Driving Tour of Demopolis
Located in Marengo County | What you’ll find: Historical | TripsDemopolis is located at the confluence of the Tombigbee River and Black Warrior River atop a chalk cliff, known locally as White Bluff. The settlement was founded and named by a group of political exiles who had been banished from France following the …
Edmond Pettus Bridge
Located in Dallas County | What you’ll find: Architectural | HistoricalThe Edmund Pettus Bridge, named for Edmund Winston Pettus, a Confederate brigadier general, and eventual U.S. Senator, is a bridge in Selma, Alabama. It is infamous as the site of the conflict of Bloody Sunday (March 7, 1965), where armed officers atta …
Elmore Bolling Historic Site
Located in Lowndes County | What you’ll find: HistoricalThe Elmore Bolling Historic Site is the site of the lynching of thirty-nine year old Elmore Bolling. He started an inclusive trucking and transportation business venture that began to elevate the standards of living for black Lowndes County residents. …
Ezell’s Fish Camp
Located in Choctaw County | What you’ll find: Dining | HistoricalEstablished in 1937, Ezell’s Fish Camp is known to attract locals, famous, and the not so famous. Quoted by some as a “cultural institution”, Ezell’s represents a way of life connected to communities and river heritage. Believed to have built by French traders, and used as a trading post, the remains were purchased by Charles Agnew Ezell and now stand as a dog trot cabin, with in and out door dining. Be sure to try the deep fried pickles.
Faulk Property (Capote Marker)
Located in Monroe County | What you’ll find: HistoricalThis property marks the site of Truman Capote’s childhood home in Monroe County, Ala.
First Baptist Church of Selma
Located in Dallas County | What you’ll find: Architectural | HistoricalThe First Baptist Church of Selma holds Sunday School at 9:30 AM and Morning Worship at 10:45 AM on Sundays. On Wednesdays the church holds a Fellowship Meal at 5:15 PM, Children’s Activities at 5:30 PM, Student Activities at 5:45 PM, and Adult Bible S …
First Baptist Church on M.L.K. Street
Located in Dallas County | What you’ll find: Architectural | HistoricalBuilt in 1894, the First Baptist Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 20, 1979. It is also the starting point of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Historic Walking Tour in Selma, Alabama.
First Missionary Baptist Church, Hayneville
Located in Lowndes County | What you’ll find: HistoricalThe First Missionary Baptist Church in Hayneville is significant for its role in the 1966 elections in Lowndes County. Local black community leaders joined with members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee to form a third party, the Lowndes …
First Oil Well In Alabama at Gilbertown, AL
Located in Choctaw County | What you’ll find: HistoricalThe State of Alabama granted Hunt Oil Company a permit to drill the A. R. Jackson Well No. 1, near Gilbertown, in January 1944. When the company discovered oil in February, Alabama became an oil producing state. Directions: Turn right on Paragon Rd. fr …
Fort Senquefield
Located in Clarke County | What you’ll find: HistoricalThe story of Fort Sinquefield is one that captures the sights and sounds of the human imagination. Nearly 200 years ago, settlers and Creek warriors battled at this site, now on the National Register of Historic Places. Located just a few miles east of …
Frank “Bud” Haralson Store
Located in Lowndes County | What you’ll find: HistoricalThis small country store was the place where the Lowndes County Christian Movement for Human Rights was organized in 1965. This historical site is located on Freedom Road in Hayneville, AL.
Gainesville, Alabama Historic District
Located in Sumter County | What you’ll find: Historical | TripsThe town of Gainesville was incorporated in 1838. It grew rapidly as a commercial center and cotton shipping port on the Tombigbee River. As trains replaced steamboats in commercial transportation, the town’s lack of rail connections contributed to its …
Gaineswood National Historic Landmark
Located in Marengo County | What you’ll find: HistoricalBetween 1843 and 1861, Nathan Bryan Whitfield transformed a dogtrot cabin into what we know as Gaineswood. Whitfield was his own designer, taking ideas from architectural books of the day and from his travels. His son Bryan Watkins Whitfield helped in …
Harry the Slave’s Gravesite
Located in Perry County | What you’ll find: HistoricalA servant to the president of Howard College (now Samford University), Harry gave his life saving students in an 1854 dormitory fire on the Howard campus. There is a monument in his honor in Marion City Cemetery. East Lafayette Street, Marion, AL 36756 …
Healing Springs at Millry, AL
Located in Washington County | What you’ll find: HistoricalHealing Springs, located near Millry, AL, was a thriving resort in the early 1900s. Located at this site were 33 overflowing springs and the water from these springs was supposed to have “healing” powers. People from far away came by train and other me …
Hendrix-Green House
Located in Choctaw County | What you’ll find: Historical
Historic Downtown Marion
Located in Perry County | What you’ll find: Historical | ShoppingThe five historic districts of Marion offer a connection to rich heritage including civil war and civil rights and many Alabama Baptist beginnings. Five historic bed and breakfasts provide lodging. Leisure activities available are arts and antique shop …
Historical
Located in County | What you’ll find: HistoricalA Tour of Wilcox County’s Arts and CultureLocated in Wilcox County | What you’ll find: Arts & Culture | Shopping | Trips Gee’s Bend The Quilt Collection here is the headquarters of the internationally famous Gee’s Bend quilters – they have sh …
History in the Making
Located in County | What you’ll find: HistoricalFrom before Alabama was a state through the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement to today’s changing landscape, majestic cemeteries, stately architecture, all draped in Southern culture are ready to explore.
Holmestead Farms
Located in Perry County | What you’ll find: HistoricalSeven miles west of Marion, you may visit the site of one of Alabama’s last active plantations, one which has been in the same family since the early 1800s. William “the wagon maker” Moore came from South Carolina to Alabama in 1819 shortly before Alab …
