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Giles-Richie House at Cuba, AL (ca. 1880)

This small cottage was built circa 1880 as a servant’s house. It is located on the south side of Third Avenue approximately 100 yards east of the inte …

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Goree-Shivers House at Marion, AL (built ca. 1831, listed on the NRHP)

This house was built by Edwin D. King as a wedding present for his daughter Sarah when she married John Goree in May 1831. At that time it had four ro …

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Governor’s House at Marion, AL (built 1830s, listed in the NRHP)

This house, built in the 1830’s, was the home of Alabama’s First Civil War Governor, Andrew Barry Moore.  It is located on the north side of Green Str …

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Grace Hall at Selma, AL (built ca. 1857, listed on the NRHP)

This Italianate-style house was built circa 1857. In 1865, Wilson’s Raiders spared the house out of respect for Selma’s Mayor M. J. Williams. For many …

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Gravesite of Major Jeremiah Austill at Rockville, AL

Jeremiah Austill is known as the Paul Revere of Clarke County. As a teenager, he volunteered to make a dangerous night ride to Mt. Vernon following th …

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Greene County Courthouse at Eutaw, AL (constructed ca. 1839 and rebuilt 1868-69, recorded in HABS and listed on the NRHP)

Soon after the town of Eutaw was surveyed in 1838 and laid out as the newly established seat of Greene County, John V. Crossland began construction of …

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Greensboro Hotel Building at Greensboro, AL (built early 1830s)

Once an elegant downtown hotel, the Greensboro Hotel remains a local landmark. Impressive brickwork is its most significant feature. Brick-arched door …

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Greensboro Opera House at Greensboro, AL (built ca. 1903)

The Greensboro Opera House was built in 1903 on the site of an earlier opera house. The original, built in the 1890s, had burned the preceding year. A …

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Greensboro Presbyterian Church at Greensboro, AL (built 1859; listed on the NRHP)

Presbyterians were among the earliest settlers of Greensboro, AL. In 1823, the first Presbyterian church was organized in Greensboro by Rev. James Hil …

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GROVE HILL, ALABAMA Historical Marker

This historical marker is inside the Laurie Carleton Park that’s located at downtown Grove Hill in front of the Clarke County Courthouse (GPS coordina …

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Haines Island Park on the Alabama River in west Monroe County, AL

Haines Island Park is maintained by the US Army Corps of Engineers.  Whether you’re inclined to drive, hike, canoe or kayak, Haines Island offers a fa …

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Hale County Animal Shelter at Greensboro, AL (designed & built by Rural Studio Students)

Hale County had a legal obligation to provide an animal shelter for the county but had no resources to build it.  In 2005, Hale County representatives …

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Hale County Courthouse at Greensboro, AL (c. 1908)

Hale County was created in 1867 with most of it being taken from Greene County.  Greensboro was selected as the county seat.  Greensboro citizens had …

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Hale County Library at Greensboro, AL (ca. 1870s, formerly Governor Thomas Seay’s Law Office)

This building is located on Main Street at downtown Greenboro near the courthouse. It dates back to the 1870s and served in the late 1800s as a law of …

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Happel-Stickney Home at Greensboro, AL (built ca. 1845)

This beautiful house was built around 1845 by a prosperous Greensboro merchant tailor named Philip Happel.  This two-story home has both upper and low …

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Hardy-Tate House at Cuba, AL (ca. 1900)

This is a Country Vernacular style home with Greek Revival influences. It was built circa 1900. This house is featured site #33 in the Sumter County, …

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HARRY THE SLAVE Memorial at the Marion City Cemetery in Marion, AL

Around midnight on October 15, 1854, the four-story brick Howard College building (then located near the Siloam Baptist Church in Marion) caught fire. …

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HARVESTING Mural at Monroeville, Alabama Post Office

Inside the Monroeville, AL Post Office is a New Deal mural titled, “Harvesting”.  This oil-on-canvas painting shows a farmer using a three-mule team t …

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Harvey House at Greensboro, AL (built ca. 1848, listed on the NRHP)

The Harvey house, also referred to as Seven Pines, was built circa 1848 by Col J. G. Harvey, long-time editor of the Alabama Beacon. This house has a …

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Hawthorne House at Pine Apple, AL (c. 1854)

The Hawthorne House, also known as the Col. J. R. Hawthorne House, is a historic plantation house located in east Wilcox County in the community of Pi …

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Healing Springs near Millry, AL

Healing Springs was a thriving resort in the early 1900s. Located at this site were 17 overflowing springs and the water from these springs was suppos …

