Madison County, Alabama
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University Historic District
Beckers Block
Bibb, James H., House
Big Spring
Building at 105 N. Washington Street
Building at 305 Jefferson
Buildings at 104-128 S. Side Sq.
Burritt, William, Mansion
Butlers' Store
Church of the Visitation
Clemens House
Dallas Mill
Dallas Mill Village Historic District
Domestic Science Building
Donegan Block
Downtown Chevron Station
Dunnavant's Building
Episcopal Church of the Nativity
Everett Building
First National Bank
Five Points Historic District
Flint River Place
Ford, Hezekiah, House
Fowler's Department Store
Gurley Historic District
Halsey Grocery Warehouse
Halsey, W. L., Warehouse
Henderson National Bank
Hotel Russel Erskine
Humphreys, David C., House
Hundley House
Hundley Rental Houses
Hutchens, Terry, Building
Hutchens, W. T., Building
Jude, George, House
Kelly Brothers and Rowe Building
Kildare-McCormick House
Kress Building
Lanford, William, House
Leech-Hauer House
Lincoln Mill and Mill Village Historic District
Lincoln School
Lombardo Building
Lowe Mill and Mill Village Historic Distric
Lowry House
Madison Station Historic District
Maple Hill Cemetery
Mason Building
May and Cooney Dry Goods Company
McCartney-Bone House
McCrary House
Merrimack Mill Village Historic District
Milligan Block
Monte Sano Railroad Workers' House
Neutral Buoyancy Space Simulator
New Market Historic District
New Market Presbyterian Church
New Market United Methodist Church
Old Town Historic District
Old Town Historic District (Boundary Increase & Additional Documentation)
Otey, William Madison, House
Phelps-Jones House
Propulsion and Structural Test Facility
Rand Building
Randolph Street Church of Christ
Redstone Test Stand
Robinson, John, House
Robinson, Mrs. William, House
Saturn V Dynamic Test Stand
Saturn V Space Vehicle
Schiffman Building
Southern Railway System Depot
Steele-Fowler House
Steger House
Struve-Hay Building
Times Building
Twickenham Historic District
Twickenham Historic District (Boundary Increase & Additional Documentation)
U.S. Courthouse and Post Office
Urguhart House
Vaught House
Warden's Residence
White-Turner-Sanford House
Whitman-Cobb House
Withers-Chapman House
Yarbrough Hotel
1959-1975/Vietnam War/Vietnam War
Affair at Madison Station / Affair at Indian Creek Ford
Ala. Red-Bellied Turtle
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University / Alabama A&M University former names
Alabama’s Constitution And Statehood
Andrew Jackson
Armstrong • Collins • Aldrin
Barbary Coast Wars
Bessie
Bethel Cemetery
Birthplace of General Morgan
Buckhorn Tavern / Buckhorn Tavern Skirmish
Buffalo Soldiers
Burritt Museum
C.B. "Bill" Miller Bridge
Calhoun House
Camp Beaty Brahan Spring Park
Camp Monte Sano
Central High School/Central Junior High School
Central Presbyterian Church
Cernan • Evans • Schmitt
Church Street Community
City of Madison
Civil War
Civilian Conservation Corps
Cold War-Global 1945-/ Cold War-Germany 1945-1990
Commitment/Oath, Creed, And Code of Conduct
Confederate Monument
Conrad • Gordon • Bean
Constitution Hall
Councill Training School
Dallas (Optimist) Park / (Dallas) Optimist Park
Dallas Mills and Village / Rison School
Early Settlers Cemetery
Erected in 1835
ETO 1939-1945/PTO 1941-1945
External Tank
Fifth Avenue School
First Bank In Alabama
First Baptist Church Huntsville, Alabama
First Presbyterian Church
Five Points Historic District
Flint River Primitive Baptist Church
Ford's Chapel United Methodist Church
Formation of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
Fort Deposit Trail
Glenwood Cemetery
Global War on Terrorism
Goldsmith-Schiffman Field
Grissom • White • Chaffee
Gulf War-1991/War on Terrorism
Harris Hill Cemetery
Harrison Brothers Hardware
Hayden Cemetery
Helion Lodge No. 1
Hermes Guided Missile
Historic Viduta / Hotel Monte Sano
History at Its Source
Hotel Monte Sano
Howard Weeden Home
Huntsville
Huntsville Female Seminary
Huntsville Utilites Special Awards
Huntsville's First Black Women Voters
Huntsville's Pioneer Suffragists
I am an American Warrior
Initial Survey Point
James Henry Bibb
John C. Grayson Family Cemetery
John Hunt
John Williams Walker (1783-1823)
Korean War
Korean War / Cold War-Korea 1953-
Korean War/1950-1953
Late Indian Wars
Lee Mansion
Lincoln School and Village
Lovell • Swigert • Haise
Lowell M. Anderson
Lowry House
Madison Cemetery
Madison County
Madison County Poorhouse Farm Site and Cemetery
Madison County Veterans
Main Engines
Major General H.N. Toftoy, USA.
