Virgil Allen Howard - Gardendale, AL
N 33° 38.873 W 086° 48.672
16S E 517506 N 3723131
Monument to Virgil Allen Howard located in Millennium Park, Gardendale, AL.
Waymark Code: WMA5AW
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 11/19/2010
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Marker text
VIRGIL ALLEN HOWARD, who was born in
South Carolina in 1859, came to Alabama in 1884
seeking employment with the Alabama Waterworks.
He and Ollie Grace Hogan were married on July 15, 1903
and made their first home in Gardendale on property
they purchased on Old Mount Olive Road. The
Howards later bought land on Main Street and
became active members of Gardendale’s First Baptist
Church. Virgil Allen Howard served as Justice of
the Peace for 18 years and was a trustee for the
Gardendale School. Virgil Allen Howard died in
1955 and Grace Hogan Howard died in 1963. Their
descendents continue to live in and contribute to
the growth of Gardendale. The Howard Homeplace is
now the site of the Gardendale Civic Center Complex.
Location: Millennium Park
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