Springhill Avenue Temple Congregation

Historical marker location:

1769 Springhill Avenue, Mobile, Alabama

( Marker is on Springhill Avenue east of Silverwood Street, on the right when traveling east.)

Sha'Arai Shomayim Umaskil El Dol. (The Gates of Heaven and the Society of the Friends of the Needy).

Alabama was the birthplace of some of the most famous musicians in history, including Hank Williams, Nat King Cole, and W.C. Handy, who is often referred to as the "Father of the Blues."