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Old City Hall Building at Marion, AL (built ca. 1832, listed on the NRHP)

Antebellum, Museums & Rural Art | Marion in Perry County  

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This building was built circa 1832 as a law office. It was the first YMCA building in the South to be owned by a local chapter. Additionally, the building served as the Marion City Hall for forty years. In the 1968, it was moved from the courthouse  square to the Marion Military Institute campus where it now serves as the Alabama Military Hall of Honor Museum, displaying portrait plaques of inductees and military artifacts.

This building is a contributing property to the “West Marion Historic District” that was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 22, 1993. It is located on the MMI campus at Marion, AL (GPS Coordinates  32.622944,-87.322611).

Source: NRHP Document for the “West Marion Historic District”.

Tags: alabama, black belt, marion, museum, perry county

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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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