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Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Counter-clockwise: State Capitol, Montgomery; Confederate Flag; First White House of the Confederacy; Alabama State Capitol at Night; Governor's Mansion. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: The First White House of the Confederacy was built in 1825. It was here that President Jefferson Davis and his family lived while Montgomery Ala. was the seat of the Confederate government. The residence was acquired by the State as an official shrine in 1921 and moved to its present site. Most o... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Located on Ala. highway 69, seventeen miles south of Tuscaloosa. Archaeological museum with Indian collections and burials. An Indiam mound and restored prehistoric lake are in the foreground. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: This is the old Hot Shot Furnace at Fort Morgan, Alabama which was used to heat cannon balls red hot for the purpose of sinking the enemy's ships before the day of high explosives. It repulsed an attack by British warships in 1814, sinking the Flagship 'Hermes'. It was installed under James Madis... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: “This is a view of the interior of Fort Morgan, Alabama, which was finished as you see it now in 1833, built by slave labor and is perhaps the finest specimen brick architecture in America. The original Fort was built of sand and logs in the middle of the 16th century by the Spanish after capturi... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: This old gun at Fort Morgan, Alabama was captured in 1814 from the British disabled Ship 'HERMES' after the bombardment of Fort Morgan by the British. (It bears upon it the ancient insignia of the British Royal Crown placed above the Rose of Tudor, which was the Coat of Arms originating with Henr... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Entrance marker. Russell Cave National Monument was established by Presidential Proclamation on May 12, 1961. An area of 310 acres, a gift of the National Geographical Society to the people of the United States, was set aside for the protection of the outstanding archaeological site and its natur... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: “Looking Down on Mounds From Mound ‘B’, Where Once Stood Important Indian Ceremonial Buildings. Located At Moundville, Alabama, 17 Miles South Of Tuscaloosa.” View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: “This diorama depicting the Battle of Mauvilla is one of many interesting exhibits to be seen at the Mound Park Museum. The Battle of Mauvilla was fought between Hernando De Soto and Chief Tuskaloosa near the present town of Grove Hill, Ala. Chief Tuskaloosa’s Creek warriors fought valiantly, but... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: “Scene of North Burial Room in Museum, showing ‘In-Situ’ burials; also original ‘fire basins’ of house sites, left in relief, to show how they placed their dead under house floors. Located at Moundville, Alabama, 17 miles south of Tuscaloosa.” View Full Item at Samford University Library