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Choctaw County Historical Museum at Gilbertown, AL

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 …

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

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 …

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

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 …

Trice Home at Gilbertown, AL

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. …