Stewart Spring Neighborhood History Project

Oral History

Florence Arts and Museums

"Stewart Spring" by Betty Jean Reeder Sayles

This is a piece of artwork created by Betty Jean Reeder Sayles in 2022 to attempt to recreate the Stewart Spring neighborhood. The scene is looking west from Stewart Avenue; the pump at the spring is in the foreground and a wooded hill is in the background.

Name/Title

Stewart Spring Neighborhood History Project

Entry/Object ID

SS.001

Scope and Content

This is a project that attempts to document the Stewart Spring neighborhood that existed in Florence from the late 1800's through the early 1960's, before it was removed by an urban renewal project initiated by the City of Florence and what is now the University of North Alabama.

Context

This project attempts to document the history of the people who lived in the Stewart Spring neighborhood through oral histories, photographs, newspaper clippings, and artwork. It was envisioned and led by Anita Smith Cobb.

Copyright

Type of License

Non-Exclusive License

Copyright Holder

Anita Smith Cobb

Copyright Date

Mar 19, 2023

Copyright Details

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Restrictions

The materials here may not be used or reproduced with consent of the copyright holder.