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	Search results for Mountain    Refine your search Try advanced search results 1-10 of 10 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. Monte Sano Hotel Hotels--Alabama--Monte Sano Hotel (Huntsville, Ala.); Located atop Monte Sano Mountain in Huntsville, the Monte Sano Hotel opened in 1887. The 233-room Victorian hotel was built by the Northern Alabama Improvement Company, with the assistance of Michael and... 2. Camp Ground School, Madison County, Ala. Schools--Alabama--Madison County; Camp Ground School was built in 1914 on the side of the mountain in Big Cove. The one-room school was also used as a church and for other community activities. In 1928, when a building was needed on a... 3. Guardhouse on Monte Sano Mountain, Huntsville, Alabama Spanish-American War, 1898--Huntsville (Ala.); Monte Sano (Ala.)--History.; In 1898 Spanish American War troops from Florida were sent to Huntsville's Monte Sano Mountain to escape the scourge of yellow fever. The United States Surgeon General declared Monte Sano one of the two... 4. Monte Sano Railway Railroads--Alabama--Monte Sano Railway (Huntsville, Ala.); The Monte Sano Railway was completed in 1889. It transported guests from the railroad depot in downtown Huntsville to the Monte Sano Hotel on Monte Sano Mountain. Railway operations lasted only three years,... 5. Buttonhole Bridge Railroad bridges--Alabama--O'Brien's Buttonhole Bridge (Huntsville, Ala.); Railroad companies--Alabama--Monte Sano Railway (Huntsville, Ala.); This stretch of the Monte Sano Railway was called O'Brien's "Buttonhole" Bridge because of the sharp curve it followed. The Railway was a spur line from the Memphis & Charleston Railroad Depot in downtown... 6. Overlooking Huntsville Geography--Pictorial works--Alabama--Huntsville; Huntsville (Ala.)--Pictorial works.; The view overlooking Huntsville from Monte Sano mountain 7. Monte Sano Railway Schedule Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)--Alabama; Railroad companies--Alabama--Monte Sano Railway (Huntsville, Ala.); A newspaper clipping showing the prices and schedule of the Monte Sano Railway. The Railway was completed in 1889 but only operated for three years. The Railway was a spur line from the Memphis & Charleston... 8. Monte Sano Railway Brochure Pamphlets--Alabama; Railroad companies--Alabama--Monte Sano Railway (Huntsville, Ala.); The front cover of this brochure for the Monte Sano Railway is a photograph of a woodcut. The Railway was a spur line from the Memphis & Charleston Railroad Depot in downtown Huntsville that took guests... 9. Payday 1889 Railroad construction workers--Alabama--Monte Sano Railway (Huntsville, Ala.); Paydays--Alabama; "Paying off" was the term used for payday for the Monte Sano Railway workers. Behind them is the "dummy" locomotive. To keep from startling horses in town, the locomotive maintained relatively quiet operation... 10. Woodcut of the "Buttonhole" Train Railroad companies--Alabama--Monte Sano Railway (Huntsville, Ala.); Railroad bridges--Alabama--Buttonhole Bridge (Huntsville, Ala.); This is a woodcut image of the "Buttonhole" train, which earned the nickname because of the sharp turn it took on O'Brien's "Buttonhole" Bridge. The Monte Sano Railway was completed in 1889 but only operated... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-10 of 10 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next
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