This distinctive Queen Anne was built in 1896 for B. A. Nowlin, a local merchant who owned a dry goods store in downtown. It is a contributing property to the Collinsville Historic District.
The B. A. Nowlin House-Collinsville, Alabama
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Powell Harbor Lighthouse-Guntersville, Alabama
Lake Guntersville is an artificial lake created by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), created in 1933 by Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal to help stimulate the economy after The Great Depression. The decommissioned lighthouse sits on Powell Harbor.
It’s also the lesser-known lighthouse. A much larger lighthouse was built into the side of a home as a labor of love. Photos and the history of that Lake Guntersville lighthouse can be read here.
Smith Chapel and Cemetery of Collinsville, Alabama
Located outside of Collinsville, Alabama is the Smith Chapel and Cemetery. I have not been able to find any history on the church. According to FindAGrave, the oldest burial is 1857. The cemetery is still active.
Collinsville Presbyterian Church-Collinsville, Alabama
The congregation of Collinsville Presbyterian Church began in 1904. Soon after they were organized, they purchased a building that was 2/3rds a Methodist church and 1/3 of the building belonging to the Van Buren Lodge No. 355 F. & A. M. The Gothic Revival Church was built in the 1890s and was relocated to its current site in Collinsville in 1908. The church is still active.
Wright Will Church-Farill Community
I cannot locate the history of the church on Pig Trail Road in Cherokee County, Alabama. There are some newspaper mentions of revivals, but that is it. If you have any info on the church, please let me know.
Unidentified Church-Cherokee County, Alabama
This church sits in Alabama near the Georgia border. Tax records did not provide any information on the identity of the church.