Alabama, Limestone County, French Mill
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Primary marker
The bricks in these walls were once part of the homes of Limestone Countians. Each one represents a dream, and the loss of that dream on April 27, 2011, when seven tornadoes hit Limestone County and 62 struck in Alabama, killing 247 people, including four locally.
Here, these bricks represent hope and the resilience of a community that came together to help one another recover that day, and in the wake of all tornadoes in Limestone County's history.
This memorial was built to ensure those who died are not forgotten and that we always remember the outpouring of aid that came in the wake of the tornadoes, from next-door neighbors and from strangers across the nation.
Made possible with help from:
United Way of Limestone County
Precision Masonry
Bethel Church of Christ
Rotary Club
The family of Jan Turner McElyea
Concrete marker 1
In honor of those who died in tornadoes in Limestone County, Alabama
Concrete marker 2
April 3, 1974
Louise Cain • Thomas Lee Cain • Willie Alvis Carter • Helen Carter • Teresa Carter • Lillian Green • Amos Green • Elizabeth Hawkins • Herman Lambert • Patsy P. Lovell • Rosie L. Maclin • Hetty Ruth McGlocklin • Sandra Ruth McGlocklin • James Walter McGlocklin • Nobia L. Ruffin • Mary Elizabeth Smith
Concrete marker 3
May 26, 1924
George Collins • Ethel Collins • James Lewis Collins • Sam Lee Collins • Charles Delbert Collins • Edna Lizzie Collins • Verna Lue Collins • Annie Bell Collins
Concrete marker 4
April 27, 2011
Jan Turner McElyea • Janice Peden Riddle • Glen Riddle • Shannon Sampson
May 18, 1995
Chuck Dale
February 15, 1939
Josie Emma Crutcher
(Disasters) Includes location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Primary marker
The bricks in these walls were once part of the homes of Limestone Countians. Each one represents a dream, and the loss of that dream on April 27, 2011, when seven tornadoes hit Limestone County and 62 struck in Alabama, killing 247 people, including four locally.
Here, these bricks represent hope and the resilience of a community that came together to help one another recover that day, and in the wake of all tornadoes in Limestone County's history.
This memorial was built to ensure those who died are not forgotten and that we always remember the outpouring of aid that came in the wake of the tornadoes, from next-door neighbors and from strangers across the nation.
Made possible with help from:
United Way of Limestone County
Precision Masonry
Bethel Church of Christ
Rotary Club
The family of Jan Turner McElyea
Concrete marker 1
In honor of those who died in tornadoes in Limestone County, Alabama
Concrete marker 2
April 3, 1974
Louise Cain • Thomas Lee Cain • Willie Alvis Carter • Helen Carter • Teresa Carter • Lillian Green • Amos Green • Elizabeth Hawkins • Herman Lambert • Patsy P. Lovell • Rosie L. Maclin • Hetty Ruth McGlocklin • Sandra Ruth McGlocklin • James Walter McGlocklin • Nobia L. Ruffin • Mary Elizabeth Smith
Concrete marker 3
May 26, 1924
George Collins • Ethel Collins • James Lewis Collins • Sam Lee Collins • Charles Delbert Collins • Edna Lizzie Collins • Verna Lue Collins • Annie Bell Collins
Concrete marker 4
April 27, 2011
Jan Turner McElyea • Janice Peden Riddle • Glen Riddle • Shannon Sampson
May 18, 1995
Chuck Dale
February 15, 1939
Josie Emma Crutcher
(Disasters) Includes location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
The racially integrated working-class neighborhood known as the Hump, named for the high ground at its northern boundary, once spanned three blocks, centering on the 800 block of Montgomery Street. The Hump was first settled in the decade following the Civil War. After the nearby Alexandria Canal was abandoned in 1886 and the railroad tracks along Henry and Fayette streets were closed in the early 20th century, inexpensive housing in this marginal area attracted European immigrants and African Americans, descendents of free and enslaved black Alexandrians, including the thousands of African Americans that refuge in the city during the Civil War. Many residents were employed by the railroad, at Portner's Brewery, and a several local glassworks. Notable among the Neighborhood occupants in the early 1900s were African American educator John F. Parker and Reverent Robert Robinson.
Grinding stones from gristmill of Levi Lee, founder of the town of Leesburg. The mill was located in Section 21, Twp. 33N., Range 6E., 2½ mi. S/E of Leesburg on the Tippecanoe River.
World War II began for the United States with a surprise attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and ended in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945. The two most striking reminders of these events are the sinking of the USS Arizona and the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri.
“Loves Labor Lost,” a comedy by William Shakespeare, was the first play performed in the Eucalyptus Amphitheater in the spring of 1908. Set in a grove of trees for which it was named, the theater had a unique stage from which some of the giant trees burst through the floorboards. Miss Florence Nace, the first superintendent of the park, planned her open air venue in a rustic style. She echoed design elements from other areas of the park but included swings and hobby horses for the youngest theater patrons. 
The first recorded visitor to the sulphur springs grotto is Isaac Holmes, a retired U.S. Senator from South Carolina, who reportedly installed a bathtub in Bushy Dell canyon in the early 1860s in order to take alfresco baths for his rheumatism. 
On January 2, 1967
Text for this marker is found on both sides of the panel.
These buildings were designed and built during 1930-1935 by Alexander Blair for the Red Hill Estate of John A. Roebling II, son of Washington A. Roebling, who built the Brooklyn Bridge. The industrial vernacular buildings (structures meant to house industrial activities) were constructed of poured concrete to withstand hurricanes and the humid sub-tropical conditions. The largest building, with its distinctive saw-tooth roof, features an original seven-unit storehouse and attached two-story residence. Other buildings include the garage, generator building, and the deep-well pump house. In 1941, Roebling donated the buildings and surrounding estate to Richard Archbold (1907-1976), a famous aviator, explorer and patron of science. Here he founded Archbold Biological Station, a world-renowned facility dedicated to ecological research and conservation. The Roebling buildings were converted to laboratories and offices. The Station manages a 9,000-acre preserve of international conservation importance, and harboring the Florida scrub, a globally threatened ecosystem. Archbold Biological Station at Red Hill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007, for its historical significance in architecture, science, and conservation.
Named after the great Spanish conquistador and Florida explorer Hernando De Soto, the county was created out of Manatee County in 1887. The area's original inhabitants were Caloosa Indians. In early Florida history the region was the scene of numerous Indian battles. The county's 416,640 acres offer a diversified economy of citrus, cattle, agriculture and industry. Arcadia is the county seat.
About 1747 the British encouraged the Miami at Kekionga to leave the French influence for their protection and cheaper trade goods at Pickawillany. The British post near Piqua, Ohio. Osandish, grandfather of Metocinyah, died shortly after he led his band to the British. It is believed that his son, Aw-Taw-Waw-Taw did not return to Kekionga after the destruction of Pickawillany but took his band to Jocinah Creek in 1752. The Village under Metocinyah was destroyed by Campbell's troops in the Mississinewa Expedition of 1812 and it lost most of it's former importance when rebuilt cabins were strung out along Jocinah Creek and the burying ground was just downstream from its mouth. Meshingomesia was born here in 1782.
This was the main terminal for
A 3 foot narrow gauge railroad starting on land owned by Joseph E. Emery, later president and founder of the City of Emeryville. 
