Short History of Bessemer, Ala. The town of Bessemer was founded during the Reconstruction Era by the Bessemer Land and Improvement Company, named after Henry Bessemer and owned by coal magnate Henry...
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Short History of Bessemer, Ala. The town of Bessemer was founded during the Reconstruction Era by the Bessemer Land and Improvement Company, named after Henry Bessemer and owned by coal magnate Henry...
Robert Jemison Jr., Politician and Plantation Owner The old Jemison Center in Northport, Alabama, is named in honor of Robert Jemison Jr., a prominent Alabama business magnate, politician, and...
Not far from Selma’s downtown district lies the remains of King Memorial Hospital, known more recently as Dunn Nursing Home. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a...
Dr. Joel F. Callins Dr. Joel Franklin Callins was born on June 12, 1941, to Aldrich and Odell Callins at Lloyd Noland Hospital, in Fairfield, Alabama. He received his education through the City of...
Thomas Furnaces Known for its operating years under the Republic Steel & Iron Company, The Thomas Furnaces, a network of iron furnaces situated in close proximity to Birmingham, were established...
Uniontown United Methodist Church The United Methodist Church in Uniontown, Alabama is a brick Greek Revival church building constructed in 1858 by local builder Theophilus Gilliam Fowler. Its...
Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in Ensley The story of the Holy Family Hospital begins In 1938, when the Passionists, a Roman Catholic religious order, established a mission in Ensley, a predominantly...
Roebuck Castle Known as the Roebuck Castle, this unique home was constructed in the 1970s on a large corner lot in the South Roebuck neighborhood of Birmingham, Alabama. The five-bedroom, three-bath...
National Bank of Birmingham The Brown Marx Building sits on the site of the original National Bank of Birmingham, the first bank in the state to be chartered under the National Bank Act in 1872. The...
History of the Normandale Shopping Center After World War II, the first shopping plaza in Alabama was constructed on a 22.5-acre plot, 3 miles south of the Alabama State House. The plaza was named...
Edgar H. Battle, Funeral Director Located in Phenix City, Alabama, Edgar H. Battle Funeral Home was established in 1950 by Edgar Hugh Battle, born on October 15, 1909, in Barbour County, Alabama, the...
The Community of Uchee The oldest continually active church in Russell County, Good Hope Baptist Church is located in the unincorporated community of Uchee. The town is one of the earliest...
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