view gallery E1.6 km | Battle of Selma, Redoubt No. 24 - Selma, AL in Alabama Historical Markers Marker explains the fortifications built around Selma and the battle of Selma. The marker is located on Satterfield Street. posted by: hoteltwo location: Alabama date approved: 08/04/2014 last visited: never |
view gallery E1.8 km | Indiana Jones - Live Oak Cemetery - Selma, AL in Unintentionally Funny Signs In wandering around the Live Oak Cemetery, we were surprised to discover the last resting place for Indiana Jones. posted by: xptwo location: Alabama date approved: 04/24/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery E1.8 km | Catesby ap Roger Jones - Live Oak Cemetery - Selma, AL in Grave of a Famous Person This is the final resting place of the commander of the CSS Virgina (former USS Merrimack) during its fight with the USS Monitor in the Civil War. It was the first battle of ironclad ships. posted by: xptwo location: Alabama date approved: 04/29/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery E1.9 km | William Rufus de Vane King - Selma, AL in Grave of a Famous Person William King was elected Vice President of the United States in 1852 but only served a few weeks. His grave is located in Live Oak Cemetery in Selma, Alabama. posted by: xptwo location: Alabama date approved: 04/29/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery E1.9 km | William Rufus de Vane King Mausoleum - Live Oak Cemetery - Selma, AL in Mausoleums William King was elected Vice President of the United States in 1852 but only served a few weeks. His mausoleum is located in Live Oak Cemetery in Selma, Alabama. posted by: xptwo location: Alabama date approved: 04/26/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery E1.9 km | William Rufus de Vane King - Selma, AL in Alabama Historical Markers This marker in Live Oak Cemetery in Selma, Alabama, tells the story of the only Vice President of the United States buried in Alabama. posted by: xptwo location: Alabama date approved: 05/29/2013 last visited: 06/26/2018 |
view gallery E1.9 km | Live Oak Cemetery - Selma, AL in Alabama Historical Markers This marker tells some of the story of historic Live Oak Cemetery in Selma, Alabama. posted by: xptwo location: Alabama date approved: 05/27/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery E1.9 km | Edmund Winston Pettus - Live Oak Cemetery - Selma, AL in Grave of a Famous Person Edmund Pettus served as a Brigadier General in the Confederates States Army and as a U.S. Senator, but is probably best remembered due to a bridge named after him. posted by: xptwo location: Alabama date approved: 08/07/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery NE2.3 km | Interior Redoubt No. III - Selma, AL in Alabama Historical Markers Part of the fortifications in Selma, this marker notes the Battle of Selma at the end of the Civil War. Marker is at the intersection of Lapsley Road and Buckeye Avenue. posted by: hoteltwo location: Alabama date approved: 04/07/2015 last visited: 04/30/2018 |
view gallery NE2.7 km | R.B. Hudson High School - Selma, AL in Alabama Historical Markers Location of first Selma High School whose students played a role in the Civil Rights Movement. Located at the intersection of Summerfield Road and 1st Avenue. posted by: hoteltwo location: Alabama date approved: 04/29/2015 last visited: never |
view gallery E2.7 km | Arsenal Place - Selma, AL in Signs of History Former entrance gate of a Confederate Arsenal and ordinance works in Selma that was destroyed by the Union Army at the end of the Civil War. posted by: hoteltwo location: Alabama date approved: 02/13/2015 last visited: never |
view gallery E2.7 km | Selma Army Arsenal (1862~1865) - Selma, AL in Alabama Historical Markers Marker describes the history of the Selma Arsenal and its destruction during the Battle of Selma. Marker is at the intersection of Church Street and Arsenal Place. posted by: hoteltwo location: Alabama date approved: 04/29/2015 last visited: never |
view gallery E2.7 km | First Baptist Church - Selma, AL in Baptist Churches First Baptist Church in Selma AL posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alabama date approved: 08/31/2017 last visited: 07/01/2023 |
