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Pope’s Tavern in Florence Alabama

Thu, 13 Jun 2019 03:50:00 +0000

Pope's Tavern, built as a stagecoach stop and tavern is now a museum on Hermitage Drive in Florence. According to the museum's website, Andrew Jackson stayed at the inn on his way to the Battle of New Orleans.

Archeological evidence suggests that the first building burned at some point, and while no exact date of construction is known for the current building, construction of the one-and-a-half-story, eight-room, Federal-style structure began sometime in the 1830s or 1840s.

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MUSEUMS IN ALABAMA

Sat, 02 Feb 2019 00:27:39 +0000

Museums In Alabama Alabama Department of Archives and History The Alabama Department of Archives and History (ADAH) has been the home of Alabama history for more than a century. It is the nation’s oldest state-funded, independent archival and historical agency. Located in downtown Montgomery across the street from the capitol, the ADAH is the […]

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Jesse Owens Memorial Park & Museum

Mon, 29 Oct 2018 12:20:35 +0000

Dedicated to the Olympic Athlete, Jessie Owens, the museum is located in Danville Alabama, a community in Morgan County Alabama. The twenty acre park has attractions to honor Owens, a museum, a long-jump pit and a replica of Jessie’s home.

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Fort Mitchell: Fort Mitchell, Alabama | Russell County Alabama

Tue, 23 Oct 2018 19:39:23 +0000

The site of Fort Mitchell is now a park in
Russell County, Alabama. The outstanding
historic site features a reconstruction of the
1813 fort, historic burial grounds, a museum
housing a fascinating collection of historic
carriages, a restored 19th century log home
and an impressive visitor center that offers
exhibits, a film and a walk through the history
of the site.

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Edith Newman Culver Memorial Museum

Tue, 23 Oct 2018 18:46:07 +0000

The historic home, located in Waterloo, Alabama, western Lauderdale County, is the site of a town museum that ...

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Tuscaloosa Museum of Art

Tue, 23 Oct 2018 00:49:56 +0000

The Tuscaloosa Museum of Art displays about 1000 works of fine and decorative art and it is considered to be one of the greatest private collections of American Art.

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McWane Science Center

Fri, 06 Jul 2018 03:14:33 +0000

Designed to inspire a life-long love of learning, McWane Science Center has welcomed millions of visitors since opening its doors in 1998. Explorers - from ages 1 to 100 - flock year-round to see, to hear, to touch, and to experience the wonder of science in one of the South's most unique venues.

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Oakville Indian Mounds Park and Museum

Sat, 30 Jun 2018 05:18:34 +0000

The Oakville Indian Mounds, near Moulton in central Lawrence County, may belong to the Copena Mortuary Complex, a cultural subgroup of the Woodland period marked by settlements with elaborate burial mounds containing artifacts that indicated the status of those interred.

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Museum of Wonder in Seale Alabama

Wed, 27 Jun 2018 01:04:31 +0000

See the Strange - the Bizarre ! The almost unreal Wonders from Around the World and Beyond!

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