Tag: museums in alabama

Fort Gaines

Posted on October 19, 2020December 23, 2020 by Staff

Fort Gaines is an historic fort on Dauphin Island, Alabama. It is best known for its role in the Battle of Mobile Bay during the American Civil War.

The War In North Alabama. Rout Of A Rebel Force, Under General Ledbetter, Near Bridgeport. Sketched by Mr. H. Hubner

Bridgeport Alabama

Posted on October 19, 2020January 2, 2021 by Terry W. Platt

Bridgeport Alabama was the site of a major skirmish on April 29 and August 26, 1862, and numerous other small actions took place in the area. In the latter part of the war, Bridgeport was the site of a major shipyard building gunboats and transports for the Union Army.

ALABAMA NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES INDEX

Posted on February 26, 2022February 26, 2022 by Staff

Native American Indians of Alabama Index Page

FRANKLIN COUNTY ALABAMA

Posted on March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 by Staff

Located in northwest Alabama on the Mississippi border, Franklin County is home to some of the most pristine outdoor attractions in the state, including Dismals Canyon and Cedar Creek Lake. The county was one of the first iron-ore mining centers in the state, and its iron products contributed to both the Mexican War and Civil War.

McCalla Alabama

Posted on September 22, 2020December 26, 2020 by Staff

Mc Calla (often shortened to McCalla) is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County and Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, southwest of Bessemer Alabama.

Barber Motorsports Park

Posted on September 12, 2020September 12, 2020 by Staff

Barber Motorsports Park, which opened in 2003, has a 17-turn, 2.3-mile (3.7 km) road course, designed by Alan Wilson, viewable from several naturally wooded or grass-covered banks. The track is designed to be run clockwise. The layout is compact, with a number of elevation changes. The pit lane is to the outside of the track, parallel to the front stretch; the pit wall is on the driver’s left. Two cutoff turns, which are barricaded when not in use, allow the track to be shortened for club events or testing sessions.

Gantts Quarry, Alabama (Tallageda County)

Posted on April 18, 2021April 18, 2021 by Staff

Gantt’s Quary had its own post office, which also served as a library. The post was moved from the Quarry to its new location behind the B.B. Comer Museum in Sylacauga.

Opelika Alabama

Posted on September 12, 2020December 26, 2020 by Staff

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.

U.S. Space Rocket Center

Posted on September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 by Staff

U.S. Space Rocket Center Huntsville AL Madison County Alabama The U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama is a

Lawrence County Alabama

Posted on April 22, 2021April 23, 2021 by Terry W. Platt

Your Not-So-Ordinary Guide to Lawrence County Alabama. Lawrence County Alabama is home to large prehistoric earthen mounds constructed by Native Americans of the Mississippian tradition.

LEE COUNTY ALABAMA

Posted on August 21, 2021August 21, 2021 by Staff

Eplore Alabama: Lee County is a county located in east central Alabama. As of the 2010 census the population was 140,247. The county seat is Opelika, and the largest city is Auburn. The county is named for General Robert E. Lee (1807–1870), who served as General in Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States in 1865. Lee County comprises the Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area.

MACON COUNTY ALABAMA

Posted on February 18, 2020February 18, 2021 by Staff

Located in the east-central part of the state, Macon County is home to famed Tuskegee University, founded in 1881 by Booker T. Washington as Tuskegee Normal School.

Alexander City Alabama

Posted on February 7, 2021February 7, 2021 by Staff

Alexander City, known to locals as “Alex City”, is a city in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States, with a population of some 14,875.

Pope’s Tavern in Florence Alabama

Posted on September 5, 2020December 28, 2020 by Staff

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.

PICKENS COUNTY ALABAMA

Posted on June 6, 2021June 6, 2021 by Terry W. Platt

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Tennessee River, Oneil Bridge and Downtown Florence by Tyler Ross

FLORENCE ALABAMA

Posted on February 7, 2021February 7, 2021 by Staff

Florence Alabama is the county seat of Lauderdale County, and has a population of 39,319.

Florence is the largest and principal city of the Metropolitan Statistical Area known as “The Shoals” (which includes Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia metropolitan areas in Colbert and Lauderdale counties).

SHELBY COUNTY ALABAMA

Posted on May 18, 2021August 23, 2021 by Staff

Shelby County Alabama is located near the geographic center of the state of Alabama. The county seat of Shelby County is Columbiana Alabama. The county is named in honor of Isaac Shelby, Governor of Kentucky from 1792 to 1796 and again from 1812 to 1816.

ST CLAIR COUNTY ALABAMA

Posted on February 18, 2020February 18, 2021 by Terry W. Platt

St. Clair County was established on November 20, 1818 by the Alabama Territory legislature by splitting the area from Shelby County. In 1836, a portion of St. Clair County was separated to establish Cherokee County and DeKalb County. In 1866, after the Civil War, a northeast section of the county was used to create Etowah County.

Goodwater Graphite Company in Coosa County, Alabama

Goodwater Alabama

Posted on August 31, 2020December 26, 2020 by Terry W. Platt

Goodwater Alabama is a town in Coosa County, Alabama. The town is located near the northeast corner of Coosa County at 33°03′36″N 86°03′11″W and as of the census of 2000 there were 1,633 people residing in the town.

Moonshiners of Thorsby Alabama, 1907

Posted on August 31, 2020December 24, 2020 by Staff

Each autumn, the town of Thorsby celebrates its heritage with the Annual Swedish Festival that includes an arts and crafts fair, a pageant, music, car and motorcycle shows and food native to the American South. The town maintains a museum in the old Norwegian Lutheran Church, now called “Helen Jenkins Chapel”. A Scandinavian Cemetery is available for visits any time.

ALABAMA NATURE PRESERVES

Posted on August 18, 2020August 30, 2020 by Staff

Alabama Nature Preserves Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Desoto Falls Dismals Canyon Weeks Bay Walls of Jericho Turkey Creek Nature Preserve Cahaba