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GALLERY OF MEMORIES
Florence, Lauderdale County AL
Post Office- Florence Alabama 1930's
Information from Paul E. Petosky,
Postmarks from the Past
Established on December 14, 1818 with John Craig as its first postmaster.
JUSTICE JOHN McKINLEY FEDERAL BUILDING
Named for Alabama's first United States Supreme Court Justice, John McKinley made his home in Florence, Alabama, from about 1821 to 1842. Born May 1, 1780, in Culpepper County, Virginia, he dies July 19, 1852, and is buried in Louisville, Kentucky. McKinley was an early settler of Huntsville, Alabama, and resided in the Howard Weeden Home. As a member of the Cypress Land Company, he was one of the seven founders of Florence in 1818. McKinley helped establish one of Florence's first schools and its first church, First Presbyterian Church.
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Florence Courthouse - Florence Alabama - Confederate Monument
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