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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNJJ_site-of-the-huntsville-slave-cemetery_Huntsville-AL.html
On September 3, 1818, the Huntsville City Commissioners purchased two acres of land from LeRoy Pope for a "burying ground" for slaves. This cemetery was located within the NE quarter of Section 1, Township 4, Range 1 West of the Base Meridian. It …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNDJ_hermes-guided-missile_Huntsville-AL.html
First American-made guided missile put on public display. First showing was May 14, 1953 at Huntsville, home of the world's largest rocket and guided missile research and development center, Redstone Arsenal.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNDH_oakwood-college_Huntsville-AL.html
Oakwood College, which began as an industrial school, was founded by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in 1896 to educate African Americans in the South. The school was erected on 380 acres purchased during the previous year for $6,700. Additional …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNDG_oakwood-college_Huntsville-AL.html
Oakwood College, which began as an industrial school, was founded by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in 1896 to educate African Americans in the South. The school was erected on 380 acres purchased during the previous year for $6,700. Additional …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLQY_birthplace-of-general-morgan_Huntsville-AL.html
In this house John Hunt Morgan was born June 1, 1825. This dashing cavalry leader of the Confederacy was killed at Greeneville, Tenn., Sept. 4, 1864.
This house, built in 1823, was the home, 1849-1949, of the heirs of Stephen Neal, Madison Cou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLPC_the-leroy-pope-mansion-1814_Huntsville-AL.html
During the original Madison County Land Sales of 1809, LeRoy Pope of Petersburg, GA, secured among other purchases a majority of Section 36, Township 3, Range 1 West, the site of the future town of Twickenham, as Huntsville was originally known. P…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLD6_site-of-dittos-landing-and-town-of-whitesburg_Huntsville-AL.html
In 1807 pioneer James Ditto began operating a ferry with landings on both sides of the Tennessee River. Early settlers landed here in order to reach their lands in Madison County. James White, Salt King of Abingdon, Va., established a thriving por…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML3G_slave-cemetery_Huntsville-AL.html
This cemetery site was used as a burial ground for slaves who lived on both the Peter Blow and Job Key plantations from 1811 to 1865. Dred Scott's first wife and their two children are believed to have been buried here. The cemetery continued to b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKAJ_the-chamber-of-commerce-huntsville-madison-county_Huntsville-AL.html
Side AOrganized to enhance the economic growth and well~being of the community in order to provide employment opportunities and a superior quality of life for local residents.First known as the Huntsville Chamber of Commerce, the organization incl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKAI_andrew-jackson_Huntsville-AL.html
On this spot, camped his army, October 11, 1813, after marching from Fayetteville, Tenn.,~"32 miles without halting,"~ enroute to the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.