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 [...]
The Jim Folsom Bridge has been in operation since the early 1960′s. It is located on US Highway 84 across the Tombigbee River at Coffeeville, AL (GPS coordinates N31.755167,W88.101861). Date Posted: 4/17/10
Bull Slough Bridge lies across the beautiful Sepulga River in the southeast corner of Conecuh County. This bridge, built in 1924, is 252-feet long and has a pony truss design. At one end of the bridge is a sign that contains a detailed map of the Sepulga River Canoe Trail. Also located at this end [...]
The Alamuchee-Bellamy Covered Bridge, built in 1861, is one of the oldest covered bridges still existing in Alabama. It was originally constructed over the Sucarnoochee River by Confederate Army Captain William Alexander Campbell Jones on the main state road leading from Livingston to York, now U.S. Route 11. It was built using hand-hewn yellow pine [...]
Millers Ferry Campground located on the William Dannelly Reservoir at Millers Ferry, AL. It is a beautiful park that is maintained by the US Army Corp of Engineers. The park features an array of campsites and group picnic shelters, boat ramp, courtesy docks, playgrounds, and bank fishing. A swimming beach is located within walking distance. [...]
Kenan’s Mill was built in the 1860′s and produced water-ground meal, grits and corn for over 100 years. It was built and continuously owned by the Kenan family until Elizabeth Kenan Buchanan donated it to the Historic Society in 1997. On the grounds, there is also a 19th century brick charcoal kiln and a swinging [...]
These white cliffs are located on the Tombigbee River at Epes AL. They are part of the Selma Chalk formations which were deposited at about the same time as England’s famous white cliffs of Dover. The cliffs at Epes are stunning in their own way as illustrated by the pictures that are provided. These pictures were [...]
The Edmund Pettus Bridge spans over the Alabama River at downtown Selma, AL. It is a steel through-arch bridge that was designed by Henson K. Stephenson and erected in 1939. The bridge was named for Edmund Winston Pettus, a former Confederate Brigadier General and U. S. Senator from Alabama. The Edmund Pettus Bridge was the [...]
Until its closure to automobile traffic in 2000, the Naheola Bridge was one of only two bridges in the world that accommodated rail and auto traffic on the same traveling surface. Traffic lights were mounted at each end of the bridge to signal the auto traffic to stop or proceed. The lights were controlled by [...]
Rikard’s Mill Historical Park is owned and operated by the Monroe County Heritage Museum (MCHM). The park is located on Flat Creek near Beatrice, AL. The main feature of the park is Rikard’s Mill which is a water-powered grist mill. Jacob “Jake” Rikard (1806-1880) built his first grist mill at this location in 1845 as [...]
