At least 8 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Clay County and the Creek Indian War of 1813-14 / Clay County and the Creek Indian Confederacy (a few steps from this marker); Clay County / Clay County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Ashland, Alabama (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Baptist Church of Ashland By William Fischer, Jr., July 10, 2008 2. Clay County CourthouseEast facade. (approx. half a mile away); John Richmond McCain (approx. 5.2 miles away); Lineville Alabama Monument (approx. 5.3 miles away); Goldville (approx. 13? miles away); Battle of Enitachopko (approx. 14.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ashland.

Original two-story brick structure built 1903 by Japheth Rawls, developer of some of earliest turpentine plants in Coffee County. Building remodeled 1928 and three-story wings added by Jesse P. Rawls, founder of first electric power system in Enterprise. Hotel was center for business and social gatherings until its closing in early 1970's. Listed on National Register of Historic Places 1980.

31° 18.831′ N, 85° 51.22′ W. Marker is in Enterprise, Alabama, in Coffee County. Marker is on South Main Street (U.S. 84) 0 miles south of College Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in downtown Enterprise, on the sidewalk along the west side of South Main Street, in front of the hotel building. Marker is at or near this postal address: 116 South Main Street, Enterprise AL 36330, United States of America.

At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Boll Weevil Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Enterprise Depot (within shouting distance of this marker); First United Methodist Church (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Enterprise Academy By David J Gaines, April 15, 2012 2. Rawls Hotel, depot side (approx. 0.6 miles away); Town of Level Plains (approx. 4.8 miles away); Mt. Pleasant Misionary Baptist Church (approx. 5 miles away); Clintonville Academy (approx. 7.2 miles away); Daleville, Alabama (approx. 7.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Enterprise.

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The George Washington Carver neighborhood served as base camp for the votings rights movement during the tumultuous weeks of March 1965. These blocks of brick two-story homes—the city's first and largest federal housing project for blacks, built in 1951—were headquarters to many civil rights workers. Residents offered up spare rooms and cooked extra meals for strangers from out of town—many of them white—who joined the cause. Martin Luther King, Jr. Street was still unpaved Sylvan Street then. Expectant marchers stood here day after day in the dust and mud awaiting instructions from the movement's leaders.

At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Lewis Scott (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Baptist Church (about 300 feet away); Turning Point (about 400 feet away); A Grassroots Movement (about 400 feet away); I Had A Dream (about 600 feet away); Sanctuary to Stage (about 600 feet away); George Washington Carver Homes Projects (about 700 feet away); Temple Mishkan Israel (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Selma.

At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Bay Theater (here, next to this marker); Red Bay Ice and Gin Company (here, next to this marker); Yarber Grist Mill (a few steps from this marker); Pride in Our Past, Faith in Our Future (within shouting distance of this marker); Red Bay School (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Red Bay Depot & Hotel (about 600 feet away); Mac McAnally (approx. 6.2 miles away in Mississippi); History of Vina (approx. 6? miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Red Bay.

The Fourth Avenue "Strip" thrived during a time when downtown privileges for blacks were limited. Although blacks could shop at some white-owned stores, they did not share the same privileges and services as white customers, so they created tailor shops, department stores, cafeterias, billiard parlors, fruit stands, shoe shine shops, laundry service, jewelry and record shops, and taxicab stands. These businesses were distinctively geared toward and managed by blacks. When darkness fell, the Fourth Avenue District gleamed with live entertainment. Where some of the finest entertainment in Birmingham could be found at Bob's Savoy. The Frolic Theatre and Henry Hury had "live" entertainment for the black patrons. Not only did singers and dancers captivate the audiences, but live vaudeville shows came to the area: Bessie Smith, Clara Smith, The Whitman Sisters, Hot Harlem Review and Leon Claxton's Harlem in Havanna Review. The Business men and women of this block did not compete with whites for the business dollars, instead enjoyed the profits of their own labors and their own originality and determination in the selection of location and business ventures.

