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Shirley-Christian-Harper House, 512 Main Avenue, Northport, 1840
James Shirley (1809-1866), an early Northport pioneer settler from South Carolina, built the house of brick about 1840. Shirley also built the first brick commercial buildings in Northport in 1850, after a fire burned the entire district. One of the…
Shirley Place, 512 MainAvenue, Northport
James Shirley (1809-1866), an early Northport pioneer settler from South Carolina, built the house of brick about 1840. Shirley also built the first brick commercial buildings in Northport in 1850, after a fire burned the entire district. One of the…
Sam Palmer Faucett Sr., Circa 1925
Sam Palmer Faucett Sr. was a businessman in Northport, Alabama. He was a partner with George Christian in a general store named Christian and Faucett, located in a two-story building on the northwest corner of 5th Street and Main Avenue in…
Rusty, the Big Red Dog,1995
Rusty, the Big Red Dog is lifted into place on top of Stephens Studio and Gallery on Main Avenue in Northport, Alabama.
The sculpture was created in 1983 by Larry Godwin, who worked with his brothers in his father's feed store in Dothan, Alabama.…
The sculpture was created in 1983 by Larry Godwin, who worked with his brothers in his father's feed store in Dothan, Alabama.…
Reuben D. Dodson, 1804-1860
Reuben D. Dodson was the pastor of Northport Baptist Church from 1857 to 1860. Dodson, a South Carolina native, married Elizabeth Anders in 1827. He and Otis Dyer surveyed the downtown Northport area and sold it off in lots. The Dodson-Dyer Survey is…
Orange Crush Bottling Company
The Orange Crush Bottling Company was located on 10th Street in Northport.
Old Northport Train Depot, circa 1902
This photo shows the old Northport Train Depot. It burned on Christmas Eve in 1923. Ninnie Cummins stands on the left with Richard Pearson on the right.
Old Northport City Hall
Newly built in 1965, the building housed, not only city government and Northport police, but Northport's first fire department, as well. Prior to April of 1965, the city of Tuscaloosa handled all fire calls in Northport.
The city moved to new…
The city moved to new…
Northwood Hills Baptist Church, 1 Highway 69, Northport
Northwood Hills Baptist Church was the Tuscaloosa News Feature Church on August 1, 1969.
"The Northwood Hills Baptist Church was organized January, 1958 on a track of land donated by Mrs. Molly Eddings. In 1962 the church finished the first phase…
"The Northwood Hills Baptist Church was organized January, 1958 on a track of land donated by Mrs. Molly Eddings. In 1962 the church finished the first phase…
Northport's Main Avenue, circa 1885
To the far right: Mr. Lucian Strong.
To the extreme right: Christian Store.
In the center of the street: Mr. Wells and Mr. Seales.
To the extreme right: Christian Store.
In the center of the street: Mr. Wells and Mr. Seales.