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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RNK_elkmont-pride-family-school-church_Elkmont-AL.html
Limestone County High School (grades 9-12)was established in 1912. Money for the building, nearly $10,000, was obtained from three sources: the sale of property of an old Elkmont Elementary School, state funds, and private donations. Honored and p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RNI_downtown-scenes_Elkmont-AL.html
01: Looking south on Railroad Street. 02: McWilliams Store, June 1913. 03: Drugstore interior, 1940s. 04: Citizens' Bank, early 1900s. 05: Elkmont Post Office, circa 1900s. 06: Telephone switchboard, early 1900s. 07: Elkmont Post Office, cir…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RNG_commerce_Elkmont-AL.html
Train #3 southbound, circa 1913. The wye (turnaround) is visible on the right. Because trains traveled with only one engine in the early railroad days and the tracks further south were under construction, a wye was necessary at Elkmont for southbo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EHN_old-new-garden-cemetery-new-garden-cumberland-presbyterian-church_Elkmont-AL.html
(Side A)Old New Garden Cemetery This cemetery is one of the oldest in Limestone County and is listed on the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register. Many of the areas earliest settlers are buried here including Patsy Elmore, widow of a Rev. War vete…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17N3_sims-settlement_Elkmont-AL.html
Side A (North side) In the fall of 1806 a group of settlers led by William and James Sims, traveled from east Tennessee on flatboats down the Tennessee River and up the Elk River to this area. They landed near Buck Island and spread out into th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15D8_battle-of-sulphur-creek-trestle_Elkmont-AL.html
On Sept. 25, 1864 Gen. N.B. Forrest's Confederate cavalry, with Morton's battery of 4 guns, attacked and captured the Union fort near here. The fort consisted of a square redoubt, rifle pits, two blockhouses, and some frame buildings. It protected…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZEV_vietnam-veterans-of-america_Elkmont-AL.html
This memorial is dedicated in honor of all those from the state of Alabama who made the supreme sacrifice by laying down their life for their country in Vietnam 1959-1975 This memorial was erected by Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 511- Ath…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZEU_alabama-korean-war-memorial_Elkmont-AL.html
Dedicated to the Memory of those who paid the supreme price ... That they gave their lives for our country.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZES_hernando-de-soto-in-alabama_Elkmont-AL.html
The Highway RouteThe Highway Route of the De Soto Trail is intended to follow the actual trail as closely as major highway permit. These highways are US 278 from the Georgia line to Piedmont, Ala; Ala. 21 to Winterboro; Ala.; Ala. 76 to Childe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZER_the-saturn-legacy_Elkmont-AL.html
The 224 -foot Saturn IB Rocket displayed here is one of three launched vehicles in the Saturn family of rockets developed in Huntsville. The Saturn IB rocket had more power than the earlier Saturn I- enough for orbital mission with the Apollo spac…
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