There are at least 19 tornado memorials in Alabama, more than triple the number erected before the April 27, 2011, outbreak. They honor the more than 680 people killed since 1950.
While there were a handful of tornado memorials before the record-breaking tornado outbreak of April 27, 2011, the number of monuments has tripled since then.Research shows there were about a half dozen monuments before 2011, while now there are at least 19 – and more than that if you include private memorials that were erected in cemeteries.
On April 27, when 62 tornadoes killed 247 people statewide, numerous towns in Alabama were devastated, with the hardest hit areas being Tuscaloosa and northwest regions of the state, including those in Madison, Limestone, DeKalb, Franklin and Cullman counties. The City of Tuscaloosa, where 52 people were killed when an EF4 tornado struck the heart of town, has four erected four monuments. The first was erected in Government Plaza at 7th Street and 22nd Avenue. It that states, in part: “On the street corners and in the neighborhoods, thousands of citizens transformed into heroes by aiding the injured, searching for the missing, clearing debris, and volunteering from dawn to dusk. Called by circumstance, burdened by tragedy, yet inspired by a confident hope, the fury of Mother Nature was met by the best of humanity. How we fought back, how we refused to quit and how we united will ensure that we never forget our victims, our survivors and our heroes.”Goshen United Methodist Church, 625 Alabama Highway 9, Piedmont, Ala., dedicated to the victims of the 1994 Palm Sunday tornado. Monument at Goshen United Methodist Church, 625 Alabama Highway 9, Piedmont, Ala., dedicated to the victims of the 1994 Palm Sunday tornado.Cullman’s Heritage Park, 1705 Lee Ave., this monument was created from a bent steel I-beam that was left in the devastation after the April 27, 2011, tornado.DeKalb County Schools Coliseum, 1504 Main St. E, Rainsville, dedicated to those killed in the April 27, 2011, tornado outbreak.Oak Grove High School, 9494 Oak Grove Parkway, Bessemer, a tree was planted and a plaque erected to the memory of those killed by an April 8, 1998, tornado.Pleasant Grove, Pleasant Grove City Hall, 501 Park Road, dedicated to those killed in the April 27, 2011, tornado outbreak.Bethel Church of Christ Cemetery, U.S. Highway 72, Athens, dedicated to those who lost their lives in tornadoes dating back to 1924.Marker at Bethel Church of Christ Cemetery, U.S. Highway 72, Athens, dedicated to those who in Limestone County who lost their lives in tornadoes dating back to 1924. It is built from bricks of destroyed homes. The base is shaped like the county.Guin Memorial Park, 11th Avenue and U.S. 278, dedicated to the victims of the April 3, 1974, tornado outbreak.: Forest Lake, 107 18th St., Tuscaloosa, dedicated to volunteers who helped in the wake of the April 27, 2011, outbreak.Alberta Park, 2614 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, is dedicated to first responders who helped in the wake of the April 27, 2011, outbreak.If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our
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