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Roadside historic markers are our windows to the past. They educate us, they make us curious to investigate, or they provide a nice excuse to take a break and stretch our legs while we read what happened here. This category is for those markers found in the state of Alabama.
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Alabama Historical MarkersAthens Sacked and Plundered

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Union troops looted the town, destroying the town's churches & what they didn't want.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member krsmith2

location: Alabama

date approved: 4/18/2012

last visited: never

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Alabama Historical MarkersA County Older Than the State - Limestone County

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County from indians land before statehood.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member krsmith2

location: Alabama

date approved: 4/16/2012

last visited: never

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Alabama Historical MarkersConfederate Fort - Phenix City, Alabama

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Marker telling the story of a Confederate Fort built to defend war-related industries in the Columbus, Georgia, area.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member xptwo

location: Alabama

date approved: 4/13/2012

last visited: 1/19/2013

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Alabama Historical MarkersGunter Basic Flying Training School - Montgomery, Alabama

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Marker giving the history of the World War II flying training school where over 12,000 pilots from several countries graduated.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member xptwo

location: Alabama

date approved: 4/10/2012

last visited: 5/13/2012

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Alabama Historical MarkersLebanon Courthouse - Ft. Payne, Alabama

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Marker giving the history of the former DeKalb County Courthouse, which was used until 1876 when the county seat was moved. It is now a private residence.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member xptwo

location: Alabama

date approved: 4/9/2012

last visited: never

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Alabama Historical MarkersSelma to Montgomery March

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A marker with information on both sides giving a brief history of the Selma to Montgomery Civil Rights march in 1965.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member OHail

location: Alabama

date approved: 4/8/2012

last visited: 11/24/2012

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Alabama Historical MarkersSite of the White House of the Confederacy, Montgomery AL

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Marker providing some early history of the White House of the Confederacy before it was moved and became a museum

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member OHail

location: Alabama

date approved: 4/8/2012

last visited: 8/24/2012

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Alabama Historical MarkersBrookside's Unique Heritage - Brookside, AL

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Brookside was originally settled by the Samuel and Mary “Polly” Fields family in the 1820s.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member hummerstation

location: Alabama

date approved: 4/8/2012

last visited: never

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Alabama Historical MarkersHistoric Lakeview Cemetery - Maytown, AL

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Historical Marker placed near a cemetery established for the residents of the Edgewater Mining Camp community.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member hummerstation

location: Alabama

date approved: 4/8/2012

last visited: never

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Alabama Historical MarkersDowntown Graysville - Graysville, AL

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In the latter 1800s and early 1900s, the city of Graysville was called Gin Town because Graysville had only the only cotton gin for miles around.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member hummerstation

location: Alabama

date approved: 4/8/2012

last visited: never

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Alabama Historical MarkersBrookside Russian Orthodox Church - Brookside, AL

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Brookside’s Russia Orthodox Church was the first Russian Orthodox Church established south of the Mason-Dixon line.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member hummerstation

location: Alabama

date approved: 4/8/2012

last visited: never

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Alabama Historical MarkersCity of Elba - Elba, AL

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Elba, AL got its name from the island of Elba where Napoleon Bonaparte, who was exiled.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member hummerstation

location: Alabama

date approved: 4/8/2012

last visited: never

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Alabama Historical MarkersGeneral James Wilson - Montgomery, Alabama

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Major General James Wilson moved through this area in April 1865 as part of the final sweep of Union forces through Alabama during the closing weeks of the American Civil War.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member xptwo

location: Alabama

date approved: 4/3/2012

last visited: 3/31/2013

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Alabama Historical MarkersWilson's Raiders - Montgomery, Alabama

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Major General James Wilson led his Union cavalry troops through Alabama into Georgia during the last weeks of the American Civil War.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member xptwo

location: Alabama

date approved: 4/3/2012

last visited: 3/31/2013

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Alabama Historical MarkersMaxwell Air Force Base - Montgomery, Alabama

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Marker giving historical information about events happening at the site of Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama, which is named for an Alabama native killed in a plane crash.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member xptwo

location: Alabama

date approved: 4/3/2012

last visited: 3/31/2013

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Alabama Historical MarkersPintlala Grange Hall - Hope Hull, Alabama

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The marker gives the history of the Grange Hall in the small community of Pintlala, Alabama.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member xptwo

location: Alabama

date approved: 3/31/2012

last visited: never

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Alabama Historical MarkersGrange Hall School - Hope Hull, Alabama

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Marker giving the history of the school that used the old Grange Hall in Pintlala for several decades.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member xptwo

location: Alabama

date approved: 3/27/2012

last visited: never

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Alabama Historical MarkersLucas Hill Cemetery - Pike Road, Alabama

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Marker telling the story of the relocation and restoration of this historic cemetery in May 2005 by the developers of The Waters.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member xptwo

location: Alabama

date approved: 3/26/2012

last visited: never

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Alabama Historical MarkersPintlala School - Hope Hull, Alabama

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Marker giving the history of Pintlala School in Hope Hull, Alabama.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member xptwo

location: Alabama

date approved: 3/26/2012

last visited: never

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Alabama Historical MarkersGadsden Times News Building - Gadsden, AL

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Gadsden Times News Building Historical Marker, Gadsden, AL

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member hummerstation

location: Alabama

date approved: 3/24/2012

last visited: never

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Alabama Historical MarkersCongregation Beth Israel - Gadsden, AL

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Historical marker located at the Congregation Beth Israel Synagogue.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member hummerstation

location: Alabama

date approved: 3/24/2012

last visited: never

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Alabama Historical MarkersPaul Harvey - Gadsden, AL

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Columnist Paul Harvey revisited Gadsden to speak at the 1967 Gadsdn Loyalty Day observance.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member hummerstation

location: Alabama

date approved: 3/24/2012

last visited: never

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Alabama Historical MarkersJohn H. Wisdom - Gadsden, AL

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Engraved stone located in a park in front of the Gadsden City Hall. The marker was placed by the Etowah County Historical Society.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member hummerstation

location: Alabama

date approved: 3/24/2012

last visited: never

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Alabama Historical MarkersGadsden, Alabama - Gadsden, AL

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Historical marker giving the history of the founding and growth of Gadsden.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member hummerstation

location: Alabama

date approved: 3/24/2012

last visited: never

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Alabama Historical MarkersEtowah County, Alabama - Gadsden, AL

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Etowah County, Alabama Historical Marker, Gadsden, AL

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member hummerstation

location: Alabama

date approved: 3/24/2012

last visited: never

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