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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM265I_arthur-tarzan-white_Gaylesville-AL.html
Born in Lockhart, Alabama in 1915, Tarzan played alongside Bear Bryant on the University of Alabama's 1934 National Championship Team and was honored as an All-American in 1936. He went on to play for the New York Giants, winning a NFL Championshi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25VC_w-p-brown-sons-lumber-company_Gaylesville-AL.html
In February 1937, W.P. Brown & Sons Lumber Co. signed a contract with Alabama Power for an estimated 20,000,000 feet of saw timber. The south end of Brown's property is located 1,000 feet back of this marker and extended northward ¾ mile. Brown L…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25VB_david-hartline_Gaylesville-AL.html
David was born 4 of 12 children, served in combat in Vietnam, was wounded and is a highly decorated war veteran. David is a best selling author, a veteran advocate, and State Commander of the American Legion. He is a former college instructor and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25VA_history-of-taff-alabama_Gaylesville-AL.html
Cherokee County established - 1836
Area Cherokee Indians relocated - 1838
Taff Community established - 1842
Community named in honor of Taff family - 1842
Union and Confederate soldiers occupied the area - 1864
Taff post office established - …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25R3_gaylesville_Gaylesville-AL.html
Post Office est. in 1836. During the Civil War, the main body of U.S. General William Tecumseh Sherman's Army camped around the town in October 1864. A private home served as his headquarters. Despite pleas from citizens, his troops burned the mil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25OB_barry-springs-indian-stockade_Gaylesville-AL.html
One hundred feet east was one site where "The Trail of Tears" began. On May 23, 1838 the Indians of this general area, who had been held in a chestnut log stockade after being gathered by the U.S. Army, began their long trek to Oklahoma.
The spr…