Huntsville Revisited

Huntsville Revisited Archiving the history of Huntsville-Madison County, Alabama. Non-Profit organization. Following the rule adopted by publisher R.E. Blessings to each one of you!
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Founded in 1978, Huntsville Revisited is dedicated to preserving and sharing the rich, diverse history of Huntsville-Madison County, Alabama. You will find Huntville's most diverse collection of photos and stories anywhere. Companion sites include Alabama Revisited, and Huntsville-Madison County Video Revisited. I take great pleasure in archiving the past and present events of Huntsville-Madison C

ounty, Alabama. Wilkins, "We do not stop at the city limits proper, or any imaginary line, but embrace all suburbs tributary to the city." We are a diverse community with a rich heritage. Huntsville Revisited is a salute to all the citizens, past and present. The page is a tribute the the legacies of our ancestors who built this city. Many have contributed, not only the rocket scientists, and the well-to-do have made this city great. Our ancestors who were the common folk, the "Everyday People" if you please, had just as much to do with the growth and successes associated with Huntsville-Madison County, Alabama. Thanks to the friends of Huntsville Revisited who contribute photos and stories to our archive. Thank you for sharing the page with your family and friends helping to build this tribute to our community. William Hampton, Founder

06/01/2026
June 1981 (Huntsville Times)
05/29/2026

June 1981 (Huntsville Times)

Storm clouds gathering - I took this picture from the parking lot of Wal-Mart when it was located on the northwest corne...
05/26/2026

Storm clouds gathering - I took this picture from the parking lot of Wal-Mart when it was located on the northwest corner of Mastin Lake and North Parkway. Early 1990's

Hello HR family!Let’s see your Cotton Row Run photos through the years.
05/25/2026

Hello HR family!
Let’s see your Cotton Row Run photos through the years.

05/25/2026

The start of the 2026 Cotton Row Run.

From PBS...Originally called Decoration Day, from the early tradition of decorating graves with flowers, wreaths and fla...
05/25/2026

From PBS...
Originally called Decoration Day, from the early tradition of decorating graves with flowers, wreaths and flags, Memorial Day is a day for remembrance of those who have died in service to our country. It was first widely observed on May 30, 1868 to commemorate the sacrifices of Civil War soldiers, by proclamation of Gen. John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization of former Union sailors and soldiers.

During that first national commemoration, former Union Gen. and sitting Ohio Congressman James Garfield made a speech at Arlington National Cemetery, after which 5,000 participants helped to decorate the graves of the more than 20,000 Union and Confederate soldiers who were buried there.

This national event galvanized efforts to honor and remember fallen soldiers that began with local observances at burial grounds in several towns throughout the United States following the end of the Civil War, such as the May 1, 1865 gathering in Charleston, South Carolina organized by freed slaves to pay tribute and give proper burial to Union troops.

In 1873, New York was the first state to designate Memorial Day as a legal holiday. By the late 1800s, many more cities and communities observed Memorial Day, and several states had declared it a legal holiday.

After World War I, it became an occasion for honoring those who died in all of America’s wars and was then more widely established as a national holiday throughout the United States.

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2007 North Memorial Parkway, Suite O
Huntsville, AL
35810

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Monday 10am - 2pm
Tuesday 10am - 2pm
Wednesday 10am - 2pm
Thursday 10am - 2pm
Friday 10am - 2pm
Sunday 10am - 2pm

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+12566837160

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