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.

This building was built in 1903 with additions in 1916 and 1997. The first freight shipments and passengers came here on the Alabama Midland railroad in 1898 immediately after construction of the roadbed. That was also the year when most of the brick business buildings downtown were completed. By 1903 a depot was needed as the transportation focus of this town. Along with the new Rawls Hotel, the depot became a gathering place for our citizens. In 1974 the Pea River Historical Society purchased the depot and began operating the Depot Museum.

31° 18.81′ N, 85° 51.262′ W. Marker is in Enterprise, Alabama, in Coffee County. Marker is on Railroad Street 0 miles south of West College Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in downtown Enterprise in front of the main entrance to the Depot Museum. Railroad tracks pass to the west side of the marker and the depot building. Marker is at or near this postal address: 106 Railroad 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. Rawls Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Boll Weevil Monument By AGS Media, July 12, 2009 2. The Enterprise Depot Museum (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); First United Methodist Church (about 600 feet away); Enterprise Academy (approx. half a mile away); Town of Level Plains (approx. 4.9 miles away); Mt. Pleasant Misionary Baptist Church (approx. 5 miles away); Clintonville Academy (approx. 7.2 miles away); Daleville, Alabama (approx. 8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Enterprise.

The city of Muscle Shoals began with the construction of U.S. Nitrate Plant No.2 and Wilson Dam for defense purposes in 1918. The name came from the great stretch of rapids in the Tennessee River that contained rocky shoals and an abundance of mussels. (Muscle is an archaic spelling of mussel.) In 1921, automobile manufacturer Henry Ford became interested in buying the idle nitrate plant and the unfinished dam. He offered the government $5 million for the properties and promised to "build a city 75 miles long and employ one million people." His offer was eventually rejected by the Congress. Ford's involvement led to a tremendous real estate boom. A.L. Howell and C.T. Graves and other developers bought nearby cotton fields and laid out subdivisions, complete with streets, sidewalks, fireplugs and street lights.

At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Singing River Sculpture (approx. 0.2 miles away); Howell & Graves School (approx. 0.8 miles away); Forest Elders (approx. 2.6 miles away); Old Railroad Bed By Sandra Hughes, November 16, 2009 3. City Hall Muscle Shoals (approx. 2.8 miles away); Old Railroad Bridge (approx. 2.9 miles away); Sheffield Colored School/Sterling High School (approx. 2.9 miles away); Tuscumbia's Oakwood Cemetery (approx. 3.1 miles away); Percy Sledge/Producer Quin Ivy (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Muscle Shoals.

This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on December 18, 2011, by Sandra Hughes of Killen, Usa. This page has been viewed 1,398 times since then and 84 times this year. Last updated on May 18, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Quer?taro, Mexico. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. submitted on December 18, 2011, by Sandra Hughes of Killen, Usa. 12, 13. submitted on December 19, 2011, by Sandra Hughes of Killen, Usa. 14. submitted on February 11, 2015. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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 walking distance of this marker. Gadsden, Alabama (within shouting distance of this marker); John H. Wisdom (within shouting distance of this marker); Emma Sansom Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Gadsden Amphitheater (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gadsden Municipal Amphitheatre (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gadsden Times-News Building (approx. 0.4 miles away); The North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church By David Tibbs, 2008 2. City HallThis is Gadsden City Hall as viewed from the marker. (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sisters Missionary Servants Of The Most Blessed Trinity (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gadsden.

This page was last revised on July 25, 2018. This page originally submitted on September 14, 2008, by David Tibbs of Resaca, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,670 times since then and 57 times this year. Last updated on May 26, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Quer?taro, Mexico. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 14, 2008, by David Tibbs of Resaca, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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.