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Good Hope AL

Good Hope is a town located about 5 miles southwest of Cullman, AL.   Town was incorporated in April 1962. In 1842 pioneers mostly Baptists, established a Missionary Baptist Church and choose the name Good Hope.  This church had a cemetery on the south side and doubled as a school on weekdays.  A Lutheran… Read more »

Cullman AL

Cullman Alabama was founded by Col. John Gottfried Cullmann in 1873. He had a dream to have a special colony of working people and a place for immigrants from other countries like his native Germany to settle.  The first five families from German moved to the area in 1873 and each given… Read more »

Arab Alabama

The city of Arab, Alabama was incorporated in 1892 and is located in Cullman and Marshall counties in North Alabama.  Arab is located 20 minutes south of Redstone Arsenal.  The area is rich in heritage and history with unique locally owned shops, theaters, live music and several quaint diners.  The city is a… Read more »

Swift-Coles Historic House

Swift-Coles Historic House  17424 Swift Coles Lane Bon Secour AL 36511 (251) 949-9550 This 1882 Tidewater Mansion is located on the Bon Secour River and was the home of the Charles Swift Family.  It was purchased in 1976 by Nick Cole who restored the home to it original beauty.  The property is… Read more »

Spring Valley Beach

Spring Valley Beach Spring Valley Beach Water Park 2340 County Highway 5 Blountsville AL 35031 205-429-2075 www.springvalleybeach.com Spring Valley Beach Waterpark is a family owned and operated waterpark located in Blountsville, Alabama. The water park is approximately 60 minutes north of Birmingham, AL and approximately 60 minutes south of Huntsville,… Read more »

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Fern Cave Preserve

Fern Cave The Kay Hill Deen Fern Cave Preserve, is a privately owned tract adjoining the federally-owned Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge. Fern Cave has five entrances. Four of these are on the Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge (US Department of the Interior), and one (The Fern Sink, or Surprise… Read more »

Blakeley Alabama

Blakeley Alabama Blakeley is a ghost town in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. During the height of its existence, Blakeley was a thriving town which flourished as a competitor to its western neighbor, Mobile. It was the location of a major fort during the Civil War. One of the last… Read more »

Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo

Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo 1204 Gulf Shores Parkway Gulf Shores AL 36542 251-968-5732 The Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo opened in June 1989 in Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States as Zooland Animal Park. It is operated by the Zoo Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and relies on admissions, memberships and… Read more »

Battelle Alabama

Battelle Alabama Battelle is a ghost town in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. Battelle was once a thriving mining community which was spread in a north – south line along the foot of Lookout Mountain five miles north of Valley Head, Alabama. At the beginning of the 20th Century, Battelle… Read more »