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According to the current owner of Coldwater Seed and Supply, it is one of the oldest, continually-operating seed stores in Alabama. It was founded in 1930.

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The Standard & Times was founded in 1829. The building still stands at 106 W 5th Street as part of the original seven buildings that comprised the historic Commercial Row where it continues to serve as a newspaper office for the Colbert County…

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Cypress Moon Studio is located at 1000 Alabama Avenue in Sheffield. The studio overlooks the Tennessee River. There is parking with picnic tables right across from the studio by the river. The Muscle Shoals Sound Studio moved from its original…

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The Coldwater Stagecoach Stop is located 302 South Dickson St. in Tuscumbia. It was built as early as 1815 as a small log cabin. It served as a stagecoach stop on the Jackson Military Road and is believed to be one of several cabins operated as a…

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The Alabama Music Hall of Fame, located off Hwy 72 in Colbert County, on the outskirts of Tuscumbia is the hall of fame that honors Alabamians who have made major contributions to American music. Over the years, it has provided an educational…

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The Sheffield Public Library is one of five public libraries in Colbert County. It is located at 316 N. Montgomery Ave. From Hwy 72 in Muscle Shoals, take E 2nd St. until N Montgomery Ave, then go north. The library is on the corner of N Montgomery…

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The Muscle Shoals Public Library is located at 1918 East Avalon Avenue in Muscle Shoals, Colbert County, next to Muscle Shoals High School. It contains approximately 52,000 volumes and offers DVD's, audiobooks, computers, and free wifi to the public.…

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The Leighton Public Library is located at 8740 Main Street in Leighton, Colbert County, just off Old Hwy 20. If heading east from Muscle Shoals on Hwy 72, turn left on County Line Road which turns into Leighton's Main Street. Besides 6,300 books, the…

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The Tuscumbia Railroad Historic Depot, located at 204 W. 5th St. in downtown Tuscumbia is a fully restored museum based on how it was when it was built in 1888. The museum displays train memorabilia, interactive train simulators, telegraph…

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The Tennessee Valley Art Association was incorporated in 1964 in order to create an art museum and develop public programming related to the arts. The Tennessee Valley Art Center was constructed in 1972 on property provided by the city of Tuscumbia.…

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“Pathways: Walk through the History of Muscle Shoals” is a corridor of historic displays in the Muscle Shoals City Hall. It covers the history of the city of Muscle Shoals, the Wilson Dam and Lock, and Muscle Shoals Music with exhibits of…

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The Cherokee Public Library is located on Church Street in downtown Cherokee, Colbert County. If heading west from Tuscumbia on Hwy 72, turn right on Main Street, cross the Old Lee Highway and the railroad, turn right on First Street, then take the…

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The Franklin House was one of Tuscumbia's early great landmarks.

Colonel Robert Ransom moved to Tuscumbia from Tennessee and began construction of a hotel on the southeast corner of 5th and Water Streets. The Franklin House's grand opening of this…

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This structure was completed in 1839 on the northeast corner of 5th and Main Streets. John L. McRae was in involved in its construction. It was a three story brick building and competed with the Franklin House with its livery stable located just…

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This building was built in 1833. It was originally known as "The Railroad Hotel." and later as "The Major Pope Railroad Hotel." The word railroad was added because the hotel became a popular resting place for rail travelers even before the Civil War.…

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In 1835, William Young and his brother Isaac Smoot, a contractor, bought a lot on what is today the corner of Fourth and Main Streets in Tuscumbia for the purpose of opening a carriage factory. They constructed a large red brick building with a porch…

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The building originally known as G & J Sutherland's Store is the only remaining building of Mechanic's Row in Tuscumbia and is the oldest known commercial building in the State of Alabama. Thomas Keenan, David Deshler, J.M. Moore, Dr. Wharton, James…

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The Helen Keller Birthplace, known as Ivy Green is the original home and grounds of Helen Keller's family. The home was built in 1820. It is a modest, white clapboard, Southern style home of Virginia cottage construction. There are four large rooms…

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The Bijou Theater was the first silent theater in Colbert County. It was a short-lived Mexican restaurant named Loco Lupe's in the early 2000's. The building is currently vacant.

