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HISTORIC PLACES, Continued
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Augusta and the Old Augusta Cemetery
Head of Navigation on the Tallapoosa River. Augusta, Ala., was located on the Tallapoosa River. It occupied the site of the old Indian village of Sawonagi, a Shawnee town settled in the Creek Country on the Indian trail from the Atlantic to the French post at the junction of the Tallapoosa and Coosa Rivers. Wares Ferry Rd. just east of Dozier Rd.
Best Public Resort, The See Pickett Springs (below)
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Bethel Cemetery, The
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Bethel Missionary Baptist Church
Split between Primitive and Missionary. George Shackelford deeded land for the church in 1819. In 1827 the church became the center of a major split in Baptist denominational history. The split reflected a difference in theological thinking regarding missions. US Hwy 31 one mile North of the Pintlala Intersection.
“Love and Charity Hall.” This congregation, whose active role in social ministry under various leaders is documented here, put a cornerstone here that says it all. 2106 Mill St.
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Beulah Baptist Church
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Bibb Street Methodist Protestant Church
First Classroom of Alabama State University. Beulah has a rich history and became the first classroom of the State Normal College, which eventually became Alabama State University. Many civil, political and spiritual meetings were held in Beulah’s sanctuary, including but not limited to the Civil Rights Mass Meetings of the sixties and the Emancipation Celebration. Rosa L. Parks Ave. near National St.
First Church in Historic Montgomery neighborhood. In 1923 the Home Mission Board issued that the church be moved to Capital Heights, a new and rapidly growing neighborhood. Once moved the name changed to Capital Heights Methodist Protestant Church which would later become Capital Heights United Methodist Church in 1968. Corner of Winona Ave. & Florida St.
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Camellia Designated Alabama State Flower
Rose of Winter. The Japanese Camellia (Camellia japonica) is one of the best known species of camellia and is a member of the tea family. It is a flowering shrub and in the wild, flowering is between January and March. The flowers appear along the branches, particularly towards the ends, and have very short stems. Monroe St.