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Public Square Historic District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

From the record

“The Public Square Historic District is a historic district in Scottsboro, Alabama, United States. Although Scottsboro had been the county seat of Jackson County since 1870, the town's earliest commercial development was centered on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad line, one block north of the square.”

Wikipedia article Public Square Historic District (Scottsboro, Alabama), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 12 National Register listings published here for Jackson County · listed in 1982 · category: District.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

Fires near this property

32 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Public Square Historic District between 1995 and 2019, burning about 294 acres in total. None started naturally. 11 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Arson/incendiarism11
Debris and open burning9
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Smoking1
Recreation and ceremony1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
15 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
13 September 2002Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
3 August 2015Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresAlabama Forestry CommissionNOR-20150803-004
27 August 2007Arson/incendiarism13 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
23 August 2007Arson/incendiarism10 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
22 August 2007Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
6 July 2010Recreation and ceremony3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
2 July 2008Arson/incendiarism4.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commission347 BLUEBERRY LANE, AL

Every fire recorded in Jackson County

Mines and quarries near this property

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Public Square Historic District: 1 producer, 1 plant. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Aluminum. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Scottsboro Alum. Reduction PlantAluminumPlant1945
Scottsboro Mine QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Jackson County

Storms near this property

60 of 122 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Scottsboro, the town this property stands in, in 122 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 88 thunderstorm wind, 18 hail, 7 flash flood, 4 flood. The reports record 3 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2005Thunderstorm WindScottsboro2 hurt, $100,000A downburst struck the Jackson County Park Campground. Several trees and power poles were blown down. A few of the trees fell onto occupied campers resulting in minor injuries to two individuals.
August 2005LightningScottsboro1 hurtA woman was struck by lightning while on the telephone inside her residence. The woman was transported to the hospital for treatment.
May 2024Tornado (EF0)Scottsboro$1,400,000A tornado snapped tree branches on Old Larkinsville Road. Scattered tree damage was observed continuing generally southeast towards Alabama Highway 35. Limited infrastructure damage was found along Highway 35 including the peeling of metal roofing and siding. Between Highway 35 and Parks Avenue, several trees were found uprooted, snapped, and with loss of limbs.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$75,000Thunderstorm winds destroyed 3 mobile homes, one moved off of foundation. Several trees were blown down.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$50,000A large tree was uprooted and fell onto a home at 514 Veterans Drive in Scottsboro. Time was estimated from radar.
April 1995Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$37,000Amateur radio storm spotters reported considerable damage to two convenience stores in Goose Pond, about four miles south of Scottsboro on State Highway 79. Trees were also reported down and across State Highway 40 and 418 at Pleasant View. Five mobile homes suffered some type of damage including one where the damage was described as major. A car was blown over on its side at a used car lot.
May 1996LightningScottsboro$35,000no account filed
April 2009Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$30,000Eight power lines were blown down along Highway 35 between Randall's Chapel United Methodist Church to Lakeside Grocery. Three of these poles fell onto vehicles traveling the roadway, but no injuries occurred.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$25,000A large tree was knocked down onto a pickup truck at 2506 South Broad Street in Scottsboro. Time was estimated from radar.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$20,000A few trees were blown down onto a house, car, and fence causing considerable damage.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$20,000Radio station WKEA in Scottsboro had a 70 foot high tower blown down and destroyed. Several trees were knocked over in Scottsboro. A tree was also blown over by the wind on South Broad Street in Scottsboro knocking out power in the area.
May 1996HailScottsboro$20,000no account filed
January 1997Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$18,000no account filed
December 2009Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$15,000Several trees were blown down around the city of Scottsboro.
May 1996Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$15,000no account filed
May 1996HailScottsboro$15,000no account filed
April 2002HailScottsboro$12,000Quarter to baseball size hail was reported in and around the city of Scottsboro. A few large trees were also uprooted.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$10,000A power pole was snapped on Highway 35.
