Cheap Things To Do in Courtland, Alabama

Inscription. Side A, This circa 1820 house is thought to be one of the oldest houses in Courtland. Occupying a lot platted by the Courtland Land Company in 1818. The house faces North toward what was once the main Tuscumbia Road. ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Side A, Structures within the Courtland historic district represent over 150 years of changing tastes in building design. Although only a few of Courtlands earliest buildings survive, the Federal~style architecture of ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Side A, Tennessee Street along the north side of the square was originally part of Gaines Trace, a horse path laid out in 1807 under the direction of Capt. Edmund Pendleton Gaines of the U. S. Army. From Meltons Bluff ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Side A, Federal lands in this area were first sold in 1818 and quickly purchased by settlers and speculators. A group of investors calling themselves the “Courtland Land Company” and consisting of William ... More on HMDB

Inscription. "Fighting Joe Wheeler", Confederate Cavalry Commander, of Army of Tennessee. Major~General, Cavalry, U. S. A. in Spanish American War Soldier~Statesman~Author~Planter, One of Alabama's representatives, in the Statuary ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Side A, Volunteer military company organized at Courtland 1835 to aid Texas in struggle for independence. Commanded by Dr. Jack Shackelford, local physician, company derived its name from color of home spun uniforms, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Marker Front: African~Americans played a very significant role in the early history of Courtland. Most came as slaves from the older southern states to help clear the land, to plant crops of cotton and corn, and to serve ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Born July 31, 1868 ~ Died April 10, 1955, Daughter of General Joseph Wheeler, Gallantly served her country three times on foreign soil. Volunteer nurse, Santiago, Cuba~1898. Spanish~American War and Manila, P. I. ~1899 ... More on HMDB

Inscription. This mansion, located about one mile east, was placed on the National Register of Historic places 1 Oct 1974. Built by Turner Saunders (1782-1853) on property purchased 9 April 1833, the house may have an earlier construction ... More on HMDB

Operation Schedule : Park open year-round, visitor center open Sun. 1-5 & by appt. ; Description : Site of Alabama's first college, destroyed during the Civil War. Antebellum cemetery. Period struc... More on 800Alabama.com

Established in 1830 as Alabama's first college, LaGrange soon became known as "The West Point of the South." The college was destroyed by Union forces led by Colonel Florence M. Cornyn and his "des... More on Discover America