Author: Northport Bicentennial Commission, Northport, AlaPublisher:
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Category : Church buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 82
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History of Northport Churches
Author: Northport Bicentennial Commission, Northport, AlaPublisher:
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Category : Church buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 82
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History Northport Baptist Church, Northport, Alabama 1838-1982
Author: Northport
Author: Friends of Historic Northport IncPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 0738594008
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 130
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The name Northport reminds people that "North Port" was the northern-most point river traffic could navigate the Black Warrior River in the early years. Settled in 1816, Northport was first known as Kentuck or Cane-tuck because it was a cane-brake wilderness. In the 19th century, the land was fertile and cotton was king. Warehouses were built along the riverbank to store cotton to be loaded onto steamships bound for market. Due to periodic flooding, the center of town was relocated several blocks away from the river around 1830; Northport was incorporated 41 years later. The current buildings along both sides of Main Avenue were primarily built after the Civil War. Over time, several fires, flooding, and a tornado have changed the downtown landscape. As reported in the Tuscaloosa News after the March 21, 1932, tornado, "It looked as if Northport had been bombed."
Historical Sketch of the North Church
Author: Edwin HoltPublisher:
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Category : Portsmouth (N.H.)
Languages : en
Pages : 44
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Northport
Author: Teresa Reid and Robert C. HughesPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467129550
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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From bungalows along the coves to the magnificent Victorian houses along Bayview Avenue, Northport truly provides Images of America. Once known as Great Cow Harbor, the area that is now Northport grew from a rural farming and fishing village into an industrial hub. Shipyards dominated the harbor's shoreline, while brickworks and sand mines provided building materials for New York City's skyscrapers. As industry flourished, the community grew, and essential amenities for transit, education, and worship were established. During the 19th century, wealthy oyster barons converted seashell fortunes into publishing, banking, and real estate ventures, fashioning Northport into one of the prettiest villages on Long Island, its harbor and beaches offering a summer refuge for city dwellers and a sanctuary for artists, actors, and writers.
Long Island; a History of Two Great Counties, Nassau and Suffolk
Author: Paul BaileyPublisher:
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Category : Long Island (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 588
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The Traverse Region, Historical and Descriptive
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Category : Antrim County (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 484
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History of the Churches of New Bedford
Author: Jesse Fillmore KelleyPublisher:
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Category : Church buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 182
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The History of the North Church in New Haven
Author: Samuel William Southmayd DuttonPublisher:
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Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 140
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The Story of Methodism at Northport, New York
Author: St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church (Northport, N.Y.)Publisher:
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Category : Methodists
Languages : en
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