Enon Ridge is a neighborhood in Birmingham, Alabama. The hilly 180-acre area was home to Carrie A. Tuggle's Tuggle Institute which is now Tuggle Elementary. It was home to middle class African Americans.[1] It borders the Smithfield neighborhood.[2]

The Tuggle Institute in 1906

Enon Ridge Cemetery is an early Jewish cemetery in the area.[3] Enon Ridge Pioneer Cemetery is the burial site of some of the area's early American settlers.[1] Davenport and Harris Funeral Home was established in Enon Ridge and continues there.[1] Old Sardis Baptist Church is also in Enon Ridge.[1]

In 2017 the city approved a project to build affordable homes in Enon Ridge.[4] In 2018 one of the program's homes was completed.[5] Mayor William Bell was part of the initiation of construction on the trail segment begun in 2013.[6]

There is an Enon Ridge Trail which connects to the Smithfield Trail and is part of the Red Rock Trail.[7] The Freshwater Land Trust has funded improvements on the trail.[8]

Businessman A. G. Gaston lived in Enon Ridge with his mother and studied at Tuttle Institute.[2]

Photograph of Carrie A. Tuggle Elementary School

Tuggle Memorial, a stele in Birmingham's Kelly Ingram Park, was unveiled by two of Tuggle's descendants and received support from Dr. A. G. Gaston, a Birmingham businessman who studied in the Tuggle Institute. The stele recognizes her work on behalf of orphans and juvenile defendants, as well as her role as a philanthropist and educator.

Civil rights leader Angela Davis attended Carrie A. Tuggle Elementary School.[9][10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Enon Ridge small in size, big in history". bplonline.contentdm.oclc.org.
  2. 1 2 Jenkins, Carol; Hines, Elizabeth Gardner (April 2, 2009). Black Titan: A.G. Gaston and the Making of a Black American Millionaire. Random House Publishing Group. ISBN 9780307514547 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ "Enon Ridge Cemetery". Greater Birmingham Convention & Visitors Bureau - Birmingham, AL.
  4. ↑ Killian, Sarah (May 16, 2017). "Enon Ridge residents hope new homes will bring new life to neighborhood". WVTM.
  5. ↑ Council, Birmingham City (March 7, 2018). "BEAT breaks ground on new home in Enon Ridge".
  6. ↑ "Press Release: FHWA Administrator Mendez Helps Break Ground on Enon Ridge Multimodal Corridor and Civil Rights Complete Streets Project in Birmingham, 5/9/2013 | Federal Highway Administration". www.fhwa.dot.gov.
  7. ↑ "Red Rock Tuesday at Enon Ridge Trail" – via www.wbrc.com.
  8. ↑ Holloway, Seth. "Seating and Signage Installed on High Ore Line and Enon Ridge Trails Thanks to Jefferson County Commission's Community Grant Program". The Cutoff News.
  9. ↑ https://www.al.com/news/2019/02/with-fires-for-resistance-still-burning-angela-davis-comes-home.html?outputType=amp
  10. ↑ https://www.uab.edu/studentmedia/component/tags/tag/616

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