George Guida

1914 - 1986

The grateful citizenry of Tampa dedicated this roadway to the memory of George Guida for his commitment to improving the quality of life for all. A business and civic leader, banker and builder of many of our ...

Pell City’s Historical Residential District

The earliest neighborhood in Pell City was the Residential District, located on the northern boundary of the Downtown Historic District. The Residential District was the preferred location for many of the earliest leaders involved in the growth and development of ...

A County Older Than The State

St. Clair County

Created in 1818 by territorial legislature. Named for Revolutionary hero, Gen. St. Clair. First settlers from Tennessee, Georgia – veterans of Creek Indian War, 1813-14.

Pell City established as industrial town in 1890 by George H. Pell of New ...

Historic Facade Replication

A fire in 1982 destroyed the historic Horace Clark and Apex buildings. The facades of the two buildings were replicated in 1997.

1900, Horace Clark Building (left); 1897, Apex Building (right).

Owner: Olympic Gaming SD, L.L.C.

Replication Architect: Spencer Raymond Ruff, A.L.A. N.C.A.R.B.

General ...

M. W. Grand Lodge of Georgia

Free and Accepted Masons

The first Masonic meeting in Georgia was held in 1734 at the town of Sunbury in what is now Liberty County, with General James Edward Oglethorpe serving as Worshipful Master. This was just seventeen years after the ...

Historic Downtown Pell City

Founded by railroad investors and incorporated on May 6, 1891. Pell City was named for one of the financial backers, George Hamilton Pell of New York. Nearly disappearing after the panic of 1893, the town was redeveloped after 1901 by ...

Magee Marsh Wildlife Area

A Feature of the Great Black Swamp

A dense swamp forest roughly the size of the state of Connecticut once stretched across this region of Ohio and Indiana. A remnant of ancient Lake Maumee, this dense, soggy flatland supported abundant waterfowl ...

Navarre Church of the Brethren

The Navarre Church of the Brethren was organized in 1869 at a site approximately 850 feet east of here. The last service was a homecoming August 19, 2001. The church bell was donated and moved to Navarre Cemetery in 2005.

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Winter Veterans Memorial

In memory of the men and women who have served, in war and peace, on the land, in the air, on the seas.

[American Legion emblem]

[Veterans of Foreign Wars emblem]

Donated by Wright - Howard

VFW Post 2495 Dedicated June 6, 1999

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Encounter with Lee

“Don't You Ever Forget It”

Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee passed through Rappahannock County on four occasions during the Civil War. The first occurred on August 26, 1862, on the march to Manassas, and the second took place in October during ...