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Walker County was established on December 26, 1823, and formed from sections of Marion and Tuscaloosa counties. [1] It was named after Senator John Walker, who represented Alabama in the U.S. Senate from 1819 to 1822. [1] The county was greatly reduced in size on February 12, 1850, when its northern half became the county of Winston.
The Bankhead House, also known as Sunset and the John Hollis Bankhead House, is a historic mansion in Jasper, Walker County, Alabama. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 18, 1973. [1] [2]
Jasper is a city in and the county seat of [2] Walker County, Alabama, United States.Its population was 14,352 as of the 2010 census. [3] Named in honor of Sergeant William Jasper, an American Revolutionary War hero, Jasper was settled around 1815 and incorporated on August 18, 1886.
Location of Walker County in Alabama. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Walker County, Alabama. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Walker County, Alabama, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many ...
Townley is an unincorporated community in Walker County, Alabama, United States. [2] It was formerly an incorporated town from 1895 until the 1920s. Townley has one site on the National Register of Historic Places, Boshell's Mill. [3]
The Gilchrist House was built by Edmon (also spelled Edmond, Edmund) Gilchrist, who migrated to Alabama from Edgefield, South Carolina. He first settled in Lowndes County, but relocated to Walker County and built the house in 1812 on land granted to him by the Federal government. The house was still owned by his descendants when it was listed ...
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Pages in category "National Register of Historic Places in Walker County, Alabama" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .