Paul Laurence Dunbar High School Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, originally Bessemer Colored High School, was a public school for African-American students that operated in Bessemer, Alabama, from...
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, originally Bessemer Colored High School, was a public school for African-American students that operated in Bessemer, Alabama, from...
The Sweet Family Sweet Home, also called the Sweet House, is the former home of Henry Wilson Sweet Sr., Bessemer’s first undertaker and a furniture dealer. He was born on September 19, 1866...
Fire Station No. 16 and Ensley Jail During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Birmingham, Alabama, witnessed significant growth, resulting in the expansion of various city services, including...
Ensley Highlands Methodist Church The Beginning and Its Rapid Growth Ensley Highlands Methodist Church was an outgrowth of a Sunday School started in 1911 by a group of Methodists. Late that same...
The Town of Elyton The story of the Elyton School and the town of Elyton dates back to when Jefferson County’s judicial center initially resided in Carrollsville, situated along the Huntsville...
General Robert Miller Patton Sweetwater Mansion stands as one of the exquisite late Georgian residences in North Alabama, gaining distinction as the residence of Robert Miller Patton, the inaugural...
Old Alabama State Capitol Building The story of the old Alabama State Capitol Building begins in 1825 with the abandonment of the frequently flooded city of Cahaba. Alabama legislators faced the task...
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...
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...
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...
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