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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPDC_malone-hood-plaza_Tuscaloosa-AL.html
The Autherine Lucy Clock Tower is dedicated to the sacrifice and commitment of a courageous individual who took a stand for change at a crucial time in the history of The University of Alabama. The open arches, which mirror the architecture of For…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPDB_site-of-the-stand-in-the-schoolhouse-door-foster-auditorium-1939_Tuscaloosa-AL.html
Foster Auditorium is the site of the June 11, 1963, "stand in the schoolhouse door" by Governor George C. Wallace in defiance of a court order requiring The University of Alabama to admit African-American students Vivian Malone and James Hood. Pre…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNUG_stillman-college_Tuscaloosa-AL.html
Founded as Tuscaloosa Institute 1876 by Presbyterian Church U.S. under leadership of Dr. Charles Allen Stillman, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Tuscaloosa, to train Black ministers. Renamed Stillman Institute 1894 for Dr. Stillman, first sup…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNQT_willys-jeep_Tuscaloosa-AL.html
In 1940, the U.S. Army put out a call to automobile manufacturers to produce a fast, lightweight, all terrain vehicle. The answer came in the form of the Willys MB. The Jeep was instrumental in World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam.
This je…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNQS_vought-a-7e-corsair-ii_Tuscaloosa-AL.html
Manufactured by LTV Corporation
Type: Carrier-based attack-bomberCrew: Pilot onlyMaximum Speed: 693 mphPower Plant: One 14,250 lb S.T. Allison TF41-A-2 turbofanWeight: 21 tonsTactical Range: 490 milesArmament: One 20mm M61-A1 multi-barrel gun, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNQM_gun-from-the-u-s-s-tuscaloosa_Tuscaloosa-AL.html
5 inch / 25 caliber"Dual Purpose" secondary artillery gun
The U.S.S. Tuscaloosa was equipped with eight such guns, located in single turrets, four on either side of the ship. Developed in the 1920's, its purpose was for both antiaircraft and su…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNPN_the-university-of-alabama-school-of-law_Tuscaloosa-AL.html
Founded in 1872 as the first law school in Alabama. Henderson M. Somerville was the first professor and later an Alabama Supreme Court Justice. The first dean was William L. Thorington (1897-1908). The school occupied, in turn, parts of Woods, Man…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNPJ_castle-hill-daly-bottom-community_Tuscaloosa-AL.html
In 1883 the Castle Hill Real Estate and Manufacturing Company began the first eastern expansion of the original 1821 Tuscaloosa city limits. Hoping to stimulate development in the area, the company created a popular amusement park centered around …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNNF_margaret-m-dupont_Tuscaloosa-AL.html
Margaret McLeod DuPont was born and raised in Tuscaloosa and graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in Home Economics Education. She worked as a secretary for the Vice President of Reichhold Chemical and as a Stenographer for Mayor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNNC_tuscaloosa-city-hall_Tuscaloosa-AL.html
Constructed in 1909 as US Post Office. First occupied April 1910, with Mrs. Maggie Miller as Postmistress. Federal courtroom, now City Council Chamber, with magnificent design and detail, on second floor, 1910-1968 Thomas A. Jones first Federal pr…