The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗First settled in the 1850s, the town of Boaz was officially founded November 11, 1878, by the Sparks family of Georgia. A post office has been in operation since 1887. The city was named after Boaz, from the Bible. It was incorporated in 1897.
Prior to World War II, Boaz hosted a primarily cotton-based economy, only diversifying to livestock and poultry with the pressures of boll weevil infestations and the Great Depression. After the war, Boaz developed a thriving automotive sales industry, which in many instances survives to this day.
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Start Boaz’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Boaz’s history is told.
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4 historic places in Boaz
4 places in Boaz are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Listed 1996Thomas A. Snellgrove Homestead
Listed 1997Edward Fenns Whitman House
Listed 1999Snead Junior College Historic District
Listed 1999Julia Street Memorial United Methodist ChurchThen & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (7) and the National Register (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.