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The city of Waterloo is worth a visit. Tucked into the northwest corner of Lauderdale County on the Tennessee River which has been widened by Pickwick dam, this was the landing site for Union supplies and cavalry who were shipped up river to this area where General James Harrison Wilson formed his army for the assault on Alabama in March 1865. The shoals immediately upstream were a major obstacle. The small town sports a high school and a museum along with a grocery and a few shops. The view and atmosphere are unchallenged for peace and quiet. Nearby Gravelly Springs, the campsite of 13,000 or so Union cavalry is barely visible today, most of it under water.
Last edited by larry_cockerham; 04-26-2005 at 02:33 AM.
Reason: grammar or lack thereof
Larry, most of the last few of my post are homes that were ore Civil war or may have a tie to the WBTS civil war Tie. I know some have neith but may be of interest if you area any way like German POW museum in Aliceville, Ala
Still hjave lots of info to add so stay tuned..
I still on the search for that factory that you looking for. No luck yet though.. Did you try the Alabama Civil War Message board?
Northwest Alabama - Pickens County - Pickensville, Aliceville, Gordo, Carrolton
BETHANY CEMETERY - Alabama 14, six miles southeast of Aliceville, 1850; the burial site of James McCory, Revolutionary War veteran and one of George Washington's bodyguards.
CUNNINGHAM-STIRLING-WINDLE HOUSE - Olney community; 1830; two story frame, with two outside chimneys made of handmade bricks.
HOOD-CHAPMAN HOUSE - Pickensville; c. 1840; two story frame with a double decked portico.
HOOD-SNOODY HOUSE - Franconia Road, Aliceville, c. 1830; two story frame, with a lean-to across the back, it has the roof line from the second story to the lean-to, creating the New England "saltbox" appearance.
HOPKINS HOUSE - Columbus Highway near Pickensville; 1840; wooden peg construction.
KING-STINSON HOUSE - Spring Hill community; c. 1853; two story frame, constructed with wooden pegs, hand hewn sills, it was built with square nails.
MA CILLE’S MUSEUM - off Highway 68, between Gordo and Carrolton; from dolls to knick-knacks, stuffed animals to a whiskey still, this is a truly unique enterprise. Ask for directions at the Gordo City Hall.
MELROSE (BEARD-MESHAN HOUSE) - U.S. 82, eight miles west of Reform; circa 1850; two story frame, with one story wing and two columned porticoes at both entrances, it has been restored.
METHODIST CHURCH - Pickensville; 1821; Classic Greek temple style in white frame with a steeple, the second oldest building in Pickensville, it is still in use.
NABERS-DANIEL HOUSE - Alabama 17, south of Carrollton; 1854; one story frame, with matching porticoes on two sides. The house was built by Zachariah Nabers, editor of the West Alabamian.
PICKENS COUNTY COURTHOUSE - Carrollton; 1877; the two story brick building with stone quoins and bracketed roof is distinguished by "the face in the Courthouse window”, an impression of a prisoner's face said to be permanently etched in the glass by a lightening strike to the courthouse while he was watching a lynch mob eager to take his life. The story is that there have been replacements of the glass in the window, with the reappearance of the face on each occasion.
PORTOBELLO (BALL HOUSE) - Old Memphis Road, near Aliceville; 1820; two story, of handmade brick, this is the oldest brick home in Pickens County.
SHERROD-STANSEL HOUSE - Phoenix Avenue, Carrollton; c. 1850; originally one story, the second story and pilasters were added to one side at a later date when Probate Judge Stansel married into the Sherrod family and lived there.
STEWART-BLANTON HOUSE - Big Creek community; 1830; two story frame, it has a central portico with four columns; it is the only remaining structure of the Big Creek settlement.
STONE-HILL HOUSE - Phoenix Avenue, Carrollton; c. 1855; one story frame with a hipped roof, it has a steeply gabled portico supported by four square columns.
SUE STABLER PARK - Remnants of a World War II prisoner of war camp include a chimney built by German prisoners which includes stone bearing their names.
THOMAS-WILLET-ROBINSON HOUSE - Alabama 17, north of Carrollton; c. 1840, one story frame U- shaped, with wings that were added at later date. There is a central log section.
