2009 Saturday, June 6 Walking tours of Wood Avenue & Frontier Days at Popes Tavern
2009 Saturday, June 13 Walking Tour of North Court and Seminary St homes
2009 Saturday, June 20 Walking of Florence Cemetery
2009 Saturday, June 27 Walking tour of Forks of Cypress.
June 17, 2009
Hubby and I went to music in the park from 11:00AM to 1:00PM. we ate lunch at Subway.
In Tuscumbia, I took pictures of different markers
Alabama Institute for the Blind
Yellow Fever Victims
Ivy Green (Home of Helen Keller)
St John's Episcopal Church
Train Depot
Tuscumbia Courthouse & KIA War markers
Governor Lindsey Home
In Sheffield, I took pictures of the historic markers of
FDR & Furnace Hill
At Rogers High School I took a picture of the
KIA World War II
June 23, 2009
Hubby worked on his sister’s swimming pool and we ate at a restaurant in Cloverdale.
Hubby drove and stopped to take pictures of Historic Markers
General Coffee me
Governor Hugh McVay
St Florian
June 25, 2009
In the Florence area, I took pictures of Historic Makers
Wood Avenue Church of Christ 1886
Wood Avenue Historic District
Sculpture and Relief Books and Learning 1921,
First Baptist Church 1888, all these markers are near the Florence Library.
Picture of the statue of W.C. Handy that stands at the entrance of Wilson Park.
(Near the Florence Post Office the following markers)
First Presbyterian Church 1818
Justice John McKinley Federal Building
Mountain Tom Clark Hanged September 4,1872
This marker is located in front of the Florence Cemetery where Tom Clark said nobody will ever run over me. So it is said he was buried under Florence Boulevard/Tennessee Street.
June 28, 2009
In the Florence area, I took pictures of
A County Older Than the State Lauderdale County created Feb 6,l 1818, The Civil War Statue and Inscription (located in front of the Florence Courthouse)
Downtown Florence Historic District
South Hall Drugs
Sannoner Historic Medical Arts Building
City of Florence
Burrell Normal School Burrell High School Burrell~Slater High School 1903-1969, Saint Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church,
Dred Scott
Historic downtown Florence
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Hubby's granddaughter and I ate breakfast at Hardies spending $16.16 and on to Huntsville stopping along the way for me to make pictures of historic markers.
Next to the Bluewater Creek Polo Club and near Bluewater Cemetery were located two markers.
Daniel White Settle Here in 1818
Cherokee Chief Doublehead’s Village Around 1800
Fort Hampton
We rode to Redstone Arsenal where we saw the Historic Redstone Test Site, Liquid Hydrogen Tanks, Historic Saturn I, Saturn I-B Test Stand, Miniature Columbia NASA Shuttle, and Rockets.
Hubby bought a new cell phone at AT&T.
We finished the day by going shopping at Victoria Secret Bridge Street.
We ate dinner at Red Robbin, Hubby ordered a fully dressed hamburger and fries. I ordered
Salsa, avocado dip with colorful chips.
After a long day of sightseeing, shopping, and eating we needed to relax in our swimming pool at home.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
I rode around downtown Florence taking pictures of historic markers
Cherry Street
First Baptist Church 1888
First United Methodist Church
Taking pictures outside the Kennedy Douglas Art Center
Killen Park Sign
Muscle Shoals Canal
Regions Bank (Replica of the Forks of Cypress who was built by James Jackson)
Sculpture Relief Books and Learning
Trinity Episcopal Church
Walnut Street
And the flow of Wilson Park Foundation
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Hubby and I enjoyed listening to music in Wilson Park from 11-1PM
I took a picnic lunch.
After the music ended we rode around Florence so I could take a couple of pictures of
Andrew Jackson Military Road
115th Single Battalion Organized in 1940
Tuesday, July 13, 2009
I rode with my daughter to Heritage Park located next to the Marriott Hotel for an Ice Cream Social where the Stroke Conference was being held.
We had met several people from the Conference the day before inside the Marriott.
I walked down the River Heritage Walk of Honor to take pictures. This marker had been placed on a plaque honoring people of notable importance that had an impact on our community.
Lt. Col. R. Edward Yeilding
Thomas Sigismund Stribling
James Thomas Rapier
Samuel Cornelius Phillips
Edward Ashbury O’Neal
Dr. Ethelbert Brinkley Norton
Justice John A. McKinley
William D. “Buddy” Killen
Harlan Hill
Caroline Lee Hentz
William Christopher Handy
Major General George W. Goethals
Ronnie Gene Flippo
General John Coffee
Ezra Lee Culver
General Arthur E. Brown, Jr
The day was hot and there were many people with swimsuits and playing in the fountain trying to keep cool. While others lay on towels or blankets sunning.
The water show began after dark, where the water danced InSync with the music.
Monday, July 24, 2009
Hubby and I rode throughout Florence to get the following markers.
