Strother’s Antique Implement Park at Gastonburg, AL
Several years ago, Claude Strother set a piece of old farm equipment beside a windmill in Gastonburg, Alabama. Later he added another piece. He has continued adding pieces over the years and now this has become quite an impressive collection of mule-driven and steel-wheel farm equipment dating to the early part of the 20th century. [...]
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United Methodist Church at Gastonburg, AL (1880s)
This church is Victorian style and it was built around the same time as other homes in the area – 1880′s. The stained glass windows are original. Services are held each Sunday. The church is located in the community of Gastonburg, AL in Wilcox County (GPS coordinates N32.210556,W87.440028).
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Gastonburg Presbyterian Church at Gastonburg, AL (ca. 1890)
The Presbyterians originally built in the area a hewn-log house for a church. It was replaced with a frame building in 1830. The present Greek Revival style Presbyterian Church was built around 1890 by the Gaston family. A Gaston descendant, Jim Watson, with his wife Vicky, have been good stewards for its conservation for the [...]
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Weir Home at Gastonburg, AL (built 1880s)
This Queen Anne style farmhouse, circa 1880’s, was built by the ancestors of the current owners, Jim and Karen Weir. The roof is now sheet metal and a new addition is blended onto the back but otherwise the exterior is original. The interior has been freshened but still retains most of the original design elements. [...]
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