Grove Hill’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Grove Hill. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The area that is now Grove Hill was originally inhabited by Creek and Choctaw Indians. During the Creek War, settlers in the community sought protection in Fort White. The county seat of Clarke County was established at what later became Grove Hill in 1832 as the spot was most central to the rest of the county. Known variously as Smithville, then Macon, the name Grove Hill was selected around 1850 for the large grove of oak trees on the plateau. The town was officially incorporated and chartered in 1929. The 1853 yellow fever epidemic struck the town, killing many residents, almost wiping out the town.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Grove Hill’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Grove Hill’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo2 archive items have no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewFRONT ELEVATION. - Vickers-Chapma…, 1933: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Grove Hill, decade by decade
1990s
unknown2 items
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as FRONT ELEVATION. - Vickers-Chapman-Gordon House, State Highway 69, Grove Hill, Clarke County, AL HABS ALA,13-GROHI.V,1-1 (1933) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Historic places
National Register · via Wikidata
From Wikimedia Commons (3), the Library of Congress (1) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.