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Face In The Window
The Pickens County Courthouse in Carrollton Alabama is the site of a face peering from a window – The Face In The Window. As the story goes, the face is that of Henry Wells, a freed slave accused of burning the courthouse on November 16, 1876. Being chased by a mob, it is said Wells tried to hide in the attic of the courthouse and was looking out the window when lightening struck etching his face in the window glass.
Orr Park
Park Drive
Montevallo AL 35155
205-665-9205
One of the best features of Montevallo, Alabama, a small university town, is Orr Park. Dubbed one of the most unique parks and nature preserves in the south, Orr Park, bordering the picturesque Shoal Creek, is Montevallo’s crowning jewel. With two playgrounds, six baseball/softball fields, a walking trail, a football field and a practice field, Orr Park offers residents and visitors an opportunity to “get back to nature”, to play organized sports, to use a variety of park equipment, to have family picnics, and to engage in just about any other imaginable outdoor activity. Beautiful Shoal Creek meanders through Orr Park providing opportunities for fishing, wading, canoeing, kayaking, birding, and just “watching the creek roll by.” A paved walking trail follows the creek for much of its journey through the park.
World’s Largest Office Chair
635 Noble St. Anniston AL
CALHOUN COUNTY ALABAMA MAIN PAGE
Thirty-three feet tall and made of ten tons of steel, the world’s largest office chair.
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Vulcan the Iron Man
Vulcan Park & Museum
1701 Valley View Drive
Birmingham AL 35209
At a height of almost 600 feet, atop Red Mountain, the statue of Vulcan watches over the city of Birmingham in Jefferson County. Vulcan is 56 feet tall and is the largest iron statue in the world and the second tallest statue in the world, number two right behind the Statue of LIberty. Vulcan Center Museum:
Monday through Saturday 10 am – 6 pm and Sunday 1- 6 pm. Vulcan Observation Balcony:
Monday through Saturday 10 am – 10 pm and Sunday 1 pm – 10 pm. Holiday Hours:
Closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Statue of Liberty Replica
“Liberty Enlightening the World” replica (36 ft tall) in Vestavia Hills, Alabama. Cast in bronze in 1956 at the Société Antoine Durenne foundry in Somerville Haut Marne, France for placement atop the Liberty National Life Insurance Company Building in downtown Birminghamin 1958. It was relocated and placed on a 60 foot tall granite pedestal adjacent to Interstate 459 in 1989. Located at 516 Liberty Parkway, Birmingham Alabama in Jefferson County.
As of the census of 2000, there were 204 people, 86 households, and 63 families residing in the town. The population density was 106.4 people per square mile. There were 100 housing units at an average density of 52.1 per square mile. The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White. 2.94% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Things To See In Alabama
Fallen Robot – Goldie 1971
Fallen Robot – Goldie 1971
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa AL
Outdoor art piece on the grounds of the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. A sculpture by Joe McCreary located in Woods Quad at the University of Alabama. Phone: 205-348-5967
Free Admission
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