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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20C5_return-of-a-native_Rogersville-AL.html
When the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources began a Bald Eagle Restoration Project in 1984, Bald Eagles had not successfully nested in Alabama since 1949. Thanks to these restoration efforts, Bald Eagle populations increased …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZH1_wheeler-dam-wheeler-reservoir-locks_Rogersville-AL.html
Wheeler Dam
Wheeler Dam is located south of here on the Tennessee River, between Lauderdale County on the north and Lawrence County on the south. It is located 275 miles above the mouth of the Tennessee River at Paducah, Ky. on the Ohio River. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WEB_springfield-community-1810-springfield-church-and-school-historical_Rogersville-AL.html
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Springfield Community 1810
Springfield Community is believed to have been among the earliest settlements in Lauderdale County. It was laid out as a town and considered as the location for the county seat. As early as 1810, tenants on …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VY8_lambs-ferry-road-historical_Rogersville-AL.html
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From about 1775 until his death on August 9, 1807, Chickamauga Cherokee Chief Doublehead controlled the Muscle Shoals of the Tennessee River. Two major Indian trails, Sipsie Trail and an easts trail, intersected in the vicinity of presen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ILY_samuel-burney-1763-1849-revolutionary-war-veteran-burneys-creek-first-creek-wheeler-lake_Rogersville-AL.html
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Samuel Burney: 1763-1849
Revolutionary War Veteran
Samuel Burney, Sr., was born on January 30, 1763, in Guilford Co., NC. He was among 17 known Revolutionary war veterans to settle in the area that became Lauderdale Co., AL. Burney, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ILX_covington-second-creek-wheeler-dam-lake_Rogersville-AL.html
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Covington/Second Creek
Goodsprings Church
This site, one mile east of Elgin, has been referred to as "The Indian Mound." There were white landowners here as early as 1833. Prior to 1936, there was a thriving community, Covi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BH0_rogersville-presbyterian-church-in-the-u-s-a_Rogersville-AL.html
(side 1)The earliest place of worship in Rogersville was brush arbor located approximately 200 yards west of this historic location in what is now the old Liberty Cemetery. A building in which several faiths worshipped was later constructed on tha…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B7H_elgin-elgin-crossroads_Rogersville-AL.html
(side 1)Settlement of this area began in the early 1800s. Gabriel Butler settled approximately two miles northwest of her on Bluewater Creek. His name is found on the 1810 petition for removal of white settlers leasing land on Chief Doublehead's R…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B4O_lauderdale-county-high-school-1912_Rogersville-AL.html
(side 1)Prior to 1912, a private school, Rogersville High School, was housed in a two-story wooden frame building located in this vicinity. On August 7, 1907, an act was passed by the Alabama Legislature to establish a state high school in each co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP2D_general-joseph-wheeler_Rogersville-AL.html
(plaque)"Trusted, honored, and loved by the people of Alabama for his splendid character and distinguished service as a citizen and soldier. Born September 10, 1836, in Augusta, Georgia, Joseph Wheeler graduated from West Point in 1859, and was co…