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Flowers Hall first opened in 1972 and still continues to be used today. It is the home court for the volleyball team and the men’s and women’s basketball teams. It was named after Hubert A. “Eddie” Flowers, who was a long time head of the…

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J.W. Jones writes to his brother asking when he plans to visit again and how much he enjoys talking business with the his brother. Jones writes of the family and how an acquaintance is unsatisfied with an alcoholic boss. 6 handwritten pages.

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This hastily written two-page note expresses the author's enthusiasm and excitement for the forthcoming marriage of Dr. Jones to Lou, commenting that she is "one of the noblest of her sex." He also thanks Dr. Jones for the invitation and invites him…

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This image is a watercolor painting of the Cargill House in Columbus, Georgia done by Grady Hicks in 1932. The house was built sometime in the 19th century. The painting shows the front exterior of the house with its doors, windows, shutters, two…

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The Gorch Fock is a tall ship of the German Navy (Deutsche Marine). She is the second ship of that name and a sister ship of the Gorch Fock built in 1933. Both ships are named in honour of the German writer Johann Kinau who wrote under the pseudonym…

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This image is a watercolor painting of the McElhaney House in Auburn, Alabama done by C.L. Hendrick in 1933. The house was built in 1844. The painting shows the front exterior of the house with its doors, windows, balcony, railings, columned porch,…

Confederate Monument at Pine Hill Cemetary
Pine Hill Cemetery has over 1,100 graves and contains a mass grave of at least ninety-eight unidentifiable Confederate soldiers who died in the makeshift hospitals in Auburn. In 1893, the Ladies Memorial Association erected a monument over the spot…

Located in Auburn on Westview Drive.

Coordinates: 32.620134, -85.4952274

Located in Waverly along Patrick Street.

Coordinates: 32.7345746, -85.5730079

Located in Beauregard along County Road 38.

Coordinates: 32.4640287, -85.3524443

Located in Smiths Station at County Road 179 and Lee Road 246.

Coordinates: 32.5504161, -85.1643831

Located in Beulah along Highway 29 (West Point Parkway).

Coordinates: 32.6940216, -85.2916104

Located in Opelika along County Road 162 near Cusseta Road.

Coordinates: 32.7070764, -85.3588347

Located Beulah along Highway 431.

Coordinates: 32.5984693, -85.2416084

Located in Loachapoka along County Road 71 and County Road 551.

Located in Loachapoka at the end of Lee Road 78 off of Rowells Road.

Coordinates: 32.6895759, -85.6193976

Located in Opelika between India Road and Oak Bowery Road.

Coordinates: 32.6681886, -85.3963357

Located in Opelika at South Long Street and Monroe Avenue.

Coordinates: 32.6345785, -85.3882797

Located in Smiths Station along County Road 158 near Lee Road 353.

Coordinates: 32.6651345, -85.1560502

Located in Loachapoka along West Farmville Road.

Coordinates: 32.6567995, -85.5232839

Located in Beauregard along County Road 166 and Lee Road 116.

Coordinates: 32.5509702, -85.3407779

Located in Beauregard along County Road 401 near Meadows Mill Road.

Coordinates: 32.5051388, -85.2654977

Located in Beulah along County Road 158 near Lee Road 252.

Coordinates: 32.6651339, -85.2416087

Located in Auburn along Beehive Road near Interstate 85.

Coordinates: 32.5409695, -85.5388393

Located in Opelika along Marvyn Parkway.

Coordinates: 32.5315263, -85.3741122

Located in Smiths Station along Lee Road 246.

Coordinates: 32.5159735, -85.0943803

Located in Opelika along Spring Villa Road.

Coordinates: 32.5893026, -85.3129995

Located in Smiths Station along Lee Road 294.

Coordinates: 32.5440279, -85.1141035

Located in Auburn along South College Street.

Coordinates: 32.5293033, -85.5213388

Located in Waverly along West Farmville Road.

Coordinates: 32.6604105, -85.5082835
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