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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CQW_montgomery-freemasonry_Montgomery-AL.html
Side 1Freemasonry is a fraternal order which promotes a spirit of brotherhood, devotion to family, and service to God and country. Local Masonic Lodges and affiliated organizations, such as the Eastern Star, Scottish and York Rite bodies, the Shri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CQV_encanchata_Montgomery-AL.html
Here at the Indian village of Encanchata, future site of Montgomery, Col. John Tate, last British agent to the Muscogee Nation, recruited and drilled Creek warriors in 1780 to relieve Tories in Augusta, Ga. being besieged by American patriots.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CQR_confederate-military-prison-civil-war-military-prisons_Montgomery-AL.html
Side 1Confederate Military PrisonNear this site, from mid April to December 1862, a Confederate military prison held, under destitute conditions, 700 Union soldiers, most captured at Shiloh. They were imprisoned in a foul, vermin-abounding cotton …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CQP_montgomery-and-electricity-hydroelectricity-in-the-river-region_Montgomery-AL.html
Side 1Montgomery and ElectricityGaslights in 1854, electric lights in 1883 and the electric trolley in 1886 made Montgomery a state leader in applying modern technology for lighting and motive power. Steam was used first for generation, but in 190…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CQM_william-lowndes-yancey_Montgomery-AL.html
In the house just northWilliam LowndesYancey
Statesman, Orator, Secessionist,Confederate DiplomaticCommissioner
Died July 28, 1863
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CQH_lucas-tavern-lafayette_Montgomery-AL.html
Lucas TavernStood four hundred yardsnorth of this point
LafayetteSpent the night hereApril 2, 1825
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CQG_abram-mordecai-mordecais-cotton-gin_Montgomery-AL.html
Side 1Abram Mordecai1755-1849Born October 24, 1755 in Pennsylvania; settled 1783 in Georgia where he became a successful trader among the Cusseta Indians. First U.S. citizen to settle (1785) in what became Montgomery County. Living and marrying am…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CQD_south-jackson-street-victor-hugo-tulane_Montgomery-AL.html
Side 1South Jackson Street
Long a home to African-American professionals, politicians, and businessmen, South Jackson Street is in the heart of Centennial Hill, a neighborhood which developed in the 1870s. One block north at No. 309 is the hous…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CQ8_aurelia-eliscera-shines-browder_Montgomery-AL.html
Side 1Aurelia Eliscera Shines Browder was born January 29, 1919, in Montgomery, Alabama. She graduated with honors in 1956 from Alabama State Teachers College (now Alabama State University).
In April 1955, Browder's refusal to give up her seat …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CQ4_alabama-state-university-tatum-street_Montgomery-AL.html
Side 1Alabama State UniversityThe Early YearsFounded in 1867, the Lincoln School in Marion, Alabama became the first state-assisted normal school for African Americans in 1874. The school prospered in that location for 13 years, training teachers,…