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    Westwood at Uniontown, AL (1836-1840)

    Antebellum | Uniontown in Perry County  

    Westwood is a historic plantation at Uniontown, AL. The main house was built between 1836 and 1840 by James Lewis Price. It has the Greek Revival style with some Italianate influence. Westwood has several unique outbuildings, including a smokehouse wit …

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    White-Littrup House at Uniontown, AL (built c. 1901, listed on the NRHP)

    Historic Home | Uniontown in Perry County  

    This house was built circa 1901 for John Henry (Harry) and Fannie B. White. It combines the picturesque qualities of late Victorian architecture with Neo-Classical detailing such as the fluted Ionic colonettes which support the flat-roofed wraparound p …

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    Wiley Harris House at Marion, AL (built ca. 1838, listed on the NRHP)

    Antebellum | Marion in Perry County  

    This Greek Revival style home was built about 1838. Attached to the house is the building which once served as headquarters of the Alabama Baptist State Convention. Along with the only remaining incense cedar tree brought to Marion from California in t …

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    Zion United Methodist Church at Marion, AL

    Black Heritage, Churches and Cemeteries | Marion in Perry County  

    Located adjacent to the town square, Zion United Methodist Church was a focal point for the civil rights movement of the 1960s.  The night march that ended with the shooting of Marion native, Jimmie Lee Jackson, started at this church. The death of Jim …

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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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