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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25MC_lentzville-cemetery_Athens-AL.html
Lentzville Cemetery began as the family cemetery for the family of John Henry Lentz (7 Feb 1753-18 Jul 1835) and his wife Savilla. John Henry was a veteran of the American Revolution and pioneer settler of Limestone County, entering his land in 18…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RVD_confederate-circle_Athens-AL.html
The Confederate Circle in Athens City Cemetery contains graves of over 50 soldiers killed in or around Athens during the WBTS, 8 unknown. Around 1898 ladies of the local UDC were working in the cemetery when bones, believed to be soldiers, were fo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RO2_north-side-of-square_Athens-AL.html
The second Confederate Monument was erected in June 1912. This view shows the intersection of Market and Marion streets.
The 4-H'ers parade their cattle on the courthouse lawn in 1959. Judges were on hand to give a blue ribbon for the best stoc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RO1_faces-of-market-street_Athens-AL.html
From the 1850s to the 1970s, the Louisville & Nashville Depot was located between Market and Washington streets. The building has been used as a dress ship, a photographer's studio, and in 2004 was remodeled for the Limestone County Archives.
T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RO0_scenes-from-hobbs-market-streets_Athens-AL.html
The First Baptist Church, organized in 1824, built a meeting house in 1826. A brick structure was erected in 1831 but was replaced with the above building in 1909. This church located on the north west corner of Clinton and Hobbs streets, was late…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KBZ_round-island-baptist-church_Athens-AL.html
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A church older than the county and state. First meeting house built in the fall of 1816, on Indian land, a few miles south of there along Round Island Creek. The first Govt. Land sales were in Feb. 1818 after treaties with the Chickasaws i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GHE_cotton-hill_Athens-AL.html
A grand two story brick house built in the Federal style with a double tier pedimented Palladian portico. The house displays architectural features brought to Limestone County by early settlers from Southside Virginia, and adjacent North Carolina.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DJJ_limestone-county-tornado-memorial_Athens-AL.html
Primary markerThe bricks in these walls were once part of the homes of Limestone Countians. Each one represents a dream, and the loss of that dream on April 27, 2011, when seven tornadoes hit Limestone County and 62 struck in Alabama, killing 247 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DCD_athens-alabama_Athens-AL.html
In 1818, Robert Beaty and John D. Carriel, co-founders of the town of Athens, donated ground for all public buildings, including $8,000 toward the erection on this site of a log court house.
Among their donations were the springs which supply A…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DCC_courthouse-and-poor-farm-fence_Athens-AL.html
A section of the fence that surrounded the 'Court House' ground until 1916. When construction of the present building was planned, the fence was moved to the County Poor Farm on Elkton Rd.
This section donated to the people of Limestone County …