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Category: Alabama

Walls of Jericho springtime
July 14, 2016 Alabama / Natural resource management / Parks

The Walls of Jericho

The Walls of Jericho gets its name, according to Jackson County AL legend, from a traveling minister who found the canyon in the late 1800s.

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wilson's charge in battle of selma april 2 1865
May 12, 2016 Alabama / Civil War

A Civil War treasure returned

On May 12, 1909 the 4th Ohio Cavalry Assn returned the Rifle Scouts Civil War battle flag to Alabama at the Elk’s Theater in Huntsville.

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loom machines in closed GA cotton mill
December 17, 2015 Alabama / Appalachian music / Ballad singers / Cotton mills / Dancing

You can’t make a livin’ at a cotton mill

Joe Sharp played mandolin for the Skyline Farms square dancers when they performed for Eleanor Roosevelt at the White House.

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closeup of brass military button
October 29, 2014 Alabama / Museums / WWII

‘I Remember’ at Gadsden Museum of Art

A tribute to Etowah County, AL veterans & their families. The museum partnered with Gadsden Public Library to record interviews of veterans.

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The Civil War in Morgan County, AL
September 23, 2014 Alabama / Civil War / Museums

New Exhibit: The Civil War in Morgan County, AL

October 24, 2014 will see the grand opening of a new permanent exhibit at the Morgan County Archives: The Civil War in Morgan County, AL.

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