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    Ackerville Baptist Church of Christ located in east Wilcox County, AL (built ca. 1848, listed on the NRHP & ARLH)

    Antebellum, Churches and Cemeteries | Ackerville in Wilcox County  

    This small one-room church was built circa 1848. The outside of the building is clad with wooden clapboards made of true 1″ x 6″ hand-hewn lumber. The interior walls and ceiling are of hand-hewn 1″ x 6″ boarding butted together with blacksmith-made squ …

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    Adams-Stanford-Steen Home at Pine Apple, AL (built c. 1870; listed on the NRHP)

    | Pine Apple in Wilcox County  

    Judge and Mrs. Johnathan Newberry Stanford owned this home in the mid-1880s.  He served as Judge of Probate for Wilcox County from 1907-1917.  The house features double front doors with rounded-head “Italianate” windows and a semi-circular transom ligh …

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    Adams-Stone House at Pine Apple, AL (built ca. 1904, listed on the NRHP)

    | Pine Apple in Wilcox County  

    Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Adams built this two-and-one-half story Queen Anne style home circa 1904. The home features multiple gables, wraparound porch on paired Tuscan columns, polygonal projecting bay and portico or “buggy way”. It contains the original mi …

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    Antioch Baptist Church at Camden, AL

    Black Heritage, Churches and Cemeteries | Camden in Wilcox County  

    Antioch Baptist Church, which opened in 1885, is one of the oldest African-American churches in Wilcox County.  It sits on a rise on the outskirts of Camden, in the heart of Alabama’s Black Belt region. The church has served the spiritual needs of the …

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    Arlington United Methodist Church at Arlington, AL (ca. 1887)

    Churches and Cemeteries | Arlington in Wilcox County  

    The Arlington Methodist Church was built circa 1887 using lumber from George Lynch’s mill near Kimbrough, AL. George Lynch built the church building, doors and windows. The belfry was added to the church at a later date. The pews in the church are hear …

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    Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church at Camden, AL (built ca. 1849)

    Antebellum, Churches and Cemeteries, Historic Markers & Memorials | Camden in Wilcox County  

    Located in front of this church is a historical marker. Following are the details provided on this marker: “This building was constructed c. 1849 as a Cumberland Presbyterian Church.  The Camden Associate Reformed Presbyterian congregation was organize …

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    Beck-Bryant-Talbot House at Canton Bend, AL (c. 1847)

    Antebellum | Canton Bend in Wilcox County  

    This home, known as “River Bluff House,” was built around 1847 for William King Beck, a nephew of William Rufus King, Vice-President of the United States. Beck migrated to Wilcox County around 1820 with his three brothers from North Carolina. He combin …

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    Beck-Creswell Home at Camden, AL (c. 1850-1860; listed on the ARLH)

    Antebellum | Camden in Wilcox County  

    This house, commonly referred to as “The Beck Place”, is a two-story frame building constructed circa 1850-60 in a vernacular interpretation of the Greek Revival style.  The house was a T-shaped structure that contained six rooms, two halls and two sin …

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    Beck-Miller Law Office at Camden, AL (built ca. 1840, recorded in HABS, listed on the NRHP)

    Antebellum | Camden in Wilcox County  

    This historic building located in Camden’s downtown historic district served as the law office for Colonel Franklin King Beck. Colonel Beck, who commanded the 23rd Alabama Infantry, held General U.S. Grant’s Union troops at bay for 12 hours with a sing …

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    Bethea-Strother Home at Canton Bend, AL (built ca. 1844; recorded in HABS; listed on the NRHP)

    Antebellum | Canton Bend in Wilcox County  

    The Bethea-Strother house, also known as “Pleasant Ridge”, is the only brick antebellum residence remaining in Wilcox County, and one of the few extant plantation houses left in the Canton Bend area. Its detailing is typical of Wilcox County architectu …

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    Bethel Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church at Oak Hill, AL (built 1895; listed on the NRHP)

    Churches and Cemeteries | Oak Hill in Wilcox County  

    The Bethel Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church was established as the old Lebanon ARP Church near Hamburg in the early 1820s.  In 1856, a yellow fever epidemic struck the Hamburg community where most members of Lebanon lived. They moved to Oak Hill …

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

    Antebellum, Churches and Cemeteries | Furman in Wilcox County  

    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 founding families were the Albrittons, Lees, Purefoys (Purifoys), McCondichies, and Fowlers. Mr. A. Scarbro …

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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.

PLEASE NOTE THAT MOST OF THE HOMES INCLUDED ARE PRIVATE RESIDENCES AND, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ARE DRIVE BY ONLY.

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