Washington County State Public Lake (or Emmet Wood Lake) near Millry, AL
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 [...]
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Demopolis, Alabama (City of the People)
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, [...]
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Marion, AL – Perry Lakes Park (contains several Rural Studio designs)
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 [...]
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Foscue Creek Park at Demopolis, AL
Foscue Creek Park is located at Demopolis, AL on the forested lake shore of Demopolis Lake, the largest lake on the Black Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway. This beautiful park is managed by the U. S. Army Corp of Engineers. It has 54 campsites, all of which are equipped with electric and water hookups, impact pad, picnic table, [...]
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Haines Island Park near Franklin, 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 fantastic opportunity to observe nature in a natural setting. Birding can be spectacular. Extending through the park to the Alabama River is a well maintained gravel road. The entrance to [...]
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Roland Cooper State Park near Camden, AL
Located approximately 6 miles northeast of Camden, AL on the 22,000-acre Dannelly Reservoir Lake, Roland Cooper State Park’s 236-acre park features a nine-hole golf course with clubhouse, spacious vacation cottages, modern campground with bathhouse and laundry, and a scenic picnic area with tables, grills and pavilions. With fishing so popular in the reservoir, the park [...]
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Booker’s Mill near Evergreen, AL
Booker’s Mill is known for both its historical value and scenic beauty. The mill, built in the 1800s by prison workers, provided electricity to the neighborhood. It has long been closed as an electricity generating plant. The land and the building now give the Conecuh County residents function. It offers the residents and may visitors [...]
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Broadhead Memorial Park at Needham, AL
This is a small park that is located at the community of Needham, AL in Choctaw County. It is proof that a park need not be large or elaborate to be a real pleasure. The park is built around the old Walter Wilson gristmill which was the center of life in Needham for decades during [...]
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Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge near Womack Hill, AL
The Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge is located east of Womack Hill, AL in the southern part of Choctaw County. Water defines this 4,218 – acre refuge, covering roughly one-half of the refuge in creeks, sloughs, lakes, and backwaters of the Tombigbee River, which borders the refuge for 6.5 miles. These waters, and the hardwood bottomlands [...]
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Isaac Creek Park & Campground near Franklin, AL
This beautiful park is maintained by the US Army Corp of Engineers. It has the setting to accommodate most types of outdoor activities – camping, picnicking, bird watching, bike riding, walking or fishing. The park features an array of campsites, group picnic shelters, boat ramps, courtesy docks, playgrounds, foot trails and even a softball field. Pictures that are [...]
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Monroe County Lake near Beatrice, AL
The Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources manages 23 public lakes in 20 counties throughout the State. One of these is the 94-acre Monroe County Lake located near Beatrice, AL. This is a well maintained public facility that offers the perfect opportunity for fishing and other outdoor [...]
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St. Stephens Historical Park near St. Stephens, AL
St. Stephens was the eastern most city of the Mississippi Territory and a very important site during the settlement of the southwestern frontier. During a brief three decades beginning in the 1790’s, St. Stephens became a Spanish Fort, an American trading post, and Mississippi territorial capital as settlers streamed down the Federal Road from the [...]
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