33° 30.924′ N, 86° 48.696′ W. Marker is in Birmingham, Alabama, in Jefferson County. Marker is at the intersection of 4th Avenue North and 17th Street North, on the right when traveling west on 4th Avenue North. Touch for map. Marker is located in a park on the corner of 4th Avenue and 17th Street North. Marker is in this post office area: Birmingham AL 35203, United States of America.

At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Fourth Avenue Historic District. (here, next to this marker); Green Acres Caf? (within shouting distance of this marker); Emory Overton Jackson (within shouting distance of this marker); Brock Drugs Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Eddie James Kendrick (about 300 feet away); Fraternal Hotel Building By Tim Carr, March 10, 2008 3. 1700 Block of 4th Avenue North of the 4th Avenue District (about 300 feet away); "Peace Be Still" (about 500 feet away); Kneeling Ministers (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Birmingham.

At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Temple Wilson Tutwiler, II / Tutwiler Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil Rights Freedom Riders By Tim Carr, February 13, 2010 2. Clark Building Marker (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Title Building (about 600 feet away); S. H. Kress Five-And-Ten Cent Store (about 700 feet away); Jefferson County Courthouse Site (about 700 feet away); Concord Center (about 700 feet away); The Alabama Theatre (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Tutwiler Hotel/The Tutwiler-Ridgely Rebirth (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Birmingham.

Founded in 1898 by Robert Jemison, this 30-acre historic district is a private residential park containing an almost intact collection of some of Birmingham's finest 20th century houses. It was the first professionally landscaped residential community in the city and the first where residents adhered to strictly self-imposed rules and covenants. National Register of Historic Places 8-30-1984.

At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Birmingham District Minerals (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Works Progress Administration (approx. 0.9 miles away); Building The Park (approx. 0.9 miles away); South (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Lone Pine Mine (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Cascade (approx. 0.9 miles away); Industry (approx. 0.9 miles away); Vulcan Statue (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Birmingham.

At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Clark Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil Rights Freedom Riders (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Title Building By Tim Carr, February 13, 2010 2. Temple Wilson Tutwiler, II / Tutwiler Hotel Marker (about 700 feet away); Jefferson County Courthouse Site (about 700 feet away); Concord Center (about 800 feet away); The Tutwiler Hotel/The Tutwiler-Ridgely Rebirth (approx. 0.2 miles away); S. H. Kress Five-And-Ten Cent Store (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Birmingham Public Library / The Linn - Henley Research Library (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Birmingham.

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At the turn of the 20th century, Birmingham was a small town of two and three story buildings with a few church steeples punctuating the skyline. During the industrial boom from 1902 to 1912 which made Birmingham the largest city in the state. Four large buildings were constructed at the intersection of the City's main streets. The Woodward building (now National Bank of Commerce), constructed in 1902 on the Southwest corner, was the City's first steel-frame skyscraper. A good example of the Chicago school style of architecture, it brought a dramatic change to the vertical scale of the existing Victorian City. In 1906 the 16-story Brown Marx building rose on the Northeast corner; in 1908 an addition more than doubled its size. Long the South's largest office building, its principal tenant was United States Steel Corporation. The Empire building (1909, Northwest corner) and John A. Hand building (1912, Southeast corner), completed the "Heaviest Corner." Sheathed in marble, limestone, and terra cotta, they exemplify the more ornamental neoclassical style. Along the cornice of the Empire building (now Colonial Bank), "E's" stand for the Empire Improvement Company, which built the tower.

At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Morris Avenue Historic District / Elyton Land Company (Successor, Birmingham Realty Co.) (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Berry Project (about 400 feet away); Dewberry Drugs and Phenix Insurance Company Buildings (about 600 feet away); The Rainbow Viaduct (about 800 feet away); S. H. Kress Five-And-Ten Cent Store (approx. 0.2 miles away); Title Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Concord Center (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jefferson County Courthouse Site (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Birmingham.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Jordan Home (approx. 0.3 miles away); Donnelly House (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Coe House (approx. 0.4 miles away); A.B. Loveman House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Redmont Park Historic District (approx. 0.4 miles away); St. Vincent?s Hospital (approx. 0.4 miles away); Independent Presbyterian Church (approx. half a mile away); Five Points South (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Birmingham.

