Historical Markers in Pickensville, Alabama

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Historical Markers in Pickensville, Alabama

1 ► Alabama, Pickens County, Pickensville — Historic Pickensville Rosenwald School —

This school was erected in c. 1925 and sits on 3 acres donated by two community citizens, Nunnie and Jennie Stinson, parents of Yeuma Stinson-Gillis. Some educators were: A.B. Bonner, Nora Spencer, Dotha Will Moss, Annie Sherrod, Zora . . . — — Map (db m178783) HM

2 ► Alabama, Pickens County, Pickensville — History of the Snagboat Montgomery —

What is a Snagboat? Snagboats remove snags – underwater trees, stumps, or branches – that created obstructions to river navigation. A large grapple or clamshell on the snagboat’s beam pulled these obstacles from the river. Equipped with a scoop . . . — — Map (db m236057) HM

3 ► Alabama, Pickens County, Pickensville — Pickensville Historic District —

In 1817, two years before Alabama became a state, a white man named Josiah Tilley came in the Tombigbee area which was inhabited by Indians. In 1820, the Town of Pickensville was established and named for Civil War General Andrew Pickens of South . . . — — Map (db m178599) HM

4 ► Alabama, Pickens County, Pickensville — The Tennessee - Tombigbee Waterway —

In June 1985, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, opened the Tennessee - Tombigbee Waterway. This carefully planned engineering effort created a year-round commercial navigation route 234 miles long. Stretching from the rugged north . . . — — Map (db m179089) HM

5 ► Alabama, Pickens County, Pickensville — The U.S. Snagboat Montgomery — A National Historic Landmark —

The U.S. Snagboat Montgomery was designated a National Historic Landmark in June of 1989. Serving as one of the South’s last steam~powered sternwheelers, the Montgomery was used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to maintain seven navigable rivers. . . . — — Map (db m179079) HM

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