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Rosa Parks was born Rosa Louise McCauley on February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee to Leona, a school teacher, and James McCauley, a skilled carpenter and stonemason. Shortly after her birth, her family moved into this house in Abbeville situated on a 260-acre farm owned by her grandparents, Anderson and Louisa McCauley. This historical marker commemorates a modest country farmhouse that was built by Rosa Parks’ grandfather, Anderson McCauley in 1884. After Rosa Park’s birth on February 4th, 1913, in Tuskegee, she and her family moved to this farmhouse where they lived for two years. In 1915, Parks' parents separated and she moved to Pine Level. Ninety-one years later the home was preserved and given a Abbeville, Alabama Added By SirMcBob. Share Before she was "the first lady of civil rights," Rosa Parks was Rosa Louise McCauley, born on February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee to Leona, a school 31° 35.587′ N, 85° 17.663′ W. Marker is near Abbeville, Alabama, in Henry County. Marker is on Alabama 10 (Alabama Route 10) 1.3 miles west of U.S. 431, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: AL-10, Abbeville AL 36310, United States of America. Touch for directions. Other nearby markers. Plans are being negotiated to move it to a permanent site at nearby Tuskegee University, where Parks was born. Right now, the original home site is in Henry County near Abbeville, near the Georgia state line in southeast Alabama’s Wiregrass. Rosa Parks was a key figure in the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Rosa Parks Lived Here - Abbeville, AL. in Alabama Historical Markers. Posted by: hummerstation. N 31° 35.585 W 085° 17.667. 16R E 661816 N 3496595. Before she was "the first lady of civil rights," Rosa Parks was Rosa Louise McCauley, born on February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee to Leona, a school teacher, and James McCauley, a skilled carpenter and stonemason. Shortly after her birth, her family moved into this house owned by her grandparents, situated on a 260-acre farm in Abbeville. Rosa Parks was a key figure in the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. The seamstress was arrested when she declined to give up her seat to a white man on a downtown Montgomery bus. That action was a precursor to the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which was headed by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., then pastor of Montgomery’s Dexter Rosa Parks lived in this house as a very young child. Abbeville, AL The posted signs and barbed wire fence have been removed since last year. I have the plaque in the comments if you want the history. Rosa Parks' Childhood Home located at 37-11-01-12-0-001-004.000, Abbeville, AL 36310, United States. Read reviews, get contact details, photos, hours open, directions PATRON + Rosa Parks lived in Abbeville, the oldest colonial settlement – her childhood home is still there June 7, 2021 July 26, 2021 by Donna R Causey To view this content, you must be a member of Alabama Pioneers Patrons's Patreon at $2 or more Pictured is the Bethune-Kennedy House, Abbeville's oldest building. flickr/Jimmy Emerson, DVM Another historic building you'll encounter while exploring Abbeville is Rosa Parks' childhood home, which is located on AL Hwy 10, approximately one mile west of U.S. 431. Rosa Parks' Childhood Home. Rosa Parks' Childhood Home is located at 37-11-01-12-0-001-004.000 in Abbeville, Alabama 36310. Rosa Parks' Childhood Home can be contacted via phone at for pricing, hours and directions. Rosa Parks Lived Here (HM158E) Location: Abbeville, AL 36310 Henry County Buy Alabama State flags at Flagstore.com! Country: United States of America Buy United States of America flags at Flagstore.com! N 31° 35.585', W 85° 17.667' Rosa Parks lived in Abbeville, the oldest colonial settlement - her childhood home is still there Find out more - Rosa's father, James McCauley, hailed from Abbeville, Alabama, a farm town ninety-five miles south of Montgomery known for its wood pulp and cotton gins. With his light skin, thick, wavy hair, and broad shoulders, McCauley was sometimes mistaken for a Cherokee or Creek Indian, owing to the fact that one of his grandmothers was a part-Indian slave. Recy Taylor, a 24-year-old black mother and sharecropper, was walking home from church in Abbeville, Alabama, on Sept. 3, 1944, when she was abducted and gang-raped by six white men. The crime, which N.A.A.C.P. activist Rosa Parks investigated and which garnered extensive coverage in the black press, never saw the indictment of the accused. Pictured is the Bethune-Kennedy House, Abbeville's oldest building. flickr/Jimmy Emerson, DVM Another historic building you'll encounter while exploring Abbeville is Rosa Parks' childhood home, which is located on AL Hwy 10, approximately one mile west of U.S. 431. Shortly after her birth in Tuskegee, Rosa Parks and her parents, James and Leona McCauley moved here to the 260-acre farm owned by her grandparents, Anderson and Louisa McCauley. While she only lived here for a few years of her childhood, it's nonetheless a part of her story. Civic leaders and Abbeville's most prominent resident, Jimmy Rane, are preserving the town's historic buildings, encouraging new businesses and adding fun and quirky touches to make Abbeville a
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