New Historic Marker To Be Dedicated In Century

April 3, 2018

For the first time in decades, a new state historic marker is set to be dedicated in North Escambia.

The marker commemorating the Alger-Sullivan Lumber Company Residential Historic District will be dedicated at 2 p.m. on April 21 near the corner of Jefferson and Front streets in Century.

According to the planned text for the marker, the Alger-Sullivan Lumber Company was constructed in 1901 and was one of the largest and most advanced pine sawmills east of the Mississippi. Along with the sawmill came the company mill town of Century and housing districts “for black and white families”.  The housing ranged from small shotgun houses to large, two-story executive homes. Today’s current Front, Church, Fourth and Mayo streets, and Jefferson and Pinewood avenues are part of the historic district, consisting of 45 historic structures and a formal garden site. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

The dedication will be followed by a small reception at Jones Park on Fourth Street.

The full text that will appear on the historic marker is below, click to enlarge. Pictured top: Russell Brown of the Alger-Sullivan Historical Society explains the size and design of a new historic marker to be erected in Century during an August 2017 Century Town Council meeting. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News