Arts and Culture in Leeds, AL

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I took this hike today with my children, Dakota age 12 and Meagan age 8. We took the Quarry Trail from the trai...

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Front: The War of 1812, geography, geology, and three cultures shaped the history of Leeds. Lying at the crossroads o...

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In April 1836, William White donate land for a church and cemetery. In December 1904, William T. Simmons and his wife...

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The story of "steel driving' man" John Henry is one of America's most enduring legends. The strong ex-slave became...

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Once an Indian hunting ground, this land was opened for settlement after the War of 1812. The first settlers, who fou...

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Nationally acclaimed Jefferson County School which originally served students from Homewood, Mountain Brook, Vestavia...

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Jonathan Bass was born January 30, 1837, in Jefferson County. His father arrived in Jefferson County in 1816, and Jon...

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Shiloh Cemetery is the first recorded Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery in middle Alabama. Burial at Shiloh began in 1...

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Thomas Rowan, son of Irish immigrants who settled in St. Clair County, Alabama, purchased his first 130 acres at auct...

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The Depot was built by Richmond & Danville Extension Co. in 1883-84 following the completion of the Georgia &...

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Front: In 1915, the men of the Mt. Hebron Community cleared the land donated by Bess Simmons for school. Trees donate...

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Staff Sergeant Henry E. Erwin Citation: Staff Sergeant Henry Erwin, U.S. Army Air Corps, 52d Bombardment Squadron, 29...

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Samuel Massey and his brother - in - law, Duke William Glenn, first came to this Territory in February 1814 with Lt. ...

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Trussville was settled between 1816 and 1819 by a few settlers from the Carolinas prior to Alabama becoming the 22nd ...

Ruffner Mountain Nature Center