Kansas, Harvey County, Halstead
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This building is the
gift of Andrew Carnegie
to the People of Halstead
A.D. 1917
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In honor of all the volunteers
who helped during the
1993 Floods in Halstead.
Thank you to all
who assisted in so many ways.
Neighbor helping neighbor
is what makes Halstead a
caring and special place to live.
Presented by the
Halstead Chamber of Commerce
August 14, 1993
(Charity & Public Work • Education) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
This two and a half story house was built circa 1856 by Stephen S. Lloyd. Constructed in the form of a
Charleston single house, the basement level is brick, laid in American bond. The upper stories are of
wood with Greek Revival and Italianate decorative influences.
Celebrating over 130 years of providing a safe place for community residents to gather, play and learn.
The Louise Short Baptist Widows’ and Orphans’ Home, consisting of a 10-room brick residence and related buildings on 80 acres of land fronted on Main Street, Evergreen, for more than ¼ mile.
The first known school in Conecuh County, "Students Retreat," was located near this site. The land was owned by John Green, who also was the school’s first teacher. Green served the county in the state House of Representatives and the 1861 Secession Convention. He was elected, too, to the 1875 Constitutional Convention, at the age of 85.
This two and a half story structure with unusual lower front extension was the home of Dr. John Watkins. Dr. Watkins was one of the first and few physicians in this part of the Mississippi Territory. Before coming to Burnt Corn, he lived in Claiborne. In addition to being a doctor, he served in the Alabama House of Representatives and Senate and was trustee of the Burnt Corn Male Academy.
Garrett Longmire had an early trading center, tavern and stage stop near here. He served as the postmaster when his store became a post office in 1818, one of the earliest in what was then the Alabama Territory. The Burnt Corn Post Office served as a distribution point for mail to many early post offices in south Alabama. In December of 1820, Longmire became Justice of the Conecuh County Court.
Organized in 1918 and charted in 1935, the Colored Musicians' Club has long provided rehearsal space and social opportunites for Buffalo's African American musicians. From its beginnings, it hosted jam sessions with some of the foremost jazz artists in the country, including Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Jimmy Lunceford and Ella Fitzgerald. The club bought this building in 1944, and rented spece to local 533, American Federation of Musicians, the colored musicians' union of Buffalo. When local 533 merged with the white local 43 in 1969, ownership of this building by the club insured its survival as a thriving institution.
This bridge was inaugurated on July 05, 2005 by Hon. Said Musa, Prime Minister of Belize, in tribute to the late Hon. Agripino Cawich whose vision and determination made this construction a reality. This 114 m Calendar Hamilton Truss Bridge System was designed by Halcrow Ltd. and built by Johnston International with funding from the Belize Bank. First open to traffic on May 06, 2005.
