Erected in 1835

This building has since been occupied by

The First National Bank of Huntsville and its predecessors:

The National Bank of Huntsville

1865-1889.

The Northern Bank of Alabama

1852-1865

(Operation suspended 1863-1865)

The Branch of the State Bank of Huntsville

1833-1852

George Steele, Architect and Builder

Marker is at ...

Tallulah Bankhead / I. Schiffman Building

1902-1968 / Birthplace of Tallulah Bankhead

Side A

Tallulah Bankhead was the toast of the London theatre in the 1920's, and nationally renowned for her dramatic roles in “The Little Foxes” (1939), “The Skin of Our Teeth” (1942), the movie “Lifeboat” (1944), ...

Madison County

Made a county in 1808 by order of Governor of Mississippi Territory.

Area ceded 1805, 1806 by Cherokees, Chickasaws.

This was the first land in Alabama ceded by these great civilized tribes.

Marker is at the intersection of Northside Square and Eastside ...

William Sydney Porter

"O. Henry"

In loving memory

William Sydney Porter

"O.Henry"

American Short Story Writer

Born in Greensboro N.C. September 11, 1862

Died in New York City June 5, 1910

A visitor in Western No. Carolina

His body is interred in Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.

"He saw no longer the rabble, ...

Wyoming Army and Air National Guard Memorial

Eternal gratitude to the

men and women who have

served and sacrificed in the

Wyoming

Army and Air National Guard

Marker is at the intersection of 24th Street and Central Avenue, on the left when traveling west on 24th Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Five and Ten Building

F. M. Bachman, a German immigrant, constructed this c.1880 building for his grocery business. The building is best known for housing the Morris 5&10¢ Store, located here from the 1920s to the 1950s.

Marker is on 9th Street, on the right ...

Sturdivant Hall

One of the finest examples of neo-classic architecture in the South; designed by Thomas Helm Lee for Edward T. Watts. Completed in 1853.

Sold 1864 to John M. Parkman,

1870 to Emile Gillman.

Purchased in 1957 through a bequest from Robert Daniel Sturdivant ...

Summerfield Methodist Church

Congregation was organized as early as 1837, first under the charge of Charles McLeod and next, Asbury H. Shanks. Contract for the present building was let October 23, 1844, and the building was dedicated on October 5, 1845. Greenberry Garrett ...

Northern Terminus Indian Creek Canal

First Canal in Alabama

Incorporated 1820

Completed 1831

This canal was constructed to the Tennessee River to facilitate the transportation of cotton to market. Developers were: Thomas Fearn, LeRoy Pope, Stephen S. Ewing, Henry Cook, and Samuel Hazard.

Marker can be reached from Spragins ...

British West Florida, 1764-83

Colony’s north boundary

crossed present-day

Alabama - Mississippi

at this point on 32° 28’

by edict of British king.

Colony extended south to Gulf.

France had ceded area in 1763.

Spain invaded, seized area in 1780.

Britain ceded it ...