The Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, manages 23 public lakes in 20 counties throughout Alabama. One of these is the 84-acre Washington County State Public Lake, or Emmet Wood Lake, located near Millry, AL. This is a well maintained public facility that offers the perfect opportunity for fishing [...]
In 1845, the Anglican minister Rev. John H. Linebaugh organized and taught an Anglican confirmation class in Eutaw. Nine were confirmed in June of 1845 and the small congregation was organized into a parish. The first vestry was elected and appointed the Rev. Linebaugh as the first rector of the parish. In 1848, the church [...]
This Italianate-style cottage is located beside the historic Sturdivant Hall in Selma, AL. It was built in 1859 for Mr. and Mrs. Clement Billingslea White. Mrs. White was the former Martha Todd of Lexington, Kentucky, and a half-sister of Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of President Abraham Lincoln. Mr. White was not a military person so the [...]
This beautiful two-story Victorian-style home was completed in 1890 by Robert Allen White, a prominent merchant and banker in Newbern, AL. It has Victorian gables on the front and a long porch running the full length of the house. Along the edge of the porch is a total of nine small columns – five of [...]
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church is a historic Carpenter Gothic church, built in 1854 at Cahaba (also spelled Cahawba), the first capital of Alabama from 1820 to 1826. The builder closely followed plans published by architect Richard Upjohn in his 1852 book Rural Architecture. Exterior features of the Gothic Revival structure include lancet windows, pointed arch [...]
Demopolis 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 defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte. This group reached White Bluff on July 14, [...]
This is the oldest documented structure in Camden. It was built for Thomas Dunn who was one of the earliest settlers of this area. He donated the land where Camden was built. This house was originally a two-story log house constructed c. 1825. The two-story frame addition was added to the house in the 1835-1840 [...]
In recent years, Bald Eagles have nested in a giant loblolly pine near the entrance to this 600-acre park. The park contains four oxbow lakes, formed when the Cahaba River changed its course about 150 years ago. Foot trails traverse the park’s mature hardwood forests and swampy lowlands. The park contains several unique features that [...]
This home was built circa 1840 for William Peter Webb, a lawyer, who came to Eutaw from North Carolina in 1839. The Greek Revival I-house styled building was built by Benjamin D. Gullett. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as a part of the Antebellum Homes in Eutaw TR multiple property [...]
The First Presbyterian Church is a historic Greek Revival church building in Eutaw, AL. The two-story frame structure was built for the local Presbyterian congregation in 1851 by David R. Anthony. Anthony was a local contractor who constructed many of Eutaw’s antebellum buildings. The congregation was organized by the Tuscaloosa Presbytery in 1824 as the [...]
This home was built for Edward A. Blount and his wife, Mary, between 1853 and 1859. In January 1852, the Blount’s bought three lots at the location of this house for $26, $40 and $20. A clear title was granted for this property in January 1853 when the note was satisfied. In 1859, The Blount’s [...]
This log cabin is located beside the old depot to Peterman, AL. It was built by Deason Falkenberry (1825-1864) on the Coon Trail near Tunnel Springs. The cabin was donated to the Peterman Historical Society in 2008 by the Floyd Family in memory of Bertha Lee and Charley Ford and moved to its present location. [...]