view gallery E2.7 km | St. Paul's Episcopal Church - Selma, AL in Anglican and Episcopal Churches St. Paul's Episcopal Church traces its history back to 1838, with their original church building completed and consecrated in 1843. The current church replaced the original one that was burned in the Civil War. posted by: xptwo location: Alabama date approved: 03/14/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery E2.7 km | St. Paul's Episcopal Church - Selma, AL in Alabama Historical Markers This two-sided marker in front of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Selma, Alabama, tells the history of this building and of some of the individuals who were associated with the parish over the years. posted by: xptwo location: Alabama date approved: 03/19/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery E2.7 km | First Baptist Church -- Selma AL in Gargoyles and Chimeras Gargoyles atop the elegant bell tower of First Baptist Church in Selma leer at the sinful - y'all better get to church!! posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alabama date approved: 08/31/2017 last visited: 07/01/2023 |
view gallery E2.7 km | Votes for Women - Selma, AL in Alabama Historical Markers Located on Lauderdale Street at the Selma & Dallas County Chamber of Commerce & Tourism building, the marker notes the organizations setup for women to be able to vote in Alabama. posted by: hoteltwo location: Alabama date approved: 05/31/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery NE2.9 km | Last Stronghold Falls (Alabama & Mississippi Railroad Depot) - Selma, AL in Alabama Historical Markers Describes the last chance to defend Selma by using the railroad bed as defenses. Marker is at the intersection of Broad St. (Bus U.S. 80) and Voeglin Ave just south of the train tracks, posted by: hoteltwo location: Alabama date approved: 04/29/2015 last visited: never |
view gallery E2.9 km | LT John Tillman Melvin, USNRF -- Selma, AL in Specific Veteran Memorials The elegant memorial to US Navy Lieutenant John Tillman Melvin, of Selma, AL, the first American Naval officer KIA in WWI, and for whom the destroyers USS MELVIN (DD 335) (struck off in 1930) and USS MELVIN (DD 680) (struck off 1974) were named posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alabama date approved: 08/30/2017 last visited: 07/01/2023 |
view gallery E2.9 km | Lieutenant John Tillman Melvin - Selma, AL in Signs of History Lieutenant Melvin is officially recognized as the first American naval officer to die in WWI aboard the first American war vessel to go down. Statue is located at the intersection of Lauderdale St. and Alabama Ave. posted by: hoteltwo location: Alabama date approved: 04/29/2015 last visited: 07/01/2023 |
view gallery E2.9 km | "Selmian the first U.S. Navy casualty of World War I" -- Selma AL in News Article Locations A 2014 local news article about a hometown hero, Lt John Tillman Melvin posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alabama date approved: 08/30/2017 last visited: 07/01/2023 |
view gallery E2.9 km | LT John Tillman Melvin, USNRF -- Selma, AL in World War I Memorials and Monuments The elegant white marble memorial to US Navy Lieutenant John Tillman Melvin, of Selma, AL, the first American Naval officer KIA in World War I posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alabama date approved: 09/01/2017 last visited: 07/01/2023 |
view gallery E2.9 km | Burning of Downtown (St. Paul's Episcopal Church) - Selma, AL in Alabama Historical Markers Describes the Battle of Selma and Federal burning of the St. Paul's Episcopal Church and other parts of the town. Marker located at the intersection of Lauderdale Street and Alabama Avenue. Reverse of marker includes battle map. posted by: hoteltwo location: Alabama date approved: 04/29/2015 last visited: 07/26/2017 |
view gallery E2.9 km | Highlights of Selma History / William Rufus DeVane King - Selma, AL in Alabama Historical Markers This two-sided marker, located in front of Selma City Hall, gives some of the important historical events in the history of the city and county, as well as the story of one of the founders who became Vice President of the United States. posted by: xptwo location: Alabama date approved: 05/23/2013 last visited: 07/01/2023 |
view gallery E2.9 km | Seven Inch Brooke Rifle - Selma, AL in Static Artillery Displays The Brooke Rifle displayed in front of the Selma City Hall was the first one cast by the Confederate Selma Ordnance and Naval Foundry in Selma in 1863. posted by: xptwo location: Alabama date approved: 05/19/2013 last visited: 07/01/2023 |
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