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    Pleasant Hill Baptist Church at Pleasant Hill, AL (built ca. 1850; listed on the Alabama Register)

    Churches and Cemeteries | Pleasant Hill in Dallas County  

    This Baptist congregation was founded in 1840 and the present church sanctuary was built around 1850. Features of this building include a slave gallery and an open belfry. Today, this church sanctuary is flanked by two smaller and similar church buildi …

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    Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church at Pleasant Hill, AL (built 1851-1852; listed on the NRHP & ARLH)

    Antebellum, Churches and Cemeteries | Pleasant Hill in Dallas County  

    The Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church, originally known as Mount Carmel Presbyterian Church, is a historic Greek Revival church located in southeastern Dallas County in the community of Pleasant Hill. The current church building was constructed during …

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    Underwood Plantation Home at Pleasant Hill, AL (built ca. 1837, listed on the Alabama Register)

    Antebellum, Historic Home | Pleasant Hill in Dallas County  

    The Underwood Plantation Home, also known as “Black Thistle”, is a Greek Revival-style home that was built circa 1837 by the Greene Underwood Family. It was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on November 2, 1990. This house is loca …

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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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