Historical Marker Search

You searched for City|State: huntsville, al

Page 11 of 13 — Showing results 101 to 110 of 123
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIK9_temple-b-nai-sholom_Huntsville-AL.html
Huntsville's first Jewish citizens arrived during the 1840's. Congregation B'nai Sholom ("Sons of Peace") was founded July 30, 1876 by 32 families. They affiliated in 1877 with the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, the Reform Movement. Co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIJN_burritt-museum_Huntsville-AL.html
Situated on 167 acres of some of the most scenic land in North Alabama, the museum and its grounds contain items of local and national interest. This property was willed to the City of Huntsville in 1955 by Dr. William Henry Burritt (1869-1955)…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIJ7_the-church-of-the-nativity-episcopal_Huntsville-AL.html
Side AThe Church of the Nativity congregation was organized December 17, 1842 - the name chosen because of the approaching Christmas season. The Convention of the Diocese of Alabama, Protestant Episcopal Church, approved the congregation on Februa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIJ5_monte-sano-railway_Huntsville-AL.html
The Monte Sano Railway ran from the Huntsville Depot up Monte Sano Mountain along what became Bankhead Parkway through Monte Sano State Park to the 19th century Hotel Monte Sano. The Baldwin Engine and three cars stopped at Laura's View Station. T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIJ2_erected-in-1835_Huntsville-AL.html
The First National Bank of Huntsville and its predecessors: The National Bank of Huntsville1865-1889. The Northern Bank of Alabama1852-1865(Operation suspended 1863-1865)The Branch of the State Bank of Huntsville1833-1852George Steele, Architect a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIJ1_site-the-huntsville-inn_Huntsville-AL.html
Here, President James Monroe was honored at a public dinner on June 2, 1819, while on a three-day visit to the Alabama Territory. Here, also, the First Alabama Legislature convened on October 25, 1819, while Huntsville was the first Capital.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIJ0_tallulah-bankhead-i-schiffman-building_Huntsville-AL.html
Side ATallulah Bankhead was the toast of the London theatre in the 1920's, and nationally renowned for her dramatic roles in "The Little Foxes" (1939), "The Skin of Our Teeth" (1942), the movie "Lifeboat" (1944), and as emcee of the "The Big Show"…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIIZ_madison-county_Huntsville-AL.html
Made a county in 1808 by order of Governor of Mississippi Territory. Area ceded 1805, 1806 by Cherokees, Chickasaws. This was the first land in Alabama ceded by these great civilized tribes.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIIY_john-hunt_Huntsville-AL.html
For whom Huntsville was named lived in a cabin near this spring about the year 1805.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIIW_northern-terminus-indian-creek-canal_Huntsville-AL.html
Incorporated 1820Completed 1831This canal was constructed to the Tennessee River to facilitate the transportation of cotton to market. Developers were: Thomas Fearn, LeRoy Pope, Stephen S. Ewing, Henry Cook, and Samuel Hazard.
PAGE 11 OF 13