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History · Eutaw

A history of Eutaw,
then and now

Postcards, papers and photographs of Eutaw from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.

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2historic places
0recent photos
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The story

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Eutaw was laid out in December 1838 at the time that Greene County voters chose to relocate the county seat from Erie, which was located on the Black Warrior River. It was incorporated by an act of the state legislature on January 2, 1841.

20th century to present

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1930s16 items · BROWN MARBLE MANTEL IN S. W. REAR ROO…Commons
1940–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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CDCalvin DavisNotableWilliam Marmaduke KavanaughWilliam Marmaduke KavanaughPolitics & LawGeorge F. ElliottGeorge F. ElliottMilitaryOliver H. CrossOliver H. CrossPolitics & LawWilliam Bacon OliverWilliam Bacon OliverPolitics & LawJimmie TaylorJimmie TaylorSports
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Eutaw, decade by decade

1930s16 items
BROWN MARBLE MANTEL IN S. W. REAR ROOM - Kirkwood, Mesopotomia Street and Kirkwood Drive, Eutaw, Greene County, AL HABS…CommonsBROWN MARBLE MANTEL IN S. W. REAR ROOM - Kirkwood, Mesopoto…1933CLOSE-UP NORTH END OF FRONT PORCH - White-McGiffert House and Office, Mesopotamia Street, Eutaw, Greene County, AL HABS…CommonsCLOSE-UP NORTH END OF FRONT PORCH - White-McGiffert House a…1933CLOSE-UP OF FRONT ENTRANCE - Eutaw Female Academy, Main Street and Wilson Avenue (moved from original site), Eutaw, Gre…CommonsCLOSE-UP OF FRONT ENTRANCE - Eutaw Female Academy, Main Str…1933CLOSE-UP OF FRONT, (WEST) - Reese-Lucius House, 242 Wilson Avenue, Eutaw, Greene County, AL HABS ALA,32-EUTA,4-2CommonsCLOSE-UP OF FRONT, (WEST) - Reese-Lucius House, 242 Wilson …1933CLOSE-UP REAR DOOR (NORTH) - Boligee Hill, Near U.S. Highway 11, Eutaw, Greene County, AL HABS ALA,32-EUTA.V,1-10CommonsCLOSE-UP REAR DOOR (NORTH) - Boligee Hill, Near U.S. Highwa…1933CLOSE-UP SOUTH (FRONT) ENTRANCE - Greene County Courthouse, Main and Boligee Streets, Prairie and Monroe Avenues, Eutaw…CommonsCLOSE-UP SOUTH (FRONT) ENTRANCE - Greene County Courthouse,…1933CLOSE-UP SOUTH ELEVATION (FRONT) - Boligee Hill, Near U.S. Highway 11, Eutaw, Greene County, AL HABS ALA,32-EUTA.V,1-1CommonsCLOSE-UP SOUTH ELEVATION (FRONT) - Boligee Hill, Near U.S. …1933CORN CRIB. - A. W. Smith House, 220 Main Street, Eutaw, Greene County, AL HABS ALA,32-EUTA,9-11CommonsCORN CRIB. - A. W. Smith House, 220 Main Street, Eutaw, Gre…1933DETAIL OF DOOR AND MANTEL IN N. WALL OF E. FRONT ROOM, FIRST FLOOR - White-McGiffert House and Office, Mesopotamia Stre…CommonsDETAIL OF DOOR AND MANTEL IN N. WALL OF E. FRONT ROOM, FIRS…1933DETAIL OF FRONT DOOR - Boligee Hill, Near U.S. Highway 11, Eutaw, Greene County, AL HABS ALA,32-EUTA.V,1-8CommonsDETAIL OF FRONT DOOR - Boligee Hill, Near U.S. Highway 11, …1933DINING ROOM IN REAR OF HOUSE - J. O. Banks House and Smokehouse, Springfield Avenue and Pickens Street, Eutaw, Greene C…CommonsDINING ROOM IN REAR OF HOUSE - J. O. Banks House and Smokeh…1933DOOR AND MANTEL IN W. WALL OF LIVING ROOM - C. W. Dunlap House, 237 Wilson Avenue, Eutaw, Greene County, AL HABS ALA,32…CommonsDOOR AND MANTEL IN W. WALL OF LIVING ROOM - C. W. Dunlap Ho…1933DOOR IN EAST WALL OF HALL, FIRST FLOOR - Boligee Hill, Near U.S. Highway 11, Eutaw, Greene County, AL HABS ALA,32-EUTA.…CommonsDOOR IN EAST WALL OF HALL, FIRST FLOOR - Boligee Hill, Near…1933DOOR IN N. WALL OF HALL, ALSO STAIR BASE - White-McGiffert House and Office, Mesopotamia Street, Eutaw, Greene County, …CommonsDOOR IN N. WALL OF HALL, ALSO STAIR BASE - White-McGiffert …1933EAST ELEVATION (FRONT) - Old Law Office, Main Street, Eutaw, Greene County, AL HABS ALA,32-EUTA,13-1CommonsEAST ELEVATION (FRONT) - Old Law Office, Main Street, Eutaw…1933EAST ELEVATION (FRONT) - White-McGiffert House and Office, Mesopotamia Street, Eutaw, Greene County, AL HABS ALA,32-EUT…CommonsEAST ELEVATION (FRONT) - White-McGiffert House and Office, …1933
1940s–
1990s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Then & now

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Historic places

National Register · via Wikidata
Asa White HouseBuilt 1838
Benjamin D. Gullett HouseBuilt 1841

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