org/libraries/library.pl?id=6642.
Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
November 27, 2015
Tuscumbia Railroad and Transportation Museum
Tuscumbia, Colbert County; Alabama; Historic Railroad Depot; Museums; Railroad Museum; Frontier Railroad Town
The Tuscumbia Railroad Historic Depot, located at 204 W. 5th St. in downtown Tuscumbia is a fully restored museum based on how it was when it was built in 1888. The museum displays train memorabilia, interactive train simulators, telegraph demonstrations and information about Tuscumbia's history.
Its hours of operation are Tuesday – Friday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Jacob Grandstaff, University of North Alabama
“Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area,” Accessed November 17, 2015, http://msnha.una.edu/plan-a-visit/?a=28.
“Historic Tuscumbia Railroad Depot,” Sweet Home Alabama: The Official Travel Site of Alabama, Accessed November 21, 2015, http://alabama.travel/places-to-go/historic-tuscumbia-railway-depot.
Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
November 27, 2015
Pathways: Walk through the History of Muscle Shoals
Muscle Shoals; Colbert County; Alabama; Museums; City Hall; Muscle Shoals Music; Muscle Shoals Sound; FAME Studios; Natchez Trace Parkway; Shoals; Tennessee River; Wilson Dam; Tennessee Valley Authority
“Pathways: Walk through the History of Muscle Shoals” is a corridor of historic displays in the Muscle Shoals City Hall. It covers the history of the city of Muscle Shoals, the Wilson Dam and Lock, and Muscle Shoals Music with exhibits of original documents and photographs. Admission is free and it is open from 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m Monday-Friday.
Jacob Grandstaff, University of North Alabama
“Natchez Trace Parkway,” Accessed November 17, 2015, http://www.scenictrace.com/pathways-walk-through-the-history-of-muscle-shoals/.
“Muscle Shoals Music,” Muscle Shoals Area, Alabama, Accessed November 17, 2015, http://www.colbertcountytourism.org/index.php/2012-11-08-15-06-08/2012-11-12-01-58-07.
“Pathways: Walk through the History of Muscle Shoals,” Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area, Accessed November 17, 2015, http://msnha.una.edu/plan-a-visit/?a=18.
Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
November 27, 2015
Cherokee Public Library
Public Libraries; Cherokee; Colbert County; Alabama
The Cherokee Public Library is located on Church Street in downtown Cherokee, Colbert County. If heading west from Tuscumbia on Hwy 72, turn right on Main Street, cross the Old Lee Highway and the railroad, turn right on First Street, then take the first left on Church Street. The library is on the corner of First and Church Streets. It offers over 14,000 books and periodicals as well as 7 computers with DSL internet access for the general public and wifi access. The library is open 12 pm - 6pm Monday, 12 pm – 5 pm Tuesdays and Thursdays, and 10 am – 2 pm on Fridays. It is closed on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
Jacob Grandstaff, University of North Alabama
“Cherokee Public Library," Accessed Novermber, 16, 2015, http://webmini.apls.state.al.us/apls_web/cherokee/?q=home.
http://thermasavetech.com/?attachment_id=482
Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
November 27, 2015
The Franklin House
Historic Businesses; Historic Hotels; Tuscumbia; Colbert County; Alabama
The Franklin House was one of Tuscumbia's early great landmarks.
Colonel Robert Ransom moved to Tuscumbia from Tennessee and began construction of a hotel on the southeast corner of 5th and Water Streets. The Franklin House's grand opening of this hotel was June 1, 1837. It was advertised as the “house on Railroad Street.” It was 3 stories high with sixty rooms designed to accommodate two hundred guests. Board and lodging per year was $150, per month was $15, and per week was $5. A tornado destroyed the roof and top floor of the Franklin House in 1874. The hotel was remodeled during repairs and became the main offices of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad in 1875. The telegraph was also moved here. In 1878, the hotel was renamed the Parshall House by Mr. Schuyler who bought the building. Electric lights were added in 1905. The hotel burned on October 11, 1915 from a fire started on the top floor. The building pictured sits on the site of the Franklin House today.
Jacob Grandstaff, University of North Alabama
The Heritage of Colbert County. Clanton, AL: Heritage Publishing Consultants, Inc., 1999, 8.
Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
November 27, 2015
Planter's Hotel
Historic Businesses; Historic Buildings; Colbert County; Alabama
This structure was completed in 1839 on the northeast corner of 5th and Main Streets. John L. McRae was in involved in its construction. It was a three story brick building and competed with the Franklin House with its livery stable located just north of the hotel on Main Street. Fire destroyed the inside of the building in the early 1950s and the third story was not rebuilt when the bulding was restored. The building still stands today, but is not a hotel.
Jacob Grandstaff, University of North Alabama
The Heritage of Colbert County. Clanton, AL: Heritage Publishing Consultants, Inc., 1999, 8.
Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
November 27, 2015
Palace Drug Store
Historic Businesses; Drug Stores; Colbert County; Alabama
This building was built in 1833. It was originally known as "The Railroad Hotel." and later as "The Major Pope Railroad Hotel." The word railroad was added because the hotel became a popular resting place for rail travelers even before the Civil War.
The soda fountain was established in 1906 and appeared much the same as it does today. Early in the 20th century, it became a favorite meeting spot for Deshler High School students and was even owned at one point by Tuscumbia's own David Deshler.
Harvey Robbins frequented the location with fellow Deshler students in the 1950s and it is where he also met his future wife, Joyce McKinney. In later years, dismayed at the idleness and dilapidation of their former hang-out spot, they purchased the store and remodeling began in 2000. It opened for business in 2001, restored to its former 1950s look and offering the same fast food, shakes, and ice cream sodas that were served there in decades past.
Jacob Grandstaff, University of North Alabama
The Heritage of Colbert County. Clanton, AL: Heritage Publishing Consultants, Inc., 1999, 7.
Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
December 7, 2015
Old Opera House
Historic Businesses; Sheffield, Colbert County; Alabama; Old Opera Houses; Historic Buildings
In 1835, William Young and his brother Isaac Smoot, a contractor, bought a lot on what is today the corner of Fourth and Main Streets in Tuscumbia for the purpose of opening a carriage factory. They constructed a large red brick building with a porch supported by large columns on the west side. The roomy second floor was used as a show room for Mr. Young's carriages. This business was known as 'Young's Coach Shop” and sometimes the “Old Carriage House" until the 1880s when it was purchased by A. J. Lloyd who had moved to Tuscumbia from Kentucky. Mr. Lloyd used the first floor to house the local post office and the second floor he used for an opera house. From then on, the building was referred to as “The Old Opera House.” In addition to locals who performed plays and minstrel shows, the theater was also used by traveling theater companies and vaudeville troops. General Tom Thumb, the circus midget, was possibly the most famous to visit The Old Opera House.
In 1897, the new Tuscumbia library which had been meeting at the Deshler Female Institute purchased the building through a third party. In 1897, the theater was closed for renovations and reopened two years later. The library occupied a portion of the first floor while the rest was rented to local businesses. The upstairs continued to serve as the town performance center.
In 1908, the Colbert County Courthouse burned and the library offered the upstairs as the temporary court house until a new one could be built because the theater was not used during the summer. The county offices ended up remaining here until a new court house was built. The Old Opera House also housed the post office from 1915-1936 for which the U.S. Government rented part of the building. When the post office moved out, the library moved downstairs.
In order to afford its new building on the corner of N. Main and N. Commons Streets, the library was forced to sell the Old Opera House building. The library hoped it would be preserved as a public meeting house or museum. The U.S. Department of Interior had recognized the building for its historical and architectural value. The architecture was reminiscent of colonial Williamsburg and throughout its history had housed a carriage factory, an opera house, a furniture store, a high school auditorium, courthouse, library, bus station, attorney's office, as well as numerous other locally-owned shops throughout the years. However, efforts to preserve the building were not successful and the building was sold to State National Bank, whose name was later changed to Central Bank of Alabama. The building was demolished and replaced with a newer bank building.
Jacob Grandstaff, University of North Alabama
Journal of Muscle Shoals History. Tennessee Valley Historical Society 9 (1981).
Young's Coach Shop Image courtesy of: "Florence Times," May 22, 1960.
Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
November 27, 2015
Kirkland's Dress Shop
Historic Businesses; Historic Shops; Tuscumbia; Colbert County; Alabama
The building originally known as G & J Sutherland's Store is the only remaining building of Mechanic's Row in Tuscumbia and is the oldest known commercial building in the State of Alabama. Thomas Keenan, David Deshler, J.M. Moore, Dr. Wharton, James Conner, and Gurnee & James Trimble were early store operators in Mechanics Row.
Jacob Grandstaff, University of North Alabama
The Heritage of Colbert County. Clanton, AL: Heritage Publishing Consultants, Inc., 1999, 6, 7.
Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
November 27, 2015
2010: Montgomery, Union Station Train Shed
Montgomery, AL; Union Station; Railroad Stations; Montgomery County, AL
Looking west towards the old Union Station train shed in Montgomery, Alabama
Mixon, Christopher
Mixon, Christopher
Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
July 17, 2010
Mixon, Christopher
All rights reserved
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/chmixon/4858759597/in/set-72157624651945318">https://www.flickr.com/photos/chmixon/4858759597/in/set-72157624651945318</a>
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Browns, Alabama Train Depot, Undated
Trains; Railroads; Depots; Transportation; Browns, AL; Dallas County, AL
This photograph depicts Browns, Alabama's train station. Browns, Alabama is an unincorporated town in Dallas County, Alabama.
Auburn University Libraries
Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
Schmidt, Gregory
public domain
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still image
Depot_Browns_AL_nd003.jpg
United States--Alabama--Dallas--Browns
1971: Auburn, Alabama Train Depot
Trains; Railroads; Depots; Transportation; Auburn, AL; Lee County, AL
The Auburn, Alabama train depot undergoing renovation in 1971.
Auburn University Libraries
Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
1971
Schmidt, Gregory
public domain
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Depot_Auburn_1971.jpg
32.6104496,-85.4806472
United States--Alabama--Lee-Auburn
1899: Auburn, Alabama Train Depot
Transportation; Trains; Railroads; Depots; Auburn, AL; Lee County, AL
This photograph depicts passengers at the Auburn, Alabama train depot in 1899.
Auburn University Libraries
Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
1899
Schmidt, Gregory
public domain
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United States--Alabama--Lee--Auburn
1914: Loachapoka, Alabama Train Depot (February 24)
Railroads; Depots; Loachapoka, AL; Transportation; Snow; Lee County, AL
This photograph of Loachapoka Alabama train depot was taken on February 24, 1914.
Auburn University Libraries
Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
1914-02-24
Schmidt, Gregory
public domain
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United States--Alabama--Lee-Loachapoka
1900: Auburn Alabama Train Depot
Railroads; Depots; Auburn, AL; Transportation; Lee County, AL
This photograph is of the Auburn, Alabama Railroad Depot around 1900. The Depot burned down in 1904.
Auburn University Libraries
Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
ca. 1900
Schmidt, Gregory
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Ralph Brown Draughon Library
Education; Lee County, AL; Auburn University; Draughon, Ralph Brown; Alabama Polytechnic Institute; Auburn, AL
By the late 1950s, Alabama Polytechnic Institute’s Carnegie Library exceeded its storage capacity. The Board of Trustees recognized the immediate need for a larger facility, and in the early 1960s the university planned the construction of a major new library building. Built throughout 1962 and 1963 and dedicated on November 5, 1963, the 172,000 square-foot building allowed for the housing of all university library resources under one roof. The new library boasted a million-volume capacity, carrels, furnished seating, special reading rooms, a 108-seat auditorium, and special music rooms. In 1965, Auburn University named the facility Ralph Brown Draughon Library after the university’s tenth president, who retired that year. In 1988, Auburn organized a major renovation project designed to double the library’s floor space to 380,000 square feet, increase its capacity to 2.5 million volumes, and add a 345-car parking deck. Ralph Brown Draughon Library is located at 231 Mell Street, Auburn University.
Taylor McGaughy
Image Source: http://www.lib.auburn.edu/about/
Text Sources: History of the Auburn Libraries, http://www.lib.auburn.edu/dean/history.php.
The Heritage of Lee County Book Committee, The Heritage of Lee County, Alabama (Clanton, AL: Heritage Publishing Consultants, 2000), 74.
Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
2014-11-26
Taylor McGaughy
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