WEIR HOUSE - Weir Bridge Road near Carrollton; 1845; a one story frame, the home of General Andrew Weir before the Civil War.
WILBOURNE HOUSE (OLD STAGECOACH INN) - Pickensville; 1818; the two story frame "saltbox" type structure originally included 16 rooms. Built to serve as a stagecoach stop on the Eutaw, Alabama-Columbus, Mississippi Line, it is believed to be the oldest in Pickensville.
WILKINS HOUSE - Pickensville; c. 1830; a two story frame mansion style with a central two story portico.
WORLD WAR II POW CAMP SITE - Alabama 17, two miles west of Aliceville; 1943-1945; the camp was used for as many as 5,000 prisoners of war included approximately 500 acres; some remnants of the structures remain. See Sue Stabler Park.
North West Alabama - Winston County Double Springs, Haleyville
ALFORD-MARTIN COUNTRY STORE - Houston; late 19th Century; this two story country store is frame.
CONCORD BAPTIST CHURCH AND CEMETERY - Natural Bridge; 1859; simple one
story frame.
DAVE'S HOME - Near Addison; early 19th Century; a one room log cabin.
HALEYVILLE RAILROAD DEPOT - Haleyville; 1908; one story brick, it serves the Illinois Central and Southern railroads.
HECK LOG HOME - Lynn; early 20th Century; a one story log .
HOUSTON JAIL - Winston County 63, southeast of Double Springs; two rooms of handhewn logs, it was once the office of Marshall Alford.
INGLE HOUSE - Court Square, Double Springs; late l9th Century; two story frame home, built by Andrew Jackson (Poore) Ingle, illegitimate son of Andrew Jackson, who was raised by one of Jackson's men, Peter Ingle.
LARISSA - Houston-Pikeville Road in the southwest corner of the county; c. 1830-1870s; once a bustling village on the stage route, the town gradually disappeared after stagecoach service was discontinued in 1875; a few residences remain.
LAY HOME - Arley; early 19th Century; one story log, built in the county's first settlement.
LOONEY TAVERN SITE - Winston County 41, north of Addison; antebellum; the tavern that was once located here served as a meeting place for people from North Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and Mississippi who gathered here on July 4, 1861 to consider secession from the Union and from the Confederacy to remain neutral. Their conclusions led to the county being labeled the “Free State of Winston.”
NATURAL BRIDGE - Near Alabama 13 at Natural Bridge community; prehistoric; a landmark to Indians and early settlers, this 148-foot formation, which features two sandstone arches, is one of the longest natural bridges east of the Rockies
PRUET'S STAND - Byler Road, Haleyville; c. 1825; this two story log tavern, a popular stop on the Byler Road in the 1830s and 1840s, was owned by Jacob Pruet, a veteran of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. Pruet was a planter, land speculator, and tavern owner.
REVOLUTIONARY WAR CEMETERY - Alabama 195, four miles northeast of Ashridge; early I9th Century; cemetery contains graves of two early settlers who were veterans of the Revolutionary War.
Northcentral Alabama - Blount County - Blountsville, Oneonta, Blount Springs
BARCLIFT INN - Blountsville; 1833-34; Originally Victorian in design, the two story house was remodeled to a more Greek Revival look. Once a coach inn, last information has it used as apartments.
BLOUNT SPRINGS - Off U.S. 31, 20 miles south of Cullman; 1828; the site of ruins of a fashionable spa where only wells and basins remain. There are a couple of charming old houses (see Clay Home and Glenwood, below), and several rustic buildings along this highway. The route leads to accesses to the Mulberry Fork, including the area where canoe and kayak races are held.
BLOUNTSVILLE METHODIST CHURCH - Blountsville;1886; frame, of european influence, with a bell tower of a fairly unique design for a southern church.
BRANHAM MILL - Easley Road 4-5 miles west of Rosa; set amongst rocks, water cascades, and native flora, it was one of the first flour mills in the county. The millstones are made of Georgia marble.
CHERRY HILL FARM BARNS - Oneonta; c. 1890; four large barns are of unique construction.
CLAY (JACK) HOME - Off U.S. 31 north of Blount Springs; c. 1865; two story frame, it was the scene of many parties and celebrations when Blount Springs was a popular resort.