- Father of Rock ‘n’ Roll, & Sam Phillips in Florence,
- The Florence Early Water Tower
- The Ante Bellum Cotton Marker
- College Palace Historic District
- Original Site historic of Florence Wagons
- East Florence Historic
- Site of Fame Recording Studio
- St Joseph Catholic Church
- Lone Cedar Church
- John McKinney Marker
Friday, July 25, 2009
Hubby and I rode around the Florence area taking pictures of historic markers
Colonel Picket Place
Florence Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America
Florence Little League Baseball 1951 Coach Presley Robbins Field 1972
Homer Givens 1898-1971
Major General George Washington Goethals Home
The Greater Mount Moriah Primitive Baptist Church
UNA Football Program NCAA Div II titles 1993-1994-1995
Wheeler Rifles Organized in 1888
Wood Ave Historic
Monday, July 27, 2009
Hubby and I rode around in Colbert & Lauderdale Counties taking pictures of sites and historic markers.
I took pictures of the W.C. Handy Home Museum outside.
I took pictures of the abandoned train tressel, now used as a walkway.
The American Legion 1919
The American Legion Florence ~Lauderdale Post Number II Department of Alabama 1919 (both located next to the American Red Cross building in Florence)
Saint Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church
Seminary ~O’Neal Historic District
William Winston Home (Now a part of Deshler High School)
First Baptist Church
First Presbyterian Church
Tuscumbia’s Oakwood Cemetery
Village One (Sheffield)
Winston Cemetery(When I was a child my cousin would hurriedly run past this cemetery we were afraid of ghosts. Our grandfather told many stories about ghosts.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Hubby and I rode to different areas in the Shoals taking pictures.
Weeden Heights
Lagrange Mountain Park and war markers
Coon Dog Cemetery, Cherokee (where only coon dogs are buried)
Barton Cemetery (Where there is evidence of a battle)
The Civil War Skirmish at Barton Cemetery
Jerry Scott Marker at Railroad Station in Muscle Shoals
We ate lunch at Chopps in Tuscumbia.
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Hubby and I rode to Waterloo I was taking pictures along the way.
The Trail of Tears
Capture of John A Murrell
Pestilence and Pesthouse and Cemetery
Waterloo Settled 1819
Edith Newman Culver Museum
Wilson's Headquarters and Camp
Macedonia Church of Christ Marker
That evening we went to Heritage Park splash pad to watch the water explode into colors of yellow, red, and blue.
Monday, August 3, 2009
Hubby and I rode to Limestone County, so I could take pictures of historic markers
Harris/Pryor House (Flower Hill Farm)
General Nathanael Bedford Forrest CSA Raid
Oakland United Methodist Church
Hitt's Home Decor Cabinets Granite Mansion Burned
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Hubby and I rode to Athens so I could take pictures of historic markers
Athens Sacked and Plundered
Athens University Athens
Limestone Athens Courthouse
Old Town Cemetery Historic
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Hubby and I rode to Decatur where we toured the Cook's Natural Science Museum.
In the Cooks Museum, we saw every kind of bug and spider known to man.
We saw many species of birds, fossils, shells, animal skeletons, and a collection of butterflies.
In the Blue & Gray Civil War Museum, we saw cases full of items used during the Civil War and pictures hanging on the wall depicting officers, and battles.
We stopped along the way so I could take pictures of sites and historic markers.
Decatur Train depot
Princess Theater
Morgan Courthouse Markers
Old State Bank
Historic Decatur
General Joseph, Annie Wheeler
General Wheeler
In Lawrence County we went to Jessie Owens Park we saw a statue of Jesse Owens Olympic Champion of 1956 and we toured the museum, his boyhood home, and a sand pit depicting his winning jump.
James Cleveland “Jesse” Owens
At Oakville Indian Mounds I took pictures of several mounds, a park, a Museum and several markers.
Straights Raid
Creek Indian Removal
Cherokee Indian Removal
Oakville Indian Mound
Cherokee Council House Museum
Town of Oakville
Cope-an Burial Mound
Historic Indians
Doublehead
Saunders Hall (Located In Town Creek)
Sunday, August 9, 2009
We rode to Fort Payne Alabama where we toured the Alabama Fan Club and Museum. We walked in the park looking at the statues of the famous Alabama band and historic markers. We ate lunch at Cracker Barrel.
Statues of Group Alabama Band
The Alabama Fan Club and Museum
Trail of Tears at Bridge Port
Willis Town Historic Marker
Fort Payne's Fort
RR Depot Fort Payne
Fort Payne City Park
CSA Marker Fort Payne Park
We rode to Ruby Falls to take the elevator down into the cave we were told about the formations of the rocks and the grand fanatic was the colorful Ruby Falls which was a small hole where water was coming out.
Ruby Falls
Crow Town Stevenson
Sequoyah Historic Marker
Decatur County 1821-1825
Battle of Wauhatchie Historic Marker
