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 »
Paynes Soda Fountain
Paynes Soda Fountain Ice Cream Parlor and Sandwich Shop 101 E Laurel St Scottsboro AL 256-574-2140 Open 10:00 am – 4:00pm, Paynes Soda Fountain gets rated as 4.7 out of 5 stars with 109 reviews on their Facebook page. Paynes also gets credit for being the cause of the “Nostaligic” category… Read more »
Fort Harker
Fort Harker, located near Stevenson, Alabama, was a military fortification built by the Union Army during the American Civil War, constructed in the summer of 1862. Union General William Rosecrans established his headquarters at Fort Harker in July, 1863. The design of the fort is typical of many built during… Read more »
Bridgeport Alabama
Bridgeport Alabama Bridgeport is a city in Jackson County, Alabama with a population of 2,728. Because of its location on both a rail line and the Tennessee River, Bridgeport was a strategic site during the American Civil War. The rail bridge at Bridgeport was among those targeted by the East… Read more »
Bellefonte Alabama
Bellefonte Alabama Bellefonte is a ghost town in Jackson County, Alabama near the site of the Bellefonte Nuclear Generating Station. It is located roughly two miles southeast of Hollywood, Alabama. Bellefonte was settled in the early 19th century and incorporated on December 15, 1821, when it had nearly 200… Read more »
Hoover
Hoover is part of the Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area and is also included in the Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL Combined Statistical Area. Hoover’s neighborhoods and planned communities are located along the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.
Lake Guntersville State Park
Lake Guntersville State Park, on the banks of the Tennessee River in Northeast Alabama, offers a resort complex, campground, 18-hole golf course, hiking and fishing. Located on the 69,000 acre Guntersville Lake the park hosts a resort inn, restaurant and convention complex on Taylor Mountain. Chalets on the ridge-tops provide… Read more »