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    Petrified Tree at Ward, AL

    Historic Markers & Memorials | Ward in Sumter County  

    Approximately 40 years ago, the county shovel operator was digging in a gravel pit near Ward and hit something hard about 40 feet deep in the ground.  This turned out to be a large petrified tree.  The pieces were loaded into two dump trucks and unload …

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    The Old Grant Country Store at Ward, AL

    Museums & Rural Art | Ward in Sumter County  

    The Grant Store was built in 1924 by T. L. S. Grant.  It was a general store that contained anything that country folks living in the early and mid 1900’s might need – food staples, cooking utensils, clothing, remedies for all types of ailments, farmin …

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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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