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A sign on Main Street in Gordo details the founding of the city and its history from the 1830s until 2008. It reads as follows:

History of Gordo, Alabama

The area's first settlers arrived in the 1830s and established the Crossroads community at…

Johanna Harriet Monnish, known as Honor, was born to F.W. and Lillian Olmstead Monnish. She married W. H. Nicol in 1909. A description of the marriage was published in the Birmingham News on April 24, 1909 and is reprinted below.TUSKALOOSASpecial to…

Photograph of the propeller developed by Tim Parker for his towing boats and the description accompanying the display at Parker Towing Company in Northport. Text of the sign: The Parker Wheel Parker Towing Company founder, Captain Tim Parker…

The iconic Moon Winx Lodge sign shone on University Blvd. East in Alberta for more than 60 years. At one time, University Blvd. was the gateway to Tuscaloosa from Birmingham before McFarland Blvd. or Interstate 20/59 were built. Thousands of Alabama…

Betty Bailey Shirley avidly volunteered her service to the Tuscaloosa (AL) community. She was an out-spoken advocate for mental health in a time when mental health was greatly misunderstood. She championed support for children with disabilities…

This historic marker for Pickensville was erected by the Alabama Tourism Department and the town of Pickensville in front of the Pickensville Town Hall. Erected in July 2010, the marker reads:

In 1817, two years before Alabama became a state, a…

The large water tank was located in the dome of the Bryce Hospital building. Water was pumped to the tank and then distributed to areas of need in the building. The water was not potable, but was used in the toilets and sinks.

Doctors and nurses operate on a patient in the operating room at Bryce Hospital.

A class of nurses from the Bryce Hospital Nursing School are shown with doctors and administrators.

Nursing students are in the classroom at Bryce Hospital. The hospital had a nursing school in the 1930s and 1940s.