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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNKO_general-john-coffee_Florence-AL.html
Cavalry Commander under Andrew Jackson throughout War of 1812:(Creek War, Pensacola, New Orleans).Negotiated many treaties ceding Indian lands to U.S. Made original surveys of Tennessee Valley.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNKN_general-hoods-narrow-escape_Florence-AL.html
Following his tragic defeat at Franklin and Nashville, General John B. Hood managed to escape over the Tennessee River at Bainbridge Ferry, a few miles south of here on December 26, 1864. Two corps under General Benjamin Cheatham and Stephen D. Le…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNKM_dr-hicks-boulevard_Florence-AL.html
This boulevard was named in honor of Dr. Leonard Jerry Hicks by the City of Florence in 1981. Dr. Hicks was a prominent Black leader of the community and was recognized for his skills as a physician across the State of Alabama. He was born Septemb…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNK3_college-place-historic-district_Florence-AL.html
The land on which this district rests was part of the 1818 sale by the Cypress Land Company which established the City of Florence. During The Civil War Confederate soldiers constructed breastworks here for the defense of Florence. House construct…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNK2_florences-early-water-tower-1890_Florence-AL.html
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this tower of native stone was completed in 1890 as the foundation for a wrought- iron tank with a capacity of 280,000 gallons of water. It is 70 feet high and is located on the highest elevation…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNK0_ante-bellum-cotton-mills-1840_Florence-AL.html
About one mile west of here is the site of the Globe Cotton Factory which was erected on Cypress Creek in 1840, By 1857 its operations included three cotton mills, a flour mill, and two corn mills, all powered by the use of three dams. By 1860 the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNJZ_lone-cedar-church-of-christ-1898_Florence-AL.html
Christians first met here in a log building which also served as a schoolhouse. In 1909 a frame building was constructed. Because of a single cedar tree in prominent view, it was given the name Lone Cedar by Wilbert M (Will) Behel, an early dedica…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNJY_trinity-episcopal-church-1894_Florence-AL.html
Episcopal services in Florence began in 1824. Rev. Thomas Armstrong Cook organized Trinity Episcopal Church in 1836. The original building, on the northwest corner of College and Cedar Streets, was consecrated Feb. 23, 1845, by Bishop Nicholas Ham…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNJT_seminary-o-neal-historic-district_Florence-AL.html
Named for the O'Neal family which produced two Alabama governors and for seminary the street on which Synodical Female College was located, the Seminary-O'Neal Historic District was added to the Nation Register of Historic Places in 1995. Built be…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNJO_the-american-legion_Florence-AL.html
Side AThe American Legion, an organization of U.S. War Veterans was founded in Paris, France, March 15~17, 1919 by delegates from combat and service units of the American Expeditionary Force assembled in response to a call by a committee headed by…