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Fowler Park in Geneva County lies between the junction of the Choctawhatchee and Pea rivers. During times of low water, the wreck of a Civil War steamboat is visible.

first appeared: 10/7/2001

The 1889 Fort Payne Opera House is the oldest theater still in use in the state. It has been used as a movie theater and public forum.

first appeared: 9/30/2001

The 1820s Looney House in Ashville (pop. 2,260) is a rare example of pioneer architecture in Alabama. The two-story log house features double dogtrots—roofed breezeways that connect separate parts of the house.

first appeared: 9/23/2001

Dismals Canyon in Phil Campbell (pop. 1,091) is home to Dismalites, a type of small glowworm. It is one of only a few places outside of New Zealand where these tiny glowing creatures are known to exist.

first appeared: 9/16/2001

The 1852 Claybank Church in Ozark (pop. 15,119) is the oldest log church of its type in southeast Alabama.

first appeared: 9/9/2001

Built in 1836, the Talladega County Courthouse is considered the state’s oldest courthouse in continuous use.

first appeared: 9/2/2001

The birthplace of Helen Keller in Tuscumbia (pop. 7,856) was made a permanent shrine to this remarkable woman. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1954.

first appeared: 8/26/2001

Mooresville (pop. 59) is the oldest incorporated town in Alabama. Established in 1818, it’s older than the state itself.

first appeared: 8/19/2001

Bellingrath Gardens in Theodore (pop. 6,811), boasting the world’s largest outdoor exhibit of chrysanthemums, began in 1917 as a fishing camp for owner Walter Bellingrath, who was advised by his physician to learn to relax.

first appeared: 8/12/2001

Built in 1937 by Col. Milford Howard as a memorial to his first wife, the Sallie Howard Memorial Chapel in Mentone (pop. 474) is constructed around a huge boulder which serves as the pulpit of the church.

first appeared: 8/5/2001

The Pickens County Courthouse in Carrollton (pop. 987) is the site of the famous “face in the window”—an image etched on a pane of glass by lightning in the 1870s.

first appeared: 7/29/2001

Sister Chrysostom Moynahan (1863-1941) was the first registered nurse in the state, receiving license No.1 on March 10, 1916. She founded the first nursing school in Alabama.

first appeared: 7/22/2001

William Gibson’s play, The Miracle Worker, is the state’s outdoor drama, telling the story of Tuscumbia (pop. 8,253) native Helen Keller. The blind and deaf woman overcame her disabilities and helped others do the same.

first appeared: 7/15/2001

El Cazador Museum in Grand Bay (pop. 3,383) was established in August 1993, after boater Jerry Murphy netted (literally) clusters of gold coins. The treasure came from the Spanish ship El Cazador, which had set sail for New Orleans in 1784.

first appeared: 7/8/2001

Lurleen Burns Wallace was the state’s first female governor and the third woman ever elected governor of a state. Wallace, the wife of former Gov. George Wallace, was elected in 1966 and served for two years before her death in 1968.

first appeared: 7/1/2001

W.C. Handy, the “Father of the Blues,” was born in Florence (pop. 38,999). His songs include Memphis Blues and St. Louis Blues.

first appeared: 6/24/2001

Clarkson Covered Bridge in Cullman (pop. 18,195) is one of the largest covered truss bridges in the state, spanning 270 feet across Crooked Creek. The structure was built in 1904.

first appeared: 6/17/2001

Until it closed in 1999, The Women’s Army Corps Museum at Fort McClellan in Anniston (pop. 25,774) highlighted women’s achievements in the military. In May it reopened as the U.S. Army Women’s Museum in Fort Lee, Va.

first appeared: 6/10/2001

Harper Lee, author of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, was born in 1926 in Monroeville (pop. 6,993). The classic, made into a movie, was her only published book.

first appeared: 6/3/2001

Actress Tallulah Bankhead, a native of Huntsville, was born into one of Alabama’s most notable families. Her grandfather and uncle were U.S. senators, and her father served as speaker of the House of Representatives.

first appeared: 5/27/2001

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