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    Beaver Creek Baptist Church in south Marengo County, AL (organized 1885, present church building completed 1894)

    Churches and Cemeteries | Beaver Creek in Marengo County  

    The Beaver Creek Baptist Church congregation was organized in 1885 and their first services were held in the Pope schoolhouse which was located a short distance southwest of the present church site. The present church building was completed in 1894. It …

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    Syd Etheridge House at Beaver Creek, AL (built ca. 1901; relocated & enlarged ca. 1906)

    Historic Home | Beaver Creek in Marengo County  

    This was the home of Syd and Aletha Etheridge. When Syd and Aletha married in 1901, they started with a small, two-room, dogtrot log cabin. Three of their children were born while they lived in this small cabin. Around 1906, they disassembled and moved …

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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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