Places to see at Tuskegee, Alabama

Best Places to visit in Tuskegee, Alabama - Best Things to do in Tuskegee, AL
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Macon County Courthouse 0.05 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

Macon County Courthouse may refer to:

  • Macon County Courthouse (Alabama), Tuskegee, Alabama
  • Macon County Courthouse (Georgia), Oglethorpe, Georgia
  • Macon County Courthouse and Annex, Macon, Missouri
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Butler Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church 0.59 7
Religion, Churches, Interesting Places, Other Churches

Butler Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church may refer to:

  • Butler Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church (Greenville, Alabama)
  • Butler Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church (Tuskegee, Alabama)
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Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site 0.8 6
Urban Environment, Gardens And Parks, Cultural, Museums, Natural, Interesting Places, Nature Reserves, Other Museums, Other Nature Conservation Areas

Tuskegee University (Tuskegee or TU), formerly known as the Tuskegee Institute, is a private, historically black land-grant university in Tuskegee, Alabama. It was founded on Independence Day in 1881 by the state legislature.

The campus was designated as the Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site by the National Park Service in 1974. The university has been home to a number of important African American figures, including scientist George Washington Carver and World War II's Tuskegee Airmen.

Tuskegee University offers 43 bachelor's degree programs, including a five-year accredited professional degree program in architecture, 17 master's degree programs, and five doctoral degree programs, including the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. Tuskegee is home to nearly 3,000 students from around the U.S. and over 30 countries.

Tuskegee's campus was designed by architect Robert Robinson Taylor, the first African-American to graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in conjunction with David Williston, the first professionally trained African-American landscape architect.

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Battle of Calebee Creek 1.5 3
Battlefields, Historic, Historical Places, Interesting Places

The Battle of Calebee Creek (also spelled Calabee, Callabee, or in the official report at the time, \"Chalibee\":\u200a95\u200a) took place on January 27, 1814, during the Creek War, in Macon County, Alabama, 50 miles (80\u00a0km) west of Fort Mitchell. General Floyd, with 1,200 Georgia volunteers, a company of cavalry and 400 friendly Yuchi, repulsed a night attack of the Red Sticks on his camp. Floyd lost so many in this hostile country that he immediately withdrew to the Chattahoochee River. Also referred to as the Battle for Camp Defiance.

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Tuskegee Confederate Monument 0.04 3
Historic, Cultural, Urban Environment, Monuments And Memorials, Interesting Places, Sculptures, Monuments

The Tuskegee Confederate Monument, also known as the Macon County Confederate Memorial and Tuskegee Confederate Memorial, is an outdoor Confederate memorial in Tuskegee, Alabama, in the United States. It was erected in 1906 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to commemorate the Confederate soldiers from Macon County, Alabama.

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University Chapel 1.04 3
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

University Chapel (formerly Lee Chapel) of Washington and Lee University is a National Historic Landmark in Lexington, Virginia. It was constructed during 1867\u201368 at the request of Robert E. Lee, who was president of the school (then known as Washington College), and after whom the university is, in part, named. The Victorian brick architectural design was probably the work of Lee's son, George Washington Custis Lee, with details contributed by Col. Thomas Williamson, an architect and professor of engineering at the neighboring Virginia Military Institute. Upon completion and during Robert E. Lee's lifetime it was known as the College Chapel. Lee was buried beneath the chapel in 1870.

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Grey Columns 0.46 2
Architecture, Historic Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The grey column refers to a somewhat ridge-shaped mass of grey matter in the spinal cord. This presents as three columns: the anterior grey column, the posterior grey column, and the lateral grey column, all of which are visible in cross-section of the spinal cord.

The anterior grey column is made up of alpha motor neurons, gamma motor neurons, and small neurons thought to be interneurons. The posterior grey column is divided into several of the Rexed laminae. The lateral grey column is only present in the thoracic region and upper lumbar segments (T1-L2). The lateral grey column contains preganglionic cell bodies of the autonomic nervous system and sensory relay neurons.

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East End Church 1.31 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Greenwood Cemetery 1.35 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Saint John African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church 1.37 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Church Building 1.39 1
Religion, Churches, Interesting Places, Catholic Churches

Taylor Cemetery 1.42 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Washington African Methodist Episcopal Chapel 1.45 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Greenwood Baptist Church 1.55 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Bowen United Methodist Church 1.57 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Westminster Presbyterian Church 1.65 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Main Street Historic District 0.05 1
Gardens And Parks, Cultural, Urban Environment, Interesting Places

First Presbyterian Church 0.09 1
Religion, Churches, Interesting Places, Other Churches

Macon Theatre 0.12 1
Cinemas, Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places

Peter Jerrod Macon is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Lt. Commander Bortus in the Fox/Hulu television series The Orville (2017\u2013present), and will portray an ape in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024).

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First Methodist Church 0.14 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Tuskegee Baptist Church 0.21 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

North Main Street Historic District 0.4 1
Gardens And Parks, Cultural, Urban Environment, Interesting Places

St Andrew's Episcopal Church 0.62 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Lincoln Drive-In 0.64 1
Cinemas, Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places

Lincoln Drive is a 4.1 mile road in the Wissahickon Creek section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Initially built in 1856 as the Wissahickon Turnpike, it was not completed until about 50 years later. The road is called the \u201cDead Man\u2019s Gulch\u201d due to its twisting and turning. Initially, the purpose of the road was to provide access from the mills to the city of Philadelphia.

Some historic locations that the road passes include Historic RittenhouseTown, Germantown, and Chestnut Hill.

From the 1930s until 1960, Lincoln Drive was designated as the southernmost part of U.S. Route 309.

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Tuskegee Institute Power Plant 0.77 1
Architecture, Historic Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

Tuskegee Cemetery 0.78 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

The Oaks - Home of Booker T. Washington 0.88 1
Cultural, Museums, Interesting Places, Other Museums

Beginning of the George Washington Carver Nutrition Trail 0.95 1
Other, Unclassified Objects, Interesting Places, Tourist Object

George Washington Carver Museum 0.96 1
Cultural, Museums, Interesting Places, Other Museums

Daniels Chapel 0.96 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Legacy Museum 1 1
Cultural, Museums, Interesting Places, Other Museums

Tuskegee University Campus Cemetery 1.01 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Tuskegee University (Tuskegee or TU), formerly known as the Tuskegee Institute, is a private, historically black land-grant university in Tuskegee, Alabama. It was founded on Independence Day in 1881 by the state legislature.

The campus was designated as the Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site by the National Park Service in 1974. The university has been home to a number of important African American figures, including scientist George Washington Carver and World War II's Tuskegee Airmen.

Tuskegee University offers 43 bachelor's degree programs, including a five-year accredited professional degree program in architecture, 17 master's degree programs, and five doctoral degree programs, including the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. Tuskegee is home to nearly 3,000 students from around the U.S. and over 30 countries.

Tuskegee's campus was designed by architect Robert Robinson Taylor, the first African-American to graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in conjunction with David Williston, the first professionally trained African-American landscape architect.

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Booker T. Washington Monument 1.03 1
Historic, Monuments And Memorials, Interesting Places, Monuments

Ashdale Cemetery 1.17 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places