view gallery SE10.9 km | MOUND B (DH2617) - Moundville, AL in U.S. Benchmarks Located atop Mound B at the Moundville Archaeological Park posted by: jmwood location: Alabama date approved: 03/11/2024 last visited: never |
view gallery E14.3 km | Taylorville Weather Warning Siren in Outdoor Warning Sirens This Weather Warning Sirene is located just south of Tuscaloosa, Al on US69S. This is just a short distance from where I live. It sounds more frequently that I would like, since I live in an area known as "Tornado Alley" by the locals. I last heard it about 2 weeks ago when hurricane Katrina tried to spurr tornadoes off her east side. posted by: GordoSlim location: Alabama date approved: 09/10/2005 last visited: 05/14/2006 |
view gallery NE14.3 km | Carolina Lily Quilt Shop - Tuscaloosa, Alabama in Quilt Shops Charming quilt & notions shop located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in Wes-Central Alabama. posted by: Scooter Bill location: Alabama date approved: 08/27/2007 last visited: never |
view gallery NE15.1 km | WACT-AM 1420 -- Tuscaloosa AL USA in Radio and Television Transmitter Towers The AM broadcasting tower for I Heart Media radio station WACT-AM along the I-359 in Tuscaloosa posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alabama date approved: 08/23/2017 last visited: 07/25/2017 |
view gallery NE16.1 km | Lynching in Tuscaloosa / Lynching in the United States -- Tuscaloosa AL in Infamous Crime Scenes This double-sided marker in front of the old Tuscaloosa jail details the ugly history of racist lynching in Tuscaloosa County and in the United States of America which fueled the struggle for African-American civil rights in the shameful Jim Crow era posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alabama date approved: 08/25/2017 last visited: 07/26/2017 |
view gallery NE16.3 km | SAR/DAR Plaque -- Old Capitol Park, Tuscaloosa AL in U.S. Revolutionary War Memorials A subtle plaque on a boulder memorializes Tuscaloosa's Revolutionary War veterans and patriots posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alabama date approved: 08/30/2017 last visited: 01/29/2023 |
view gallery NE16.3 km | DAR/SAR Plaque -- Old Capitol Park, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA in Daughters of the American Revolution A joint plaque at Old Capitol Park in Tusacaloosa AL erected by the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Sons of the American Revolution posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alabama date approved: 05/06/2023 last visited: 05/07/2023 |
view gallery NE16.3 km | First African Baptist Church - Tuscaloosa, Alabama in Alabama Historical Markers Located on Stillman Blvd. this marker notes the history of the establishment of the church and later buildings. posted by: hoteltwo location: Alabama date approved: 02/19/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery NE16.3 km | "Old County Jail named 'place in peril'" -- Tuscaloosa AL in News Article Locations The historic Tuscaloosa County Jail, the site of several instanced of mob violence that led to lynchings of African Amreican men and boys from the 1830s-1950s is in danger of demolition posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alabama date approved: 08/23/2017 last visited: 07/25/2017 |
view gallery NE16.3 km | Old Tuscaloosa Jail -- Tuscaloosa AL in Retired Prisons The only clue we had as to the former purpose of this building was the equal justice initiative historic marker in front of it, and a few newspaper articles we found online while we were there posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alabama date approved: 08/23/2017 last visited: 07/25/2017 |
view gallery NE16.3 km | Former Alabama Capitol - Tuscaloosa, Alabama in Famous Fires A fire in 1923 destroyed Alabama's second Capitol building. It was being used as the central building for the Alabama Central Female College at the time. posted by: xptwo location: Alabama date approved: 02/29/2012 last visited: 01/29/2023 |
view gallery NE16.3 km | Alabama Central Female College - Tuscaloosa, Alabama in Signs of History Stone marker indicating the site of the Alabama Central Female College in the 1800s in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. posted by: xptwo location: Alabama date approved: 12/05/2011 last visited: 01/29/2023 |
view gallery NE16.3 km | Former Alabama Capitol - Tuscaloosa, Alabama in Freestanding Columns A fire in 1923 destroyed Alabama's second Capitol building. Completed in 1829, it served as the Capitol until 1847, when Montgomery became the state capital. It was the central building for the Alabama Central Female College at the time of the fire. posted by: xptwo location: Alabama date approved: 04/14/2012 last visited: 01/29/2023 |
