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Bell’s Landing Presbyterian Church at Bell’s Landing, AL (established 1819, present church built ca. 1927)

This church is located in the community of Bell’s Landing in northwest Monroe County. Presbyterians have been a part of this area since 1819. The firs …

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Bellamy, Alabama 36901 Post Office

This small post office was built circa 1905. It is featured site #3 in the Sumter County, Alabama Historical Points of Interest visitors brochure. Thi …

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Belleville Baptist Church at Belleville, AL (ca. 1840)

This church was built circa 1840. It is a two story frame building with portico and external stairs leading to a slave gallery. All of the building ma …

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Ben Ellis-Dunaway House at Orrville, AL (c. 1850)

This 5,000 square feet Greek Revival building was originally constructed circa 1850 as a boys’ academy. The contractor was Willis H. Green. In 1880, t …

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Berean Baptist Church at Marion, AL (built 1873)

This church was built by freed slaves in 1873, Berean is an offspring of Siloam Baptist Church. Siloam and local Baptists gave $1000 for the building …

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Berry House at Selma, AL (built c. 1880; documented in CSAS; listed on the NRHP)

Built by Dr. John A. McKinnon circa 1880, this house takes its name from the Berry family who was a longtime resident. The grillwork on this house is …

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Bethany Baptist Church at Burnt Corn, AL (built ca. 1874; listed on the Alabama Register)

The Bethany Baptist Church was established in 1821 in nearby Conecuh County. The church moved to Puryearville (Monroe County) on Camp Ground Creek nea …

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Bethea-Strother Home at Canton Bend, AL (built ca. 1844)

The Bethea-Strother house, also known as “Pleasant Ridge”, is the only brick antebellum residence remaining in Wilcox County, and one of the few extan …

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Bethel Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church at Oak Hill, AL (built 1895)

The Bethel Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church was established as the old Lebanon ARP Church near Hamburg in the early 1820s.  In 1856, a yellow fe …

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Bethel Baptist Church at McKinley, AL (established 1821, listed on the ARLH)

This church is located on Marengo CR 63 approximately 0.2 miles north of the junction of CR 63 & CR 38 and approximately 8 miles NE of Thomaston, …

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Bethel Hill Missionary Baptist Church at McKinley, AL (erected 1894, remodeled in 1936.)

This church is located on Marengo Co. Rd. 38 approximately 0.4 miles from the junction with Co. Rd. 63 and approximately 8 miles northeast of Thomasto …

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Bethel Presbyterian Church at Sumterville, AL (established ca. 1835; relocated 1897)

The Bethel Presbyterian Church was established on September 22, 1835, about 3 miles toward the northwest near Emelle where the Bethel Memorial Chapel …

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Bethsaida Baptist Church at Furman, AL (built 1858-1860; listed on the NRHP)

Bethsaida Baptist Church was founded in 1831 at a site very close to the present building. Elder Hawthorne was the first pastor, and some of the found …

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Bird’s Farm at Forkland, AL

Many motorists driving along Highway 43 between Demopolis and Eutaw have done a double-take when they see Bird’s Farm for the first time.  Bird’s Farm …

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Black Belt Treasures at Camden, AL

Black Belt Treasures is a non-profit organization developed to showcase and promote the artists of the Alabama Black Belt region. Since opening its ga …

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Blacksher Home at Uriah, AL (ca. 1891)

This home was built circa 1891 for timber magnate James Uriah Blacksher. At one point, Blacksher owned more than one hundred thousand acres of land an …

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Bladon Springs Methodist Church at Bladon Springs, AL (ca. 1874; listed on the ARLH)

This church was built circa 1874 by Peter D. Flint who built many of the buildings in the area including the Bladon Springs and Cullom Springs Hotels. …

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Bladon Springs State Park in south Choctaw County at Bladon Springs, AL

Bladon Springs State Park is a 367-acre Alabama State Park at Bladon Springs, AL that is centered around four mineral springs. Park facilities include …

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Blount-Peters Home at Marion, AL (built 1853–1859)

This home was built for Edward A. Blount and his wife, Mary, between 1853 and 1859. In January 1852, the Blounts bought three lots at the location of …