Making the Water Work
Maple Hill Cemetery
McDivitt • Scott • Schweickart / Stafford • Young • Cernan
Memorial Fountains
Merrimack Mfg. Co. & Village / Joseph J. Bradley School
Methodism brought into area 1807 First United Methodist Church
Monte Sano Elementary School
Monte Sano Female Seminary
Monte Sano Railway
Mount Paran Campground and Cemetery
Ms. Baker: Monkeynaut
Mt. Zion Primitive Baptist Church
NASA / U.S. Geological Survey
NASA Skylab
New Hope Cemetery / Town of New Hope
New Market Presbyterian Church
Northern Terminus Indian Creek Canal
Norwegian Light Beacon And Fog Bell
Oak Place
Oakwood College
Oakwood College
Old Limestone Road Skirmish
Old Madison Cemetery
Old Town Historic District
Original Site of Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University
Original Site of Enon Baptist Church
Original Site of Lakeside United Methodist Church
Passenger Depot
Pathfinder
Pathfinder Orbiter
Pension Row
Persian Gulf War
Poplar Ridge School
Randolph Street Church Of Christ
Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery Boyhood Home Site
Revolutionary War
Saint Bartley Primitive Baptist Church
Saint Mary's Church of the Visitation
Saturn V
Schirra • Eisele • Cunningham / Borman • Lovell • Anders
Schrimsher Farm
Scott • Worden • Irwin
Seminole Wars / Mexican War
Shepard • Roosa • Mitchell
Shiloh United Methodist Church
Site - Alabama’s First Constitutional Convention
Site of Ditto's Landing and Town of Whitesburg
Site of Green Academy
Site of Huntsville Female College
Site of Quick Airplane
Site of the Huntsville Slave Cemetery
Site The Huntsville Inn
Slave Cemetery
Spanish American War 1898/Philippine Insurrection 1899-1913
St. Joseph's Mission School
Superconductivity Discovery
T-38 Talon
Tallulah Bankhead / I. Schiffman Building
Temple B’nai Sholom
Tennessee / Alabama
The Big Spring
The Big Spring of Today
The Boeing-Vertol A/ACH47A Helicopter Gunship
The Chamber of Commerce Huntsville/Madison County
The Church Of The Nativity, Episcopal
The Columns
The Jesup Wagon
The Leroy Pope Mansion 1814
The Public Inn
"The Roundhouse"
The Spring Runs Its Course
The Water's Journey to You
Thomas Bibb House
Thrasher Memorial Fountain
Town of Gurley
Town of New Market
Trail of Tears
Trail of Tears
Triana, Alabama
Trough Springs
Twickenham Historic District
Twickenham Historic District
Twickenham Historic District
U.S. Air Force SM-65 Atlas-F
U.S. Army PGM-11 Redstone
U.S. Army PGM-19 Jupiter
U.S. Army/NASA Juno II
Van Valkenburgh Daylily Garden
Veterans Memorial Time Capsule
Vienna (New Hope)
Vietnam War
Votes for Women
Walnut Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church
War of 1812
Where Alabama Entered the Union
Where Does the Spring Water Go?
Whitaker Cemetery
White Hall
"Wildwood"
William Hooper Councill
William Hooper Councill High School Site
World War I
World War I (Great War)/1914 – 1918
World War II
World War II - European Theater of Operations (ETO)
World War II - Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)
Young • Mattingly • Duke
The county's history took a significant turn when Huntsville was chosen as the site for a new federal arsenal and military post in 1808. This decision, along with the subsequent establishment of the Redstone Arsenal in 1941, brought a wave of growth and development to the area. Huntsville and Madison County became vital centers for defense and aerospace industries, contributing to major technological advances and attracting thousands of skilled workers.
During the Civil War, Madison County found itself caught in the midst of a divided nation. The area witnessed several significant battles and skirmishes, including the Battle of First Manassas and the Battle of New Market. The county also served as a strategic transportation hub, with railroads and roads leading to key southern cities.
In more recent years, Madison County has experienced continued growth and prosperity. The county's economy diversified with the expansion of industries such as healthcare, education, and advanced manufacturing. Huntsville's NASA Marshall Space Flight Center and the Cummings Research Park have made Madison County a hub for cutting-edge research and development.
Today, Madison County is a vibrant and diverse community with a blend of historic charm and modern innovation. The county's rich history, natural beauty, and thriving industries make it a desirable place to live, work, and visit.
Brief timeline of the history of Madison County, Alabama:
- 1808 - Madison County was created by the Mississippi Territory.
- 1811 - The town of Huntsville became the county seat.
- 1819 - Alabama achieved statehood, and Madison County became part of it.
- 1861-1865 - Madison County was deeply affected by the American Civil War.
- 1883 - The city of Madison was incorporated.
- 1950s - Redstone Arsenal, a major U.S. Army post, was established in the county.
- 1960s - Huntsville experienced significant growth due to space-related developments, including the establishment of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.
- 1970s - Madison County experienced rapid population growth and urbanization.
- 1996 - The U.S. Space & Rocket Center, home to the Saturn V rocket, was designated as a National Historic Landmark.
This timeline provides a glimpse into the major events and milestones that have shaped the history of Madison County, Alabama.