September 2011FloodScottsboro$10,000A long term flood event in Scottsboro led to numerous roads in the city being closed due to high water. The flooding also resulted in several evacuations in the area.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$8,000Several trees were blown down near the hospital in Scottsboro. Additional trees and some power lines were knocked down south and southwest of the city. Three boat houses and some boats were damaged at the Goose Lake Colony off SR 79. Several boats broke loose in the high wind and damaged each other and the boat houses.
April 1996Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$8,000no account filed
May 1997Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$7,000Trees and limbs were blown onto power lines causing power outages for over 12 hours in some locations in Scottsboro.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$6,000Multiple trees were damaged in Scottsboro along Hood Ave, Larry Dr and Byron Rd. Time was estimated from radar.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$5,000Multiple trees were knocked down along County Park Road in Scottsboro.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$5,000A tree was knocked down onto a mobile home at 1706 Veterans Drive in Scottsboro.
March 2023Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$5,000A tree was knocked down onto a home at 112 Benson Lane.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$5,000A few large limbs were downed by thunderstorm winds.
October 2001Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$5,000Several trees and a large road sign were blown over in the Scottsboro area.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$5,000Trees were blown down in Scottsboro and in Stevenson.
September 1996Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$5,000no account filed
January 2023Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$4,000Trees snapped or uprooted near the intersection of highway 35 and highway 72.
February 2011Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$4,000Two trees were knocked down on College Street in Scottsboro. Time estimated by radar.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$4,000no account filed
April 2025Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$3,000Power pole and lines down across the roadway at 3604 Woods Cove Road.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$3,000A tree was knocked down onto power lines at 204 Kyle Street in Scottsboro.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$3,000Power lines were knocked down and a transformer exploded at the intersection of South Broad Street and Hancock Drive East.
September 2025Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$3,000Trees and power lines were knocked down at Winn Road and City Park Road.
March 2023Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$3,000Trees were snapped and uprooted at 1400 Old Larkinsville Road.
November 2022Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$3,000Large trees were knocked down onto a home causing minor roof damage. Time estimated by radar.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$3,000Multiple trees were knocked down onto the 500 Block of Law Street.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$3,000A few power poles were blown down in Scottsboro.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$3,000Trees were blown down in Scottsboro.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$2,000A tree and power lines were knocked down at 2917 Hillcrest Drive.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$2,000Trees were knocked down with power outages reported in Scottsboro.
January 2023Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$2,000Trees were uprooted and snapped at this location.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$2,000Thunderstorm winds associated with a gust front knocked trees down in the Scottsboro area. Time estimated by radar.
May 1998HailScottsboro$2,000no account filed
April 2026Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$1,000A tree was knocked down into the roadway at the intersection of July Mountain Blvd. and Woods Cove Road in Scottsboro.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$1,000A tree was knocked down at the intersection of Porter Road and Law Street.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$1,000A tree was knocked down at 700 CR 38.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$1,000A tree was knocked down onto the roadway blocking one lane at 2103 Roseberry Drive in Scottsboro.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$1,000A tree was reported down in Scottsboro.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$1,000A tree was knocked down blocking both lanes at 1800 Woods Cove Road. Time was estimated from radar.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$1,000A large tree limb was snapped at 1707 Proctor Drive in Scottsboro. Time was estimated from radar.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$1,000A tree was knocked down onto the roadway on R 21. Time was estimated from radar.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$1,000A tree was reported down at 2409 South Broad Street in Scottsboro. Time was estimated from radar.
December 2025Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$1,000A tree was reported down at 60 Rose Drive.
December 2025Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$1,000A tree was reported down at 809 Byron road.
December 2025Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$1,000A tree was reported down at 603 South Street.
December 2025Thunderstorm WindScottsboro$1,000A tree down on a house near Howard street in Scottsboro.

Every storm recorded in Jackson County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

4 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
College Hill Historic District0.3 miles1983
Brown-Proctor House0.3 miles1982
Scottsboro Memphis and Charleston Railroad Depot0.3 miles1998
Townsend Farmhouse7.5 miles2005

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 82002037 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Jackson CountyAll 12 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.