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Bluff Hall at Demopolis, AL (built 1832 & modified 1840s)

Bluff Hall is located atop a limestone cliff overlooking the Tombigbee River in Demopolis. The house was built in 1832 by Allen Glover for his daughte …

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Bobby’s Fish Camp at Bladon Springs, AL (one of the oldest restaurants in southwest Alabama)

NOTE OF RESTAURANT CLOSURE —– The restaurant closed March 2020. The store will remain open, selling beer, soft drinks and snacks to fishermen and t …

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Boddie Law Office at Dayton, AL (built ca. 1858, listed on the ARLH)

This small brick building, known as the “Boddie” Law Office, is one of the few remaining buildings in Dayton, AL.  It was built by Oliver B. Boddie an …

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Boligee Presbyterian Church at Boligee, AL (established 1900)

The Boligee Presbyterian Church was established October 31, 1900. Positioned on the crest of a small hill, this beautiful church features a corner tow …

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Bored Well at Livingston, AL

The Bored Well was started in 1854 and historians say an old blind mule pulled the auger around day after day until completion in 1857 of an artesian …

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Bridge Tender’s House at Selma, AL (built 1883-1884)

This small cottage sits on the edge of a bluff above the Alabama River on Water Avenue in downtown Selma. It is located next to the historic St. James …

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Broadhead Memorial Park at Needham, AL

This is a small park that is located in the community of Needham in central Choctaw County. It is proof that a park need not be large or elaborate to …

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Brooklyn Baptist Church at Brooklyn, AL (c. 1861)

The Brooklyn Baptist Church, established in 1821, is one of the oldest churches in Conecuh County.  The church was organized in a small log cabin that …

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Brown Chapel AME Church at Selma, AL

Brown Chapel AME Church, with its imposing twin towers and Romanesque Revival styling, was built in 1908 by black builder – of whom little is known – …

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Brownstone Manor at Selma, AL (c. 1898)

This neo-classic mansion was built in 1898.  This home was visited frequently by F. Scott & Zelda Fitzgerald (Fitzgerald authored “The Great Gatsb …

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Brushy Creek Methodist Church near Lenox, AL (c. 1850s)

This is one of the oldest churches in the county. The date that the church was organized is unknown; however, it was prior to 1856. The congregation’s …

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Buck’s Livery Stable Building at Thomaston, AL (built ca. 1901-1910; listed on the NRHP)

Buck’s livery stable is a one-story brick building that was built circa 1901-10 prior to the automotive age. The building has a central entry and segm …

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Bull Slough Bridge across the Sepulga River near Brooklyn, AL

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 an …

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Burns-Bell House at Selma, AL (built prior to 1847)

Built prior to 1847, this is a two-story, Italianate home that has a full-height porch with front gable. Exterior features of the house include bay wi …

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Burnt Corn Methodist Church at Burnt Corn, AL (c. 1913)

The Burnt Corn Methodist Church congregation was established in 1913. They met in the Kyser-Betts Store until their church building was finished. It i …

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Burnt Corn, Alabama (a historic settlement on the Old Federal Road)

Burnt Corn is located between Monroeville and Evergreen on the historic Old Federal Road. The settlement that became Burnt Corn is older than the stat …

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Bush House (1912) at Grove Hill, AL

The Bush house is a historic home in Grove Hill, Alabama. The two-story Colonial Revival style house was built in 1912.  It was added to the National …

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C. L. Warner House at Jackson, AL (completed 1903; listed on the NRHP)

This is one of the finest illustrations of the Queen Anne style homes that are located in Jackson. The house’s complex roof features jerkinhead or cli …

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C. S. Golden House at Thomaston, AL (built 1898; listed on the NRHP)

The C.S. Golden House, also known as the Leonard and Ellie Crain House, is one of the oldest homes in Thomaston. This Queen Anne-style home was built …

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Cade-Hillier House at Greensboro, AL (c. 1900)

This beautiful two-story, home was built circa 1900. Features of the house include a complex roofline, corner tower with a conical roof, central doubl …

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About This Website

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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