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Alabama Governor (1951–1955) Gordon Persons. On July 22, 1954, a limited state of martial law was declared in Russell County, Alabama, by Governor Gordon Persons.The county, particularly Phenix City, had become lawless, and Persons lost faith in the local law enforcement, which had been implicated in illegal gambling syndicates, political corruption, and the murder of Albert Patterson, the ...
Phenix City is located at (32.472822, −85.020121 It is the easternmost settlement in the state of Alabama as well as the Central Time Zone, but it and some other nearby areas unofficially observe Eastern Time, as these areas are part of the metropolitan area of the considerably larger city of Columbus, Georgia, which is in the Eastern Time Zone and adjacent to the city across the ...
Fort No. 5 is a historic American Civil War fort in Phenix City, Alabama. It was built in 1863 as one of eight forts for the defense of Columbus, Georgia, which was a major producer of war materiel for the Confederacy. The pentagonal fort is 30 yards (27 m) per side, with earthen walls.
Location of Russell County in Alabama. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Russell County, Alabama. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Russell County, Alabama, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for ...
The Morgan-Curtis House is a historic house in Phenix City, Alabama, U.S.. It was built in 1914 for Dr. David Elias Morgan, a Welsh-born physician. [ 2 ] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 3, 1983.
The Snow Valley Residential Historic District is a historic district in Phenix City, Alabama. Located in the Girard section of the city, the land was originally owned by Bavarian immigrant farmer Henry C. Herman. Herman sold all but 2 acres (0.81 ha) of the land in 1883.
Russell County is a county in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 59,183. [1] Its county seat is Phenix City. [2] Its name is in honor of Colonel Gilbert C. Russell, who fought in the wars against the Creek Indians. Russell County is part of the Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Hugh A. Bentley (1909–1984) is known for launching a cleanup drive to get rid of crime and corruption in Phenix City, Alabama, in the early 1950s. [1] [2] He was beaten, and survived an assassination attempt with a dynamite bomb. [3]