view gallery SW0.8 km | General Hood's Narrow Escape - Florence, AL in Alabama Historical Markers Confederate General John B. Hood managed to escape over the Tennessee River at Bainbridge Ferry, a few miles south of here on December 26, 1864. posted by: hummerstation location: Alabama date approved: 10/17/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery E1.8 km | EF1004 Benchmark - Killen, AL in U.S. Benchmarks Elevation benchmark located at the east end of the old US Hwy 72 Shoal Creek Bridge. posted by: hummerstation location: Alabama date approved: 10/21/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery SW3.1 km | Victoria Station Shopping Center - Florence, Alabama in Red Telephone Boxes One more tragic old lady from England posted by: horizon seeker location: Alabama date approved: 07/10/2008 last visited: 07/17/2008 |
view gallery SW3.1 km | 10.75 Miles Per Hour - Florence, AL in Unusual Speed Limits It takes a good speedometer to register 10.75 mph. posted by: hummerstation location: Alabama date approved: 10/19/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery W3.9 km | Wilson Family Cemetery - Florence, AL in Alabama Historical Markers Three Wilson brothers John, Matthew and Samuel, came from Virginia to purchase large farms in this area in 1818. The plantations of John and Matthew joined near this cemetery. posted by: hummerstation location: Alabama date approved: 10/14/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery W3.9 km | Slave Cemetery - Florence, AL in Alabama Historical Markers The maternal grandparents of William Christopher Handy, Florence's famous "Father of the Blues" are buried in this cemetery. posted by: hummerstation location: Alabama date approved: 10/14/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery W3.9 km | Wilson Family Cemetery - Florence, AL in Worldwide Cemeteries The Wilson Family Cemetery is located in a residential area on Plantation Springs Drive. posted by: hummerstation location: Alabama date approved: 10/23/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery E4 km | Killen United Methodist Church Bell - Killen, AL in Bells Cast steel bell mounted on a steel stand to the right of the church entrance. posted by: hummerstation location: Alabama date approved: 10/19/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery E4.2 km | Muscle Shoals Canal - Killen, AL in Alabama Historical Markers The Muscle Shoals Canal was the first attempt to open a bypass around the Tennessee River shoals which give the canal its name. posted by: hummerstation location: Alabama date approved: 10/13/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery E4.5 km | Town of Killen - Killen, AL in Alabama Historical Markers The Town of Killen was settled in the early 1800s and was incorporated in 1957. posted by: hummerstation location: Alabama date approved: 10/13/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery NW4.5 km | St. Florian Historic District - St. Florian, AL in Alabama Historical Markers St. Florian was founded in 1872 by Father A. J. Houser, Director of the Homestead Society of Cincinnati, Ohio. posted by: hummerstation location: Alabama date approved: 10/13/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery NW4.8 km | St. Michael's Catholic Church - St. Florian, AL in Alabama Historical Markers Catholics of German ancestry from the Wilson Plantation established St. Michael's Church in the early 1870s. posted by: hummerstation location: Alabama date approved: 10/14/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery SW5 km | Korean War Memorial - Florence, AL in Alabama Historical Markers In honor of the men and women from Lauderdale County who served this nation during the Korean War. posted by: hummerstation location: Alabama date approved: 10/14/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery SW5 km | Vietnam War Memorial - Florence, AL in Alabama Historical Markers A list of the men from Lauderdale County who lost their lives during the Vietnam War. posted by: hummerstation location: Alabama date approved: 10/14/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery SW5.1 km | World War II Memorial - Florence, AL in Alabama Historical Markers The World War II Memorial is dedicated to the memory of the 131 men from Lauderdale County who sacrificed their lives in the defense of our Nation during World War II. posted by: hummerstation location: Alabama date approved: 10/14/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery SW5.1 km | Combat Infantrymen Memorial - Florence, AL in Non-Specific Veteran Memorials Memorial to all combat infantrymen and especially those from Alabama. posted by: hummerstation location: Alabama date approved: 12/08/2015 last visited: never |
view gallery SW5.1 km | Purple Heart Memorial - Florence, AL in Non-Specific Veteran Memorials Memorial to the combat wounded/killed in action from Lauderdale County, Alabama. posted by: hummerstation location: Alabama date approved: 12/08/2015 last visited: never |
view gallery SW5.1 km | 16" Naval Gun Projectiles - Florence, AL in Static Artillery Displays 16" Naval Gun Projectiles displayed at the Florence/Lauderdale Veterans Memorial in Veterans Memorial Park. There are two projectiles displayed. Coords take at the one on the right looking at the building rear (actually the entrance). posted by: hummerstation location: Alabama date approved: 10/23/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery SW5.1 km | AH-1 Cobra - Florence, AL in Static Aircraft Displays AH-1 Cobra displayed at the Veterans Memorial Park, Florence, AL. posted by: hummerstation location: Alabama date approved: 10/19/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery SW5.1 km | 76mm Anti-tank Gun - Florence, AL in Static Artillery Displays 76mm Anti-tank Gun displayed at the Florence/Lauderdale Veterans Memorial in Veterans Memorial Park. posted by: hummerstation location: Alabama date approved: 10/23/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery SW5.1 km | F-4D Phantom II - Florence, AL in Static Aircraft Displays F-4D Phantom II displayed at the Veterans Memorial Park, Florence, AL. posted by: hummerstation location: Alabama date approved: 10/19/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery SW5.1 km | M1897A5 75mm Field Gun - Florence, AL in Static Artillery Displays M1897A5 75mm Field Gun displayed at the Florence/Lauderdale Veterans Memorial in Veterans Memorial Park. posted by: hummerstation location: Alabama date approved: 10/23/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery SW5.1 km | M50 Honest John Rocket - Florence, AL in Static Aircraft Displays M50 Honest John Rocket displayed at the Veterans Memorial Park, Florence, AL. posted by: hummerstation location: Alabama date approved: 10/20/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery SW5.1 km | MIM-23 Hawk Missile - Florence, AL in Static Aircraft Displays MIM-23 Hawk Missile displayed at the Veterans Memorial Park, Florence, AL. posted by: hummerstation location: Alabama date approved: 10/20/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery SW5.1 km | C-47 Propeller - Florence, AL in Ship Screws and Aircraft Props C-47 propeller displayed at the Florence/Lauderdale Veterans Memorial in Veterans Memorial Park. posted by: hummerstation location: Alabama date approved: 10/21/2013 last visited: never |
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