Founding of Anniston, Alabama After the Civil War and the return of peace, many southern cities pursued industrial development to modernize their economies. The Noble Brothers Iron Works in Rome...
Founding of Anniston, Alabama After the Civil War and the return of peace, many southern cities pursued industrial development to modernize their economies. The Noble Brothers Iron Works in Rome...
History of the Gadsden Cinema The Gadsden Cinema opened on Thursday, April 30, 1970, under the management of Gadsden Theatres, Inc. The facility featured 863 rocking chair seats and was located...
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...
William Varner, Planter and Architect William Verner was born May 9, 1793, in Decatur County, Georgia, the son of Irish and Scottish immigrants George Varner and Elizabeth Donaldson. After his wife...
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...
First Baptist Church of Anniston The First Baptist Church of Anniston was organized in 1887 and met in a frame house in West Anniston. It is the oldest church in Anniston. A building was built on the...
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...
Mount Vernon Arsenal and Barracks The history of Searcy Hospital dates back to 1828, when the Mount Vernon Arsenal was established by the United States Army as an ordnance manufacturing facility in...
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...
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