CLEAR SPRINGS METHODIST CHURCH - Route 1, 8 miles south of Oneonta; c. 1822; this early church is frame and has hand hewn timbers; most of the interior is original.
COPELAND INN - off U.S. 231 four miles northeast from Blountsville; c. 1835; once used as an inn for travelers, it is constructed of handmade brick, with handmade doors and hand hewn timbers.
CRUMP-OLIVER HOME - Route 1, Oneonta; c. 1841; one story frame has fieldstone chimneys; the original logs were covered by pine siding which the next owner, Mr. Oliver, cut on the farm.
GLENWOOD - Highway 31, 4 miles northeast of I-65; 1877; another of the charming homes built in the Blount Springs area. Two story frame, with substantial porches on both floors, it is in a picturesque setting. As with the Clay home, history says this house was the scene of lavish socializing when Blount Springs was a popular resort.
GRIFFITH HOME - Brown Valley Road, Summit; c.1857; two story frame Greek Revival, it was the home of a major in an early state militia. Square, tapered white columns support the second story of the porch. The chimneys at each end of the house are of handmade brick.
HENDRICKS HOMESTEAD AND GRIST MILL - Route 1, Oneonta; c. 1855; the cornerstone and dam from the grist mill, which was the center for large community gatherings, are near the two story frame house. One source says the Clear Springs Community, in which the house is located, is one of the county's most visually appealing areas
HOMESTEAD (GOOD-HATHORN HOME) - Alabama 79, Blountsville; c. 1840; one story frame, with two hewn pink sandstone chimneys.
HORTON MILL COVERED BRIDGE - Five miles north of Oneonta off Alabama 75; 1935; two span bridge, 70 feet above water, the highest covered bridge above water in the United States; it is owned by the Alabama Historical Commission.
MURPHEE LOG CABIN AND BARN - Five miles north of Oneonta in Palisades Park; built of cedar logs with pegs, the buildings are owned by the Blount County Historical Society.
PALISADES PARK - Oneonta; Chosen as the best park of its type in the nation by the National Association of County Parks and Recreation, it is open 9am to 9pm during the summer. It has some very nice rock palisades, old buildings, and a great view of the valley below.
RATLIFF HOME (BARCLIFT INN) - Downtown Blountsville; c. 1833; two story frame, it has served as a hotel, doctor's office, and stage coach inn.
Northcentral Alabama - Clay county - Ashland, Clairmont Springs, Cragford
CARPENTER HOUSE - Olive Branch community; 1867; two story frame with a porch across the front; it is one of the oldest houses in Clay County.
CLAIRMONT SPRINGS HISTORIC DISTRICT - on Alabama 77 between Ashland and Talladega; antebellum; the watering place and mineral springs resort district includes:
MINERAL SPRINGS - several mineral springs, including iron and
arsenic, are located in the area.
CLAY COUNTY COURTHOUSE - Ashland; 1906; two story, built of gray pressed brick and stone, this is the third courthouse in Clay County, which was named for Whig Kentucky statesman Henry Clay. It is said to be the highest elevated courthouse in the state.
CRAGFORD HISTORIC DISTRICT - Cragford early 1900s; Cragford, on Crooked Creek, was a boom town created when the railroad came through. The district contains:
CARTER HOUSE and MITCHELL HOUSE - 1906; both residences are
one story frame Plantation Style with front porches.
CARTER & SONS GENERAL MERCHANDISE - 1907; the one story frame
store contains much of the original equipment and fixtures.
MONUMENT - 1949; commemorates the site of the public hanging
of a murderer in 1881.
POST OFFICE - late 1800s; small frame building, it was moved
to its present location years ago.
EAST MILL - On Mad Indian Creek four miles east of Barfield; prior to 1860; water-powered cotton gin, gristmill and sawmill operation closed in 1960 but the frame structure remains.
Steve, thanks for asking about Baugh's factory which was a headquarters site briefly for Gen. Hatches cavalry. I know within a few yards of where it stood. My next step is to go by and pester the neighbors until someone points a finger or a shotgun! Apparently there was once a 400ft long dam there, so it shouldn't be too difficult to location once I get on the ground. This place was near the intersection of Alabama highway 47 and US 43 where 47 crosses Shoal's Creek. About 6-7 miles north of the Bainbridge crosssing site.
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