Things To Do in Elkmont, Alabama

Category: Amusement/recreation Services Salem Community Park is a quality source of laughter and enjoyment in Alabama. Visit ... More on localamusementparks.com

Inscription. On Sept. 25, 1864 Gen. N. B. Forrest's Confederate cavalry, with Morton's battery of 4 guns, attacked and captured the Union fort near here. The fort consisted of a square redoubt, rifle pits, two blockhouses, and some ... More on HMDB

'Athens State University,' located in Athens, Alabama, USA, is a two-year upper level university. Athens State is the only two-year upper level university in the state of Alabama. Thirty-three di... More on Wikipedia

Athens State University, Beasley Field - Beer? Check. Newspapers? Check. Athens State University, Beasley Field, at 300 North Beaty Street, offers your usual selection of imports, domestics, and so... More on clubzone

Inscription. Lucy's Branch: This site is named for Lucy Bedingfield, daughter of a slave and a Cherokee Indian. She was born 1832, and her Indian name was Finch. She married Meredith Bedingfield, a slave and had 9 children. Lucy was ... More on HMDB

(Creekwood, 35', 1998, 01-42-A) across Creekwood Brook NW of Athens , O’Neal Township, Limestone County, AL. AL99 (Buck Island Rd.) NW 3.3 miles from jct with Elm St./New Cut Rd. on the NW side of Athens, W. (left) on Dawson ... More on dalejtravis.com

Inscription. created Feb. 6, 1818 by Alabama Territorial Legislature from lands ceded by Cherokee Nation 1806 and by Chickasaw Nation in 1816. Named for creek (and its limestone bed), which runs through county. Few settlers here until ... More on HMDB

Inscription. This is the earliest known cemetery in the town of Athens, and the final resting place for many of its first citizens. The earliest burials date from the 1820s and continue thought the mid-1800s, with an occasional burial ... More on HMDB

Inscription. On May 2, 1862, Union troops of the 19th and 24th Illinois and the 37th Indian Regiments commanded by Col. John Basil Turchin went on a rampage thought the town. They looted and plundered stores and homes, stealing clothing, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Born in the same house as his brother, Neill, June 1, 1827. Enlisting for the Confederacy in 1861, he commanded a division at the war's end, having been twice wounded. Member 1869 Legislature and president, 1870 Constitutional ... More on HMDB