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    Choctaw County Historical Museum at Gilbertown, AL

    Museums & Rural Art | Gilbertown in Choctaw County  

    This is an interpretative museum that’s located beside the Town Park at downtown Gilbertown.  The main building of the museum contains artifacts that illustrate life in Choctaw County during earlier times.  Behind the main museum is another building th …

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    First Oil Well in Alabama at Gilbertown, AL (oil struck in 1944)

    Historic Markers & Memorials | Gilbertown in Choctaw County  

    On January 2, 1944, the State of Alabama granted Hunt Oil Company a permit to drill the A. R. Jackson Well No. 1 at Gilbertown, AL.  Hunt Oil Company was owned by the famous oil man, H. L. Hunt of Dallas, Texas.  The drilling commenced on January 10, 1 …

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    Seventh-Day Adventists Church at Gilbertown, AL (ca. 1923)

    Churches and Cemeteries | Gilbertown in Choctaw County  

    This building was built circa 1923 by Seventh-Day Adventists. They built a new church and sold this one to First United Pentecostals. The building is now privately owned. This church building is located on Main Street on the southeast corner of the int …

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    Trice Home at Gilbertown, AL

    Historic Home | Gilbertown in Choctaw County  

    Troupe Trice (1901-1958) built this home for his family using bricks that he made by hand. The mold that he used to make the bricks is displayed at the Choctaw County Historical Museum at Gilbertown. The Trice home is located on Hwy 17 approximately 0. …

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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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