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    Dallas Academy Building at Selma, AL (built c. 1889, listed on the NRHP)

    Historic Schools | Selma in Dallas County  

    This two-story, Renaissance Revival building, built ca. 1889, originally housed a private school funded by the Ladies Educational Society of Selma to educate the sons and daughters of Selma’s wealthy citizens. Dallas Academy later became Selma’s first …

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    Drury Fair Jones Memorial at Old Live Oak Cemetery at Selma, AL

    Churches and Cemeteries, Historic Markers & Memorials, Selma Live Oak Cemetery | Selma in Dallas County  

    Provided are pictures of the memorial to Drury Fair Jones (1856-1878) that is located in the historic Old Live Oaks Cemetery at Selma. This beautiful cemetery is located beside Dallas Avenue approximately 0.7 mile west of downtown Selma. GPS coordinate …

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    Dunaway Home at Orrville, AL (designed by George F. Barber, built 1895, listed on the Alabama Register)

    Historic Home | Orrville in Dallas County  

    This Victorian farmhouse was designed by renowned Knoxville architect, George F. Barber, and it is listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage. The house has seven bedrooms, three full baths, and six fireplaces. The exterior is wood frame …

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    E. B. Ward House at Selma, AL (c. 1907; listed on the NRHP)

    Historic Home | Selma in Dallas County  

    This two-story Colonial Revival house was built around 1907. Features of the house include a one-story entry porch with fluted Ionic columns, a turret with a conical roof and a polygonal bay with hipped roof. The entrance features a door with full glaz …

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    Edmund Pettus Bridge at Selma, AL

    Black Heritage, Historic & Scenic Bridges | Selma in Dallas County  

    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 …

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    Elodie Todd Dawson Monument in Selma’s Old Live Oak Cemetery

    Churches and Cemeteries, Civil War, Historic Markers & Memorials, Selma Live Oak Cemetery | Selma in Dallas County  

    Elodie Todd Dawson (1844-1881) was a staunch Confederate supporter and sister-in-law of Abraham Lincoln. Her husband, Col. N.H.R. Dawson (1829-1895), was a Confederate colonel who later was appointed U.S. Commissioner of Education. He was also a member …

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    Fairoaks Square located in the Old Town Historic District at Selma, AL

    Historic Home, Historic Markers & Memorials | Selma in Dallas County  

    Once a gracious turn-of-the-century neighborhood, many of the homes here were close to condemnation when purchased by Circle “S” Industries, Inc. in 1980. In all, 12 Victorian cottages were renovated in the area. Built between 1870 & 1920, the vari …

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    Fambro-Arthur House at Old Cahawba Park in Dallas County, AL (built ca. 1841)

    Antebellum, Endangered, Historic Home, Historic Markers & Memorials, Old Cahawba Park, Parks & Campgrounds | Cahaba in Dallas County  

    The Fambro-Arthur house gets its name from two of its owners. One was a judge, and the other was a former slave. Judge W. W. Fambro built this house in the early 1840s. He may have constructed the house using two older structures. D. EzeKiel Arthur was …

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    Federal Building at Selma, AL (completed 1909; listed on the NRHP)

    | Selma in Dallas County  

    The Federal Building, originally the U.S. Post Office, was completed in 1909 from plans by James Knox Taylor, Supervising Architect of the Treasury 1897-1912. In front of the building is a free-standing memorial arch which was erected at the time of th …

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    First Baptist Church on M. L. K. Street at Selma, AL (built c. 1894: listed on the NRHP)

    Black Heritage, Churches and Cemeteries | Selma in Dallas County  

    This Gothic Revival-style church building was constructed in 1894 by a local black architect, Dave Benjamin West. This church, along with its nearby neighbor, Brown Chapel AME Church, played pivotal roles in the Selma marches that helped lead to the pa …

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    First Presbyterian Church at Selma, AL (built 1893-1894, listed on the NRHP)

    Churches and Cemeteries | Selma in Dallas County  

    Organized in 1838, the Presbyterian congregation built the present church in 1893-1894. This is their third church building and the second on this site. It is a two-story, Romanesque Revival-style structure with a soaring tower on its east corner. The …

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    Gen. William J. Hardee Grave in Selma’s Old Live Oak Cemetery

    Churches and Cemeteries, Civil War, Selma Live Oak Cemetery | Selma in Dallas County  

    William J. Hardee (1815 – 1873) graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1838. He served in Florida during the Second Seminole War and was a veteran of the Mexican War. Hardee published Rifle and Light Infantry Tactics for the Exercise …

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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.

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