The American Legion
The American Legion is a historic site in Lauderdale, Alabama. The American Legion is situated nearby to the government office Lauderdale Veterans Affairs, as well as near Lauderdale County Courthouse.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rogers Department Store and Rosenbaum House.
Rogers Department Store
Heritage site
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Rogers Department Store was a department store chain based in Florence, Alabama. Founded in 1894, the company grew to include locations across the Tennessee Valley. Rogers Department Store is situated 1,300 feet northwest of The American Legion.
Rosenbaum House
Museum
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
The Rosenbaum House is a single-family house designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright and built for Stanley and Mildred Rosenbaum in Florence, Alabama, United States. Rosenbaum House is situated 2,500 feet southwest of The American Legion.
Southall Drugs
Heritage site
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Southall Drugs is a historic commercial building in Florence, Alabama. It was built in 1900 to house the pharmacy of Charles Morton Southall. The pharmacy operated until 1979, and was renovated in 1982 to have loft apartments on the second floor and retail on the ground floor. Southall Drugs is situated 1,400 feet northwest of The American Legion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Florence and Sheffield.
Florence
Photo: Americasroof, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Florence is a city in and the county seat of Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States, in the state's northwestern corner, and had a population of 40,184 in the 2020 census.
Sheffield
Town
Photo: SistahFee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sheffield is a city in Colbert County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Florence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Area. The population was 9,403 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 9,307 in 2023. Sheffield is situated 3 miles southwest of The American Legion.
Mars Hill
Hamlet
Mars Hill is a former unincorporated community that is now a neighborhood of the city of Florence in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States. The community contains the campus of Mars Hill Bible School. Mars Hill is situated 4 miles north of The American Legion.
The American Legion
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information, tourism, historic site, and geographical marker
- Location: Lauderdale, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.79765° or 34° 47′ 52″ northLongitude
-87.67454° or 87° 40′ 28″ westOpen location code
866JQ8XG+35OpenStreetMap ID
node 4425264189OpenStreetMap feature
historic=markerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=information
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