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    Alamuchee-Bellamy Covered Bridge at Livingston, AL (built 1861)

    Antebellum, Civil War, Historic Markers & Memorials | Livingston in Sumter County  

    This is one of the oldest remaining covered bridges in Alabama. It was originally constructed across the Sucarnoochee River on the main state road leading from Livingston to York, now U.S. Highway 11. The bridge was built in 1861 under the orders of Co …

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    Clarke County Historical Museum at Grove Hill, AL

    Antebellum, Civil War, Museums & Rural Art, Native American, Open for Tours | Grove Hill in Clarke County  

    The Clarke County Historical Museum opened in 1986 as a project of the Clarke County Historical Society. It is located at downtown Grove Hill, AL in the Alston-Cobb House which was built in 1854. The museum contains a treasure of southwest Alabama hist …

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    Confederate Cemetery at Gainesville, AL

    Civil War | Gainesville in Sumter County  

    The town of Gainesville was laid out in 1832 by Moses Lewis. By 1840 Gainesville had become the third largest town in the state of Alabama, with a population of over 4,000. Confederate Cemetery has the graves of Gainesville’s earliest settlers, includi …

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    Confederate Cemetery at St. Wilfrid’s Episcopal Church in Marion, AL

    Churches and Cemeteries, Civil War, Historic Markers & Memorials | Marion in Perry County  

    During the Civil War, Breckinridge Military Hospital was established at Howard College in Marion (now the campus of Marion Military Institute). Soldiers who died at the hospital were first buried behind the campus. In 1872, the Ladies Memorial Associat …

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    Dale Masonic Lodge at Camden, AL (built ca. 1848, recorded in HABS and CSAS)

    Antebellum, Civil War | Camden in Wilcox County  

    The Dale Masonic Lodge organized at Dale Town (later Prairie Bluff) in 1827. When the town declined in the 1840s, members voted to move the lodge to Camden. The Dale Masonic Lodge building that’s shown was built circa 1848. Union troops camped in this …

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    Elodie Todd Dawson Monument in Selma’s Old Live Oak Cemetery

    Churches and Cemeteries, Civil War, Historic Markers & Memorials, Selma Live Oak Cemetery | Selma in Dallas County  

    Elodie Todd Dawson (1844-1881) was a staunch Confederate supporter and sister-in-law of Abraham Lincoln. Her husband, Col. N.H.R. Dawson (1829-1895), was a Confederate colonel who later was appointed U.S. Commissioner of Education. He was also a member …

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    Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest Monument at Gainesville, AL

    Civil War, Historic Markers & Memorials | Gainesville in Sumter County  

    At the site of this monument, Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest and his troops were paroled by Gen. Canby thus being the last troops east of the Mississippi to do so. The date was May 15, 1865.  The Ellis home stood on this site. When it burned years later, …

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    Gen. William J. Hardee Grave in Selma’s Old Live Oak Cemetery

    Churches and Cemeteries, Civil War, Selma Live Oak Cemetery | Selma in Dallas County  

    William J. Hardee (1815 – 1873) graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1838. He served in Florida during the Second Seminole War and was a veteran of the Mexican War. Hardee published Rifle and Light Infantry Tactics for the Exercise …

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    Governor’s House at Marion, AL (built 1830s, listed in the NRHP)

    Antebellum, Civil War | Marion in Perry County  

    This house, built in the 1830’s, was the home of Alabama’s First Civil War Governor, Andrew Barry Moore.  It is located on the north side of Green Street approximately 0.6 mile west of the Perry County Courthouse (GPS coordinates 32.635025, -87.328845) …

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    Lockett-Martin House at Marion, AL (built early 1840s, listed on the NRHP)

    Antebellum, Civil War, Historic Home | Marion in Perry County  

    This house was built in the early 1840s as the home of Napoleon Lockett and his wife, Mary. Mrs. Lockett is credited for the creation of the first Confederate flag. She appealed to a friend, Nichola Marshall, a noted artist and instructor employed by t …

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    Mabry-Jones House at Selma, AL (built ca. 1850, recorded in HABS, listed on the NRHP)

    Antebellum, Civil War, Historic Home, Historic Markers & Memorials | Selma in Dallas County  

    This Greek Revival style home was built around 1850 by Dr. Albert Gallatin Mabry, a prominent physician and member of the Alabama legislature. Dr. Mabry was a leader in organizing the Alabama State Medical Association and instrumental in passing legisl …

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    Marion Military Institute at Marion, AL (traces origin to 1842, three buildings listed on the NRHP)

    Civil War, Historic Schools | Marion in Perry County  

    Marion Military Institute (MMI) traces its origins back to 1842 with the creation of Howard College in Marion, Alabama by the Alabama Baptist Convention.  From 1863 to 1865, two buildings on the Howard College campus served the Confederacy as Breckenri …

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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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