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Hearin-Armistead House at Grove Hill, AL (built ca. 1843, listed on the NRHP)

This 1 1/2 story, 5 bay wide, Greek Revival house has a recessed, front porch and a side gable roof with returns. The full width porch has six square …

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Hearin-Bush-Matthews House at Gosport, AL in Clarke County (built early 1850s)

The land on which this house is located was patented by the U. S. government to schools along with all of the 16th sections in the State. On January 4 …

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HEART OF CLARKE Wall Mural at Grove Hill, AL

The “Heart of Clarke” wall mural is located beside the mini-park at the Courthouse Square in Grove Hill, AL. It was painted by local artists, Johnna B …

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Heiberger Methodist Church at Heiberger, AL (completed ca. 1906)

This church is located just east of Highway 5 about midway between Marion and Brent. The church is on a hill overlooking Coone’s Landing Bridge on the …

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Heiberger Post Office at Heiberger, AL (building built ca. 1895, Post Office operated 1904-1959)

This building was built circa 1895 approximately one-half mile south of its current location and served the community as a general merchandise store o …

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Henderson House at Selma, AL (ca. 1855)

This Greek revival mansion was built c. 1855 for William B. King and named “Fairoaks” for the many trees found about the place. King was the nephew of …

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Hendrick‐Green House at Butler, AL (c. 1840)

This house, now called the Green House, is probably the oldest dwelling in Butler. It was originally a 2-room dogtrot cabin, possibly built by Jim Ken …

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Henry House at Marion, AL (built late 1840s or 1850s; recorded in HABS & listed on the NRHP)

The Henry House, also known as the Lowry-Ford-Henry House, is a historic antebellum plantation house in Marion. This is just one of about 90 antebellu …

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Hildreth-Compton-Simmons House at Jefferson, AL (c. 1848)

Dr. James A. Hildreth, son of the Revolutionary War Veteran, Reuben Hildreth, built this home. He bought the property where this home is located on Ma …

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HISTORY OF LINDEN, ALABAMA Historical Marker at Linden, AL

This historical marker in a small park at downtown Linden. The marker was erected by the Alabama Tourism Department and the City of Linden in 2010. Be …

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HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF THOMASTON Historical Marker

This historical marker is located beside Highway 28 at Thomaston’s Town Pond. It was erected April 2010 by The Alabama Tourism Department and the town …

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Hobson Bethel Methodist Church at Newbern, AL (built 1884)

The Newbern Methodist congregation selected the present site and completed this church in the fall of 1884.  (Prior to this time, they held their serv …

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Hogue-Underwood-Wallace Cottage at Marion, AL (ca. 1847)

Located in the Green Street Historic District, this Greek Revival cottage has small ornate columns with saw-work details on the porches. The house has …

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Holy Cross Episcopal Church at Uniontown, AL (built 1900)

In 1844, Episcopalians in Uniontown and Marengo County united to form Union Parish. The parish was admitted to the Diocese of Alabama on May 2, 1845. …

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Horn-Jones-Sadler Law Office at Camden, AL (c. 1846)

The Horn-Jones-Sadler law office was built around 1846.  It is a one-story, shotgun structure with a gabled end portico.  The building contains Victor …

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Howard-Goodloe-Bolton House at Gainesville, AL (ca. 1840-1850, listed on the NRHP)

This is a Greek Revival style house with Victorian additions.  It was probably built in the 1840-1850 time period. The original owner of the house is …

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Huntington-Locke House at Marion, AL (built ca. 1834, listed on the NRHP)

The Huntington-Locke House, built circa 1834, was originally the home of the noted silversmiths Roswell and William Huntington from North Carolina. Th …

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Hybart-Hendrix Home at Monroeville, AL (built between 1906 & 1920)

This Queen Ann style home was built between 1906 and 1920 by a contractor from Brewton, AL who built several homes in Monroeville during this time per …

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About This Website

Welcome to rural southwest Alabama. This website is dedicated to twelve counties located in rural southwest Alabama which includes a large portion of Alabama’s Black Belt area. This region is known for its rich and diverse heritage, historic homes and churches, and natural beauty. This website contains details about historic and interesting places that you will find in this area of Alabama.

PLEASE NOTE THAT MOST OF THE HOMES INCLUDED ARE PRIVATE RESIDENCES AND, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ARE DRIVE BY ONLY.

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Dedicated to the memory of Stacy Milstead Henson (1978-2008) & Inez “Sis” Watts (1924-2007).

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