Cahawba, Alabama: The Rise, Fall, and Legacy of the State’s First Capital Cahawba (often called Cahaba) began as an undeveloped settlement at the meeting point of the Alabama and Cahaba rivers. On...
Cahawba, Alabama: The Rise, Fall, and Legacy of the State’s First Capital Cahawba (often called Cahaba) began as an undeveloped settlement at the meeting point of the Alabama and Cahaba rivers. On...
History of the Snow Hill Institute Snow Hill Institute, also known as the Colored Literary and Industrial School, was founded in 1893 by Dr. William James Edwards, the son of formerly enslaved...
History of the Alabama Baptist Hospital The Alabama Baptist Hospital, located in the historic Riverview neighborhood of Selma, Alabama, was built in 1922 under the direction of architect Frank...
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...
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...
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...
Not far from Selma’s downtown district lies the remains of the King Memorial Hospital, formerly known as Dunn Nursing Home. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a...
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...
The Rosenwald Fund The Tankersley Rosenwald School is a one-story, rural school built for underprivileged African American children. It was built with funding from the Rosenwald Fund, established in...
Greenwood Greenwood is an old plantation home built by U.S. congressman Sydenham Moore in 1856 located in Greensboro, Alabama. The home incorporated numerous decorative features and other...
A Short History of Hale County, Ala. In December 1823, the community of “Troy” was incorporated as a town and renamed “Greensborough” in honor of American Revolutionary War...
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