First White House of the Confederacy - Mongomery, Alabama Aberham Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the United State in November of 1860. What followed was a reaction throughout the slave-owning states of the Cotton South with South carolina, … [Read more...]
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National Peanut Festival – Dothan, Alabama
National Peanut Festival - Dothan, Alabama Of all the peanuts grown in the United States approximately half of them come from a 100 mile radius of Dothan. The National Peanut Festival is held each fall to honor peanut growers and to celebrate the … [Read more...]
Freedom Quilting Bee – Alberta, Alabama
Freedom Quilting Bee - Alberta, Alabama The Freedom Quity Bee grew out of the Civil Rights movement. Income was needed after the local people lost their jobs after registering to vote in the 1960's so the women put their kills to use making quits for … [Read more...]
FALL-N-FOLSOM Marion, AL
Fall-n-Folsom at Holmestead Company’s Moore-Webb-Holmes Plantation c. 1819 Saturday, October 2, 2010 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Alabama Hwy. 14 (seven miles west of Marion at Folsom) The Plantation comes alive the first weekend in October for … [Read more...]
Alabama State Capitol – Montgomery, Alabama
Alabama State Capitol - Montgomery, Alabama A visit to the Alabama State Capitol will give you a true opportunity to learn about the history of the state and the Confederacy. The Confederacy began in the original Senate chamber in Montgomery. … [Read more...]
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site – Tuskegee, Alabama
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site - Tuskegee, Alabama You will want to spend some time going through the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site when you are visiting Alabama. Here the historic story of the African-American pilots began when in over … [Read more...]
Hank Williams Museum – Montgomery, Alabama
Hank Williams Museum - Montgomery, Alabama Hiram (Hank) Williams started his career at the age of 14 when he won a talent show at the Empire Theater in Montgomery in 1937. He began playing guitar following his 8th birthday when his mother gave him his … [Read more...]
Alabama Department of Archives & History – Montgomery, Alabama
Alabama Department of Archives & History - Montgomery, Alabama This stunning Alabama marble building is the oldest state-funded archives in U.S. Established in 1901 to provide an opportunity to share information on the public needs, to … [Read more...]
Adventureland Theme Park – Dothan, Alabama
Adventureland Theme Park - Dothan, Alabama This amusement park is open every day of the year! There is no gate admission and military discounts are available while at the park with proper ID. … [Read more...]
Wehle Nature Center – Midway, Alabama
Learn about the Outdoors at the Wehle Nature Center in Midway, Alabama. The Wehle Nature Center, located in the hills and forests around Midway, Alabama provides visitors with a number of different things to see and do, all of which are related to the … [Read more...]