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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWH1_war-in-vietnam_Decatur-AL.html
This Monument is dedicated in memory of Decatur born men who fought & died in the Vietnam War.Roger Pinkey Crow Dec 12 1948- Sept 30, 1970Billy Wayne Carp March 13, 1947- Sept 10, 1969Tommy L Nighola's March 2, 1944 - Feb 23, 1966William Hillard O…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOVC_valhermoso-springs_Laceys-Spring-AL.html
The restorative qualities of the mineral springs here attracted settlement in the early 1800s. Variously known as Chunn Springs (after Lancelot Chunn) and Manning Springs (after Robert Manning), the spot was named for early developers of the resor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOVA_city-of-hartselle-alabama-hartselle-facts_Hartselle-AL.html
City of HartselleHartselle, named after early pioneer George Hartsell (with no "e") rose from modest beginnings to an important position in the growing economy of Mogran County. Founded in 1870, the town owes its existence to the construction of t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLPF_st-johns-episcopal-church_Decatur-AL.html
Side AIn 1890, 75 members of St. Paul's Church (founded 1867) in Old Decatur, split away from the church over the location of a new building. Newcomers to the parish and city wanted to build it in New Decatur/Albany, near their homes. Longtime St.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIT4_site-of-benson-field_Decatur-AL.html
Named in honor of W. W. "Barney" Benson, Supt. Ed. 1927 - 38H. L. "Shorty" Ogle, Coach 1934 - 64Aubrey Fuller, Asst. Coach 1929 - 58The "T" formation was introduced to Alabama here in 1941On this field a generation of Decatur's youth became men.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIT2_captain-we-ve-got-it-at-last-the-charge-of-the-14th-u-s-colored-infantry_Decatur-AL.html
As sharp shooting and artillery fire continued throughout the morning of October 28, Granger and Doolittle determined to launch an attack upon the Confederate battery at the edge of the Tennessee River, whose fire threatened the critical pontoon b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMISZ_confederate-leadership-at-decatur-mccartney-hotel-site_Decatur-AL.html
You are facing the site of the McCartney Hotel, where Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston established his headquarters while reorganizing the Confederate Army of the West in March, 1862. Johnston spent almost two weeks here after he was dri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMISY_two-bridges-across-the-tennessee-river_Decatur-AL.html
In 1860, the Memphis and Charleston Railroad was the only east-west route through the United States south of the Mason-Dixon Line. Maintaining control of this rail line was essential to Confederate strategy. Union Brigadier General Ormsby Mitchell…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMISK_a-place-of-importance-union-leadership-at-decatur_Decatur-AL.html
The Decatur crossing of the Tennessee River was used extensively by Union forces. In the Fall of 1863, elements of Major General William T. Sherman's Army of the Tennessee passed through Decatur on their way from Vicksburg to Chattanooga. Union co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMISJ_burleson-house-circa-1836_Decatur-AL.html
This Greek Revival mansion belonged to Dr. Aaron Adair Burleson and his wife, Janet, during the Civil War. Part of an original 778-acre land grant, the brick home covered by Flemish bond, features 18-inch thick walls and contains one of the signif…
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