28. GRAVESITE OF IDELLA JONES CHILDS-[Marion Cemetery] Idella Childs was dedicated to preserving the legacy of Lincoln School and was a promoter of the arts. Dial & Discover Call 1.334.526.3061 Site #28 Gravesite of Idella Jones Childs GPS Coordinates: 32.631686, -87.313601      

A servant to the president of Howard College (now Samford University), he gave his life saving students in an 1854 dormitory fire on the Howard campus. There is a monument in his honor in Marion Cemetery. Dial & Discover Call 1.334.526.3061 Site #27 Gravesite of “Harry the Slave” GPS Coordinates: 32.631686, -87.313601        Read more »

26. GRAVESITE OF ALBERT TURNER, SR. [Highway 14 West, Approx. 7 miles] A leader in the civil rights movement of the sixties, Albert Turner, Sr. was an ally of Dr. Martin Luther King. Dial & Discover Call 1.334.526.3061 Site #26 GPS Coordinates: 32.686803, -87.409844    

25. HOME OF IDELLA JONES CHILDS & JEAN CHILDS YOUNG-[1415 Washington Street] Idella Childs, the mother of Jean Young, was an activist in arts, education, politics, and the Lincolnite Association. Her daughter, Jean, is the wife of Ambassador Andrew Young and an advocate for children’s rights. President Jimmy Carter appointed her Chairperson of the INTERNATIONAL  Read more »

24. CORETTA SCOTT KING’S HOME-[Perry County Road 29 North, Approx. 12 miles] The family home of Dr. Martin Luther King’s wife, Coretta. Dial & Discover Call 1.334.526.3061 Site #24 (under construction) Coretta Scott King was born in Heiberger, Alabama. She was raised on the farm of her parents, Bernice McMurry Scott and Obadiah “Obie” Scott,  Read more »

23. ZION UNITED METHODIST CHURCH-[Corner of Pickens & Martin Luther King Drive] Adjacent to the town square, Zion United Methodist Church was a focal point for civil rights meetings in the Sixties. The night march that ended with the shooting of Jimmie Lee Jackson started at this church. Dial & Discover Call 1.334.526.3061 Site #23  Read more »

22. SILOAM BAPTIST CHURCH-[505 Washington Street] Founded 1822, the present Greek Revival building dates from 1849. Located in the Church Parlor is the table around which the Domestic Mission Board (now the North American Mission Board) was organized. The structure was made of bricks fabricated by local slaves and included a balcony for the slaves  Read more »

21. ST. WILFRID’S CHURCH AND CEMETERY-[102 Clements Street] Originally organized as St. Michael’s Parish, the church became St. Wilfrid’s in 1853. This is the third building on this site. The cemetery behind the Church contains 77 graves of soldiers who died at the Breckenridge Hospital on Howard College campus. The soldiers were originally buried behind  Read more »

20. MOUNT TABOR METHODIST CHURCH [County Road 29 North, Approx. 11 miles] Located near the Scott home, Mount Tabor Church was an important site for civil rights meetings in the Sixties. Dial & Discover Call 1.334.526.3061 Site #20 Mount Tabor Methodist Church GPS Coordinates: 32.7448514, -87.3655564    

19. MARION UNITED METHODIST CHURCH-[Washington Street] The church had its beginnings in 1819 on the corner of Jackson and Monroe Streets. The sanctuary of the present structure was completed in 1886. It was placed on the list of conference appointments for 1833. The annual conference met here in 1852 and 1867. Dial & Discover Call  Read more »

18. MARION PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-[Washington Street] Erected in 1877, the church was built on the lot where its first pastor’s widowed mother pitched a tent for herself and her six children. The pews, built with partitions down the center, and the clear glass-paned windows are noteworthy. Dial & Discover Call 1.334.526.3061 Site #18 Marion Presbyterian Church  Read more »

17. FIRST CONGREGATIONALIST CHURCH OF MARION-[601 Clay Street] Organized and constructed in 1871 by freed slaves and the American Missionary Association, the Congregationalist Church is the oldest and most unaltered of the churches built by African-Americans in Marion, Alabama. Dial & Discover Call 1.334.526.3061 Site #17 First Congregationalist Church of Marion GPS Coordinates: 32.627702, -87.32831  Read more »

16. BEREAN BAPTIST CHURCH-[804 Washington Street] Built by freed slaves in 1873, Berean is an offspring of Siloam Baptist Church. Siloam and local Baptists gave $1000 for the building of the Berean. Berean was an important site for civil rights meetings in the Sixties. Dial & Discover Call 1.334.526.3061 Site #16 Berean Baptist Church GPS  Read more »

15. MARION MILITARY INSTITUTE CAMPUS -[South Washington Street] Founded by Alabama Baptist in 1842 as an all-male school, it became Marion Military Institute in 1888. Several buildings predate 1861. Its Chapel, built 1857, served as a Confederate hospital during the War Between the States. Female and male cadets now attend the school. http://marionmilitary.edu/ Dial &  Read more »

14. MARION MILITARY INSTITUTE BARRACKS-[South Washington Street] Founded by Alabama Baptist in 1842 as an all-male school, it became Marion Military Institute in 1888. Several buildings predate 1861. Dial & Discover Call 1.334.526.3061 Site #14 Marion Military Institute Barracks GPS Coordinates: 32.623075, -87.321621    

13. MARION MILITARY INSTITUTE CHAPEL-[South Washington Street] Founded by Alabama Baptist in 1842 as an all-male school, it became Marion Military Institute in 1888. Several buildings predate 1861. Dial & Discover Call 1.334.526.3061 Site #13 Marion Military Institute Chapel GPS Coordinates: 32.623662, -87.32204    

12. MARION BAPTIST ACADEMY-[315 Centreville Street] A Christian school, Marion Baptist Academy, was organized in 1881 to educate the children of freed slaves. Now it is used for Berean Baptist’s Headstart program. Dial & Discover Call 1.334.526.3061 Site #12 (under construction) GPS Coordinates: 32.641155, -87.322812  

11. LINCOLN NORMAL SCHOOL CAMPUS – PHILLIPS AUDITORIUM-[Corner of Lincoln and Lee Streets] Lincoln Normal was founded in 1867 by freed slaves as a school for African-American children. Former students and friends of Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Phillips, who served as principal for 31 years, dedicated one of the few remaining buildings, Phillip’s Memorial Auditorium in  Read more »

10. JEWETT HALL [Bibb Street] Named for Milo Parker Jewett, the founder of Judson College, Jewett Hall once served as the entirey of the college after its move from the South Early and Smith Streets property. It now serves as the main building of the larger Judson campus. Dial & Discover Call 1.334.526.3061 Site #10  Read more »

9. HOWARD COLLEGE [South Early Street & Smith Street] Established as a male counterpart to Judson College, Howard College first opened its doors on January 3, 1932. Dial & Discover Call 1.334.526.3061 Site #9 GPS Coordinates: 32.630268, -87.321342