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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D3N_headland-world-war-i-monument_Headland-AL.html
South sideTo those who madethe supreme sacrifice1917 - World War - 1918—Till the day breaks andthe shadows flee awayNorth sideErected by Headland Chapter, U.D.C.To the soldiers of the ConfederacyValiant—Courageous—Unconquered&mda…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D2U_henry-county-confederate-memorial_Headland-AL.html
To the glory of Godand in memory ofthose boys who went fromHenry County, Alabamato the battlefields of theConfederacy1861-1865
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D28_first-baptist-church-of-headland_Headland-AL.html
Organized in 1867, as the Baptist Church of Christ at Bethlehem, it was located at 1 Cleveland Street. Reverend Thomas Scott was first pastor. William Whitehead was first deacon. Moved to East Church and Peachtree Street in 1893. Moved to present …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D27_headland-alabama-headland-public-square_Headland-AL.html
Side 1Headland, AlabamaJames Joshua Head (1839-1927) founded Headland in 1871 as Head's Land. He patented land, platted the town and built his home. The Post Office opened, as Headland, on October 10, 1871. J. J. Head sold Headland to Hosey C. Pow…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D26_heads-land-yielded-fruits-of-success_Headland-AL.html
Begun on 160 acres of land owned by Dr. Joshua Head, "Head's Land," or Headland, was established in 1871, incorporated as a town in 1884 and a city in 1893. The land itself yielded the city's first industry. Due to the abundance of pine trees, tim…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D25_piney-grove-primitive-baptist-church-and-cemetery_Headland-AL.html
Side 1An arm of the Shilo Primitive Baptist Church located near the Abby Creek, began meeting near the Three Cornered Pond just south of here in 1848. A new church called Piney Grove was constituted on April 21, 1849, by the hands of Elders Uriah …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D22_newville-high-school-newville-rosenwald-school_Headland-AL.html
Side 1Newville High SchoolThe first known school in Newville was at Center Church in 1881. When Grange Hall was built in 1891, church services and school were held on the first floor. In 1913, Grange Hall was torn down and the wood was used to bui…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D20_newville-alabama-newville-pioneers_Headland-AL.html
Side 1Newville, AlabamaJames Madison Wells founded a village called Wells circa 1882. When Abbeville Southern Railroad laid tracks through the town in 1893, its name was changed to Wells Station. The post office was built in 1894. Wells Station in…