City of Valor

• https://alabamanewscenter.com/2017/11/10/three-nationally-acclaimed-heroes-put-leeds-league/

• Historical Marker: https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=83916

Cemeteries 

National Registry of Historic Places 

• https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/ce89a5ee-659f-42d8-af40-aafc9ce9928b 

Newspapers: https://www.loc.gov/item/sn86050355/

Voices of Leeds 

Leeds Trails and Tours: https://leedstrailsandtours.com/

Leeds Scenic Byway

• Alabama Stagecoach Route https://alabamabyways.com/2012/09/25/leeds-stagecoach-route/

• https://www.leedsalabama.gov/210/Leeds-Scenic-Byway

Historic District 

Railroad Society 

Yearbooks 

Red Diamond Mines - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLC9aYEYGPw

Census records 

Photos 

• 1940 Downtown Leeds https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMOvqLTG2N6sS6sr37wwpYrkZTU0ZHH8DYSZHFc_PVmMTjRnOjAAg05FXrXekHp4w?key=V3ZHdU5qRkZGVWJaUHJ0dHRKN1BxR1ZtTldXMHB3

Historic characters​

• Rebecca Bace, computer security expert and pioneer in intrusion detection

• Charles Barkley, Basketball Hall of Famer

• Chandler Champion, Miss Alabama (2013)

• Ramey Channell , Leeds author, poet, portrait artist, illustrator, born in Leeds, Alabama. 

• Henry E. Erwin, U.S. Army Air Forces, Medal of Honor recipient, World War II

• Kenneth L. Farmer, Jr., U.S. Army major general (retired); U.S. Army deputy surgeon general and Army chief of staff, Medical Command

• Nathan Glick, artist and illustrator

• Caitlín R. Kiernan, author and paleontologist

• William R. Lawley, Jr., U.S. Army Air Forces, Medal of Honor recipient, World War II

• Harry Lee, former Canadian Football League player

• Mark Martin, cartoonist

• Alford L. McLaughlin, U.S. Marine Corps, Medal of Honor recipient, Korean War

• Harry Walker, Major League Baseball player and manager, two-time All Star and 1947 NL batting champion

• Dixie Walker (pitcher) (Ewart Gladstone Walker), Major League Baseball player, father of Dixie Walker (Fred E Walker, Sr.) and Harry Walker

Historical Society Minutes 

Calendar of events, including Historical Society event dates, dates of significance in Leeds History, important US History Dates, Armed Forces Day, Flag Day, etc

• April 27th https://alabamanewscenter.com/2019/04/27/day-alabama-history-city-leeds-incorporated/

Leeds Area Pioneers 

Historical Markers

• List https://www.hmdb.org/results.asp?Search=Place&Town=Leeds&State=Alabama 

• Bass House - https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=24697

• City of Leeds https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=49351

• Mt. Hebron School https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=83918

• Mt. Hebron Cemetery https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=83917

• Rowan House https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=24716

• The Depot https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=22209

• John Henry https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=22207

• Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients - https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=83916

• Shiloh Cemetery https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=49350  

• Mt Pleasant Church

Historical Markers in other areas that relate to Leeds History

• Example

  • Where Andrew Jackson's Army crossed the Coosa River at Cropwell - https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=217726

  • Hwy 25 history - Sidney Word Lee https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=52693

Books and other documents about Leeds

Churches

• Leeds Presb Church https://leedspc.org/history/

Depot

• https://www.alabamacommunitiesofexcellence.org/attraction/leeds-historic-southern-railway-depot/

Historical Maps

• https://pastmaps.com/explore/us/al/jefferson/leeds

Miscellaneous Links

• Encyclopedia of Alabama https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/leeds/

• City of Leeds https://www.leedsalabama.gov/

• Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds,_Alabama

• Alabama Travel https://alabama.travel/places-to-go/cities-and-towns/leeds

• Everyone Leeds https://everyoneleeds.com/

• Leeds Main Street https://www.mainstreetalabama.org/leeds/

• Leeds Chamber of Commerce https://leedsareachamber.com/

• The Travel https://www.thetravel.com/what-to-know-about-leeds-alabama/

• Mid-South Chapter of the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society https://rlhs.org/WP/mid-south-chapter-birmingham-al-2/ 

• Shelby County Website for Leeds https://www.shelbyal.com/796/Leeds 

• Gibson Family History https://gibsonfamilyhistory.com/leeds.php

• Kiddle https://kids.kiddle.co/Leeds,_Alabama

• Birmingham Wiki https://www.bhamwiki.com/w/Leeds

• Waymarking https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMD7VR_Leeds_Benchmarks_in_History_Leeds_AL