view gallery NE16.3 km | Mason's Marks -- Old Capitol Park, Tuscaloosa AL in Signs of History A sign explains mysterious markings on the bricks in the ruins of Alabama's 2nd capitol building in Tuscaloosa posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alabama date approved: 08/23/2017 last visited: 01/29/2023 |
view gallery NE16.3 km | Lynching in America / Lynching in Tuscaloosa County in Alabama Historical Markers This marker is part of the Equal Justice Initiative's effort to recognize the victims of lynching by erecting historical markers that acknowledge the horrors of racial terror lynchings. posted by: hoteltwo location: Alabama date approved: 02/19/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery NE16.3 km | Old Alabama State Capitol Ruins - Tuscaloosa, Alabama in Preserved Architectural Remnants and Ruins As the centerpiece of Tuscaloosa, AL's Capitol Park, these reconstructed achitectural ruins are all that remains of Alabama's old capitol building that served the state government from 1826 to 1845. posted by: Scooter Bill location: Alabama date approved: 02/28/2009 last visited: 01/29/2023 |
view gallery NE16.3 km | Lynching in Tuscaloosa / Lynching in the United States -- Tuscaloosa AL in Signs of History This double-sided special project marker in front of the old Tuscaloosa jail details the ugly history of racist lynching in Tuscaloosa County and in the United States of America posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alabama date approved: 08/23/2017 last visited: 07/25/2017 |
view gallery NE16.3 km | Lynching in Tuscaloosa / Lynching in the United States -- Tuscaloosa AL in Civil Rights Memorials This double-sided marker in front of the old Tuscaloosa jail details the ugly history of racist lynching in Tuscaloosa County and in the United States of America which fueled the struggle for African-American civil rights in the shameful Jim Crow era posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alabama date approved: 08/24/2017 last visited: 07/26/2017 |
view gallery NE16.3 km | AL Centennial - 100 Years - Old Capitol Park, Tuscaloosa, AL in Commercial Commemorations An engraved chunk of limestone boulder at the southeast corner of the old State Capitol grounds in Old Capitol Park commemorates the Alabama State Centennial posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alabama date approved: 08/29/2017 last visited: 07/26/2017 |
view gallery NE16.3 km | Historic Site - Tuscaloosa, AL in Alabama Historical Markers A marker in a bank parking lot indicates the site of Tuscaloosa's oldest house, a spot it occupied from 1820 to 1970, when it was moved to Capitol Park. posted by: xptwo location: Alabama date approved: 09/19/2012 last visited: 01/15/2014 |
view gallery NE16.3 km | The Architect -- Old Capitol Park, Tuscaloosa AL in Signs of History A sign shares the history of William Nichols, the architect of this ruined 2nd AL Capitol Building, who went on to build several other major public buildings and universities in other Southern states. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alabama date approved: 08/23/2017 last visited: 07/25/2017 |
view gallery NE16.4 km | Old Tavern Stage Stop on the Byler Road -- Tuscaloosa AL in Wagon Roads and Trails The Old Tavern near the Old State Capitol in Tuscaloosa, was an important stage stop on the Byler Road, an early Alabama wagon road. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alabama date approved: 08/24/2017 last visited: 07/26/2017 |
view gallery NE16.4 km | Old Tavern -- Tuscaloosa AL in Alabama Historical Markers The official state historic marker for the Old Tavern next to Old Capitol Park in downtown Tuscaloosa posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alabama date approved: 08/24/2017 last visited: 07/26/2017 |
view gallery NE16.4 km | Skyland Blvd. Weather Warning Siren in Outdoor Warning Sirens This Weather Warning Siren is located in a "Handy" location on the south side of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. This is a popular area for tornadoes to visit and the warning can be heard by thousands of people from this location. posted by: GordoSlim location: Alabama date approved: 09/10/2005 last visited: 05/14/2006 |
view gallery NE16.4 km | Trail of Tears Historic Marker - Tuscaloosa, Alabama in Trail of Tears Historic Marker located near the ruins of the Alabama State capitol where Creek Chief Eufaula spoke to the Alabama State Legisture before being driven from the state. posted by: Scooter Bill location: Alabama date approved: 08/26/2007 last visited: 07/25/2017 |
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