Opelika Alabama | Digital Alabama https://digitalalabama.com Alabama Cities, Counties, Folklore, History, Maps, Stories and Travel Thu, 19 Jul 2018 01:10:28 +0000 en hourly 1 /wp-content/uploads/2019/02/alabama-coat-of-arms-60x60.jpg Opelika Alabama | Digital Alabama https://digitalalabama.com 32 32 Opelika Alabama /alabama-cities/opelika-alabama/opelika-alabama/7318 Wed, 18 Jul 2018 00:44:11 +0000 /?p=7318 Downtown Opelika features Historic Railroad Avenue, where you can hear the whistles blow and enjoy the rumblings of trains as they travel through the city. The beautiful courtyard and fountain in Lee County Courthouse Square is the site of a variety of special events. History abounds at The Museum of East Alabama.

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]]> The Ghost of Rosemere Cemetery in Opelika Alabama /alabama-haunted-places/ghost-rosemere-cemetery-opelika-alabama/6243 Mon, 11 Jun 2018 01:37:54 +0000 /?p=6243 The Ghost of Rosemere Cemetery in Opelika Alabama The historic Rosemere Cemetery in Opelika Alabama is said to host the ghost of Union Army Private, William Alder. Visitors on ocassion report seeing the spirit of Alder in his blue U.S. Union Army Infantry uniform wandering around his gravesite or setting with his back on his […]

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]]> Salem-Shotwell Covered Bridge /alabama-haunted-places/salem-shotwell-covered-bridge/5875 Sun, 10 Jun 2018 03:21:03 +0000 /?p=5875 After months of negations, the Lee County Commission approved to transfer ownership of what remained of the Salem-Shotwell Covered Bridge to the City of Opelika during a meeting held on October 31, 2005. An agreement was reached by the Lee County Historical Society and the Opelika Kiwanis Club to reconstruct the bridge over Rocky Brook at Opelika Municipal Park.

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