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Rikard’s Mill Historical Park near Beatrice, AL

Rikard’s Mill Historical Park is owned and operated by the Monroe County Heritage Museums (MCHM). The park is located on Flat Creek near Beatrice, AL in Monroe County. The main feature of the park is Rikard’s Mill which is a water-powered grist mill. J …

Robbins Hotel at Beatrice, AL (constructed ca. 1840 as a home; destroyed by fire in 2012)

The Robbins Hotel was a historic hotel building in Beatrice. The building began as a private, one-story home with six rooms, built circa 1840. A second floor was added sometime later. Between 1906 and 1910, Mrs. Barbara Robbins converted the house into …

Stallworth–Hare House at Monroeville, AL (built 1901 – 1904)

This home was built between 1901 and 1904 for Probate Judge Nicholas James Stallworth (1834-1911). It is thought that the house was built by a contractor from Brewton, AL who built several homes in Monroeville during the 1900-1920 time period, most hav …

Stanton Dogtrot Cabin at Peterman, AL (built 1880s)

This is a 4-room dogtrot cabin with a full-width porch across the front and a kitchen attached on the back of the house. The house was built on a 120-acre farm about 3 miles from Peterman in around 1900 by Jehu and Sue Stanton. It was constructed using …

The Alabama River Museum near Franklin, AL

The Alabama River Museum is part of the Monroe County Heritage Museums.  It is located on the east bank of the Alabama River at the Claiborne Lock and Dam in Monroe County (GPS coordinates N31.615500,W87.548306). The Alabama River Museum has a collecti …

TRUMAN CAPOTE Historical Marker at Monroeville, AL

Author, Truman Capote, spent a large portion of his childhood living with and visiting his Faulk cousins in Monroeville, AL. Capote was close friends with Harper Lee, author of “To Kill A Mockingbird”, who lived next door to the Faulk family. Shown is …

W. S. Moore Store at Perdue Hill, AL (built ca. 1875)

This building is located on its original site at Perdue Hill and was built around 1875 as a doctor’s office.  Dr. J. L. Sowell  was the last doctor known to have his office in this building.  The building was enlarged in 1927-1928 for use as a store by …

William B. Travis House at Perdue Hill, AL (built ca. 1820)

This small 2-room cottage was built circa 1820 at Claiborne, AL. It was the home of William B. Travis while he resided at Claiborne and practiced law under the Hon. James Dellet. In 1831, Travis at the age of 22 left Claiborne for Texas where he practi …