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== History == | == History == | ||
Homewood deeded the land, previously part of [[Shades Creek Park]], to the Armory Commission of Alabama in [[1947]]. The armory built there later was named for [[Shades Cahaba High School]] graduate [[William C. Mulkey]] who was killed during [[World War II]]. | Homewood deeded the land, previously part of [[Shades Creek Park (public park)|Shades Creek Park]], to the Armory Commission of Alabama in [[1947]]. The armory built there later was named for [[Shades Cahaba High School]] graduate [[William C. Mulkey]] who was killed during [[World War II]]. | ||
== Uses == | == Uses == | ||
Revision as of 11:53, 11 June 2007
Fort William C. Mulkey, more commonly known as the Homewood Armory, is a Alabama National Guard armory located at 2100 South Lakeshore Drive at the corner of Old Montgomery Highway in Homewood.
History
Homewood deeded the land, previously part of Shades Creek Park, to the Armory Commission of Alabama in 1947. The armory built there later was named for Shades Cahaba High School graduate William C. Mulkey who was killed during World War II.
Uses
Aside from its military uses, it has also been the site of after school events for Homewood High School. It has also become a live concert venue and is currently the primary evacuation site for Samford University.
References
- Summe, Sheryl Spradling. (2001). Homewood: The Life of a City. Homewood, AL: Friends of the Homewood Public Library.
- Samford University. (March 2007). Emergency Response Manual. Accessed June 11, 2007.