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

    | Thomaston in Marengo County  

    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 in 1898 by Cecil Stanford Golden who was the son of a wealthy foundry owner in Columbus, GA. As a youn …

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    Cedar Grove at Faunsdale, AL (began ca. 1830 as a log cabin; enlarged 1852-1858; recorded in HABS; listed on the NRHP)

    Antebellum | Faunsdale in Marengo County  

    Cedar Grove, also known as the Charles Walker House, is a Greek Revival plantation house located in Marengo County near Faunsdale. This is a two-story frame structure with a gabled roof and double veranda. The house was photographed and recorded in the …

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    Chickasaw State Park in Marengo County at Providence, AL

    Parks & Campgrounds | Providence in Marengo County  

    This is our Alabama State Parks.  It offers modern campsites,  a wading pool, a barbeque grilling pavilion, plus other large pavilions and picnic areas making this small park perfect for group-sized cookouts and gatherings. The Park is also located adj …

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    Curtis House at Demopolis, AL (ca. 1840; listed on the NRHP)

    Antebellum | Demopolis in Marengo County  

    The Curtis House, also known as the Howze-Culpepper House, was built circa 1840 by Samuel Curtis, a Revolutionary War veteran who was born in Queen Anne’s County, Maryland in 1751 and died in Marengo County, Alabama in 1846. The house was built in the …

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    Demopolis, AL Yacht Basin

    | Demopolis in Marengo County  

    The Demopolis Yacht Basin is a full service marina at Demopolis, AL on the Tennessee-Tombigbee waterway.  It has in-water and dry storage for boats and an on-site restaurant and motel.  The Demopolis Yacht Basin is located beside Highway 43 on the nort …

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    Demopolis, Alabama 36732 Post Office (building completed 1912, listed on the NRHP)

    | Demopolis in Marengo County  

    The first official post office to serve the present city of Demopolis was designated Aigleville (literally translated as Eagle Town), the village of French emigrants. It was located on the southeastern edge of Demopolis. This post office was short live …

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    Dixons Mills United Methodist Church at Dixons Mills, AL (built ca. 1912)

    Churches and Cemeteries | Dixons Mills in Marengo County  

    The Dixons Mills United Methodist Church was constructed around 1912 and it was the first church built in the community. Prior to 1912, Sunday School was a community wide activity for all denominations held in the old school house – Dixon’s Mills Acade …

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    Faunsdale Presbyterian Church at Faunsdale, AL (built in 1887)

    Churches and Cemeteries | Faunsdale in Marengo County  

    This Gothic Revival styled church was built in 1887 and dedicated in May of that year by Dr. J. L. Otts of Greensboro, Alabama. A fellowship hall was added in 1988. This church is located beside Highway 25 in Faunsdale, AL (GPS coordinates 32.455831, – …

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    First Presbyterian Church at Demopolis, AL (established 1839; built first church building in 1843 – Rooster Hall on the Public Square; built present church in 1869)

    Churches and Cemeteries, Historic Markers & Memorials | Demopolis in Marengo County  

    The First Presbyterian Church in Demopolis was organized by the Tuscaloosa Presbytery on November 1, 1839 with nine members. The congregation erected a brick church building on the northeast corner of the Demopolis Public Square in 1843. This building …

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    First United Methodist Church at Demopolis, AL (built 1895-1897)

    Churches and Cemeteries | Demopolis in Marengo County  

    The exact date of the founding of the Demopolis Methodist Church is not known.  However, the circuit riders of the Marengo Circuit (1826-1840) were active in the area, often preaching in the old log assembly building that stood then in the Public Squar …

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    Foscue Creek Park at Demopolis, AL (a beautiful park managed by the U. S. Army Corp of Engineers)

    Bird Watching, Parks & Campgrounds | Demopolis in Marengo County  

    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. The facility has both a day-use ar …

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    Foscue House at Demopolis, AL (built 1840; listed on the NRHP; building now serves as a restaurant)

    Antebellum, Historic Markers & Memorials | Demopolis in Marengo County  

    This house was built in 1840 for Augustus Foscue, a North Carolina native who owned more than 3,000 acres and 137 slaves in Marengo County by 1850. The original construction date is worked into orange-hued brick on south side chimney. The brown-hued br …

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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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