Alabama Front Porches: The official website for Alabama's Black Belt

The Ghosts of the Black Belt: visit any town in Alabama and you will most likely hear a local ghost story. You will hear stories of civil war soldiers, haunted riverboats, spectral visitors at university campuses and many tales of apparitions that either met an early or unwarranted death. Learn more about our ghost stories and watch video interviews and tales.

The Furman Civic Club sponsoring this celebration of Small towns in Alabama on April 17, 2011, and the subsequent driving tour of homes, churches, schools, and other historic sites in this east Wilcox County town. Furman was designated a National Historic District in 1999 along with the nearby towns of Pine Apple and Oak Hill. [...]

In Alabama’s Black Prairie Belt, Chilatchee Creek Campground offers excellent fishing for bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish. The park also provides good bow hunting opportunities for whitetail deer and wild turkey. Numerous fishing tournaments and annual festivals are held in the immediate area. Alerts and Important Information Chilatchee Creek Campground will be renovating the bathhouse [...]

Located in Gee’s Bend, home of the famous Quilters of Gee’s Bend.  Nestled into a curve of the Alabama River, Gee’s Bend was once the site of large cotton plantations owned by Joseph Gee and Mark Pettway.  The women of Gee’s Bend developed a distinctive, sophisticated quilting style that they have passed on for at [...]

Carolyn’s Restaurant (334) 963-4441 4833 Broad Street Pine Hill, AL  36769 Southern Seafood & Steakhouse 40 Camden Bypass Camden, AL   36726 (334) 682-9805 Hunters Run Pub & Grill 43 Camden Bypass Camden, AL   36726 (334)682-5037 Ms. Kitty’s Restaurant 101 Union Street Camden, AL  36726 (334) 682-4665 Jackson’s Fried Chicken 231 Claiborne Street Camden, AL   36726 [...]