"Tuxedo Junction" was the street car crossing on the Ensley-Fairfield line at this corner in the Tuxedo Park residential area. It also refers to the fraternal dance hall operated in the 1920's and 1930s on the second floor of the adjacent building, and to the 1939 hit song "Tuxedo Junction", written by Birmingham musician-composer Erskine Hawkins, who grew up nearby and became a well known big band leader in New York City.

At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Belview Heights Neighborhood (approx. 1.4 miles away); Rickwood Field (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker By Tim Carr, February 6, 2009 2. Tuxedo Junction & Marker at the Nixon Building also named Rickwood Field (approx. 1.7 miles away); Birmingham - Southern College (approx. 2.1 miles away); United Confederate Veterans (approx. 2.7 miles away); Walker Memorial Church (approx. 2.8 miles away); Wilson's Raiders (approx. 2.8 miles away); Smithfield (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Birmingham.

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At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Monte D'Oro (approx. 0.3 miles away); Patton Chapel Church 1866 (approx. 0.8 miles away); Hoover (approx. one mile away); Rocky Ridge Elementary School (approx. 2.4 miles away); Shades Crest Road Historical District (approx. 2? miles away); Hale - Joseph Home (approx. 2.7 miles away); Bluff Park Elementary School / Hoover Community Education By Tim Carr, February 24, 2010 2. Founding Of Hoover Marker, Southbound view along Montgomery Highway (approx. 2.8 miles away); Briarwood Presbyterian Church PCA (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hoover.

At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Trussville (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Baptist Church of Trussville (about 600 feet away); Trussville, Alabama (approx. 0.4 miles away); Confederate Storehouse Burned By Federal Troops (approx. 0.4 miles away); Trussville Furnace (approx. 0.6 miles away); Pioneer Massey Cemetery By Tim Carr, January 4, 2009 2. Cahaba Project Marker & GazeboThe Gazebo, a Trussville landmark was the original entrance to the Cahaba Project. (approx. 4.6 miles away); Center Point, Alabama (approx. 4.9 miles away); The Clay Community (approx. 5.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Trussville.

This bottom land serves as a reservoir for TVA's flood control program. Florence leases it for recreational purposes when not being used by TVA. Major Robert McFarland, a native of Ireland, his wife, Kate Armstead McFarland, and their seven children resided in the ante~bellum mansion now called Mapleton that overlooked this river bottom. Strawberries were once grown here. Jobless families were encouraged to plant vegetables gardens here during the Great Depression. Major McFarland rode with Confederate General John Hunt Morgan and became the first cavalryman to leap across the line onto Indian soil.

At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Prehistoric Native Americans / Historic Native Americans (within shouting distance of this marker); First Muscle Shoals Canal/Second Muscle Shoals Canal (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Florence Little League Baseball (1951) By Sandra Hughes, July 23, 2009 2. McFarland Park and Recreation Area (approx. 0.3 miles away); Prehistoric Mound (approx. 0.4 miles away); Old Railroad Bridge (approx. 0.6 miles away); Old Railroad Bed (approx. 0.7 miles away); Church Spring and School (approx. 0.7 miles away); John McKinley Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Florence.

At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A Cotton Kingdom (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The African ~ American Experience (about 700 feet away); The Town of Courtland / Early Settlers (about 700 feet away); The Red Rovers / Red Rovers Roster (approx. 0.2 miles away); Courtland's Early Architecture (approx. 0.2 miles away); Early Roads / One of the South's First Railroads 1832 (approx. 0.2 miles away); American Legion - Post 58 (approx. 0.2 miles away); McMahon House (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Courtland.

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