Alabama History, Historic Sites & Points of Interest

Check out this great new story on Cheaha State Park, the highest point in Alabama, courtesy of www.twoegg.tv

http://bamahistory.blogspot.com/2015/11/cheaha-state-park-and-alabamas-highest.html

Fort Mims State Historic Site I receive a significant number of emails from people trying to find directions to Fort Mims State Historic Site in Tensaw, so I'm going to provide them here. Ho...

http://bamahistory.blogspot.com/2011/12/location-of-fort-mims-state-historic.html

U.S.S. Arizona in flames on December 7, 1941 Courtesy of the National Park Service The speech delivered by President Franklin D. Roosevelt one day after the surprise Japanese attack on the ...

http://bamahistory.blogspot.com/2011/12/december-7-1941-alabamians-at-pearl.html

Pea River at Hobdy's Bridge Battlefield The last major battle of the long series of wars between the warriors of the Creek Nation and the whites took place in Alabama on March 24, 1837. Spa...

http://bamahistory.blogspot.com/2011/11/battle-of-hobdys-bridge-alabama.html

Ghost Face in the Window Two of my favorite Southern ghost stories originate in Alabama: Carrollton's mysterious Face in the Window and Newton's legendary Sketoe's Hole ("The hole that will ...

http://bamahistory.blogspot.com/2011/10/halloween-2011-two-fascinating-alabama.html

Civil War era church in Campbellton One of the most tragic episodes involving Alabama's Civil War militia or, as they are often termed, "home guards," took place along the Florida state line...

http://bamahistory.blogspot.com/2011/10/civil-war-alabama-militiamen-meet.html

Marker on Summerville Road One of the least known facts of the Civil War is that its last major battle was fought along the Chattahoochee River in Phenix City, Alabama, and the adjacent city ...

http://bamahistory.blogspot.com/2011/09/phenix-city-battle-was-last-major.html

Lt. Col. Andrew Spurling, U.S.A. One of the most bizarre episodes of the Civil War in Alabama took place in September of 1864 when a party of men wearing Confederate uniforms rode into the So...

http://bamahistory.blogspot.com/2011/09/september-1864-undercover-yankees-in.html

Cemetery at Confederate Memorial Park A number of outlets of the national media have leveled fairly partisan attacks on the Confederate Memorial Park in Mountain Creek (for an example see ...

http://bamahistory.blogspot.com/2011/07/media-attacks-confederate-memorial-park.html

Grave of Hank Williams There is no denying that Hiram King Williams, known and loved by millions as Hank Williams, was one of the most influential figures in American musical history and one ...

http://bamahistory.blogspot.com/2011/07/hank-williams-grave-memorial-montgomery.html

Chattahoochee State Park One of the prettiest spots in the southeast corner of Alabama, Chattahoochee State Park is located just south of Gordon. Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps d...

http://bamahistory.blogspot.com/2011/07/chattahoochee-state-park-home-to.html

Old Columbia Jail One of the oldest and most unique structures in the Wiregrass area of Southeast Alabama is the little wooden jail in the Chattahoochee River town of Columbia. Believed to ...

http://bamahistory.blogspot.com/2011/07/old-columbia-jail-civil-war-era-jail-in.html

Cannon at Fort Gaines, Alabama General Edmund Pendleton Gaines (1777-1849) was one of the most significant figures in both Alabama and U.S. history, and while he did not live long enough to f...

http://bamahistory.blogspot.com/2011/06/fort-gaines-historic-site-dauphin.html

Cheaha State Park in Alabama One of my favorite summer destinations in Alabama is the stunningly beautiful Cheaha State Park located atop Alabama's tallest mountain. The temperature on top ...

http://bamahistory.blogspot.com/2011/06/cheaha-state-park-alabamas-highest.html

Gun from C.S.S. Tennessee Few naval battles of the Civil War captured the 19th century public's attention like the Battle of Mobile Bay, Alabama. For Northerners, Admiral Farragut's famed b...

http://bamahistory.blogspot.com/2011/06/gun-from-css-tennessee-selma-alabama.html

Confederate Earthworks at Spanish Fort One of the largest battles of the Civil War in Alabama was underway in earnest 146 years ago this week. For most of the month of March in 1865, Union ...

http://bamahistory.blogspot.com/2011/03/battle-of-spanish-fort-alabama-march.html

Alabama State Capitol Tomorrow marks the 150th anniversary of the inauguration of Jefferson Davis of Mississippi as the first and only President of the Confederate States of America. The ev...

http://bamahistory.blogspot.com/2011/02/inauguration-of-jefferson-davis.html

Alabama State Capitol Building The historic Alabama State Capitol Building became the capitol of a new nation 150 years ago today when delegates from seven Southern states met in Montgomery a...

http://bamahistory.blogspot.com/2011/02/confederate-states-of-america-formed-in.html

Fort Morgan Even before Alabama seceded from the Union on January 11, 1861, state militia forces began moving against U.S. military installations in the state. Fort Morgan at the mouth of Mob...

http://bamahistory.blogspot.com/2011/01/fort-morgan-in-1861-eyewitness-account.html

Original Flag in Museum With the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War now underway, many people across the nation are focusing on the past and the events that took place fr...

http://bamahistory.blogspot.com/2011/01/confederate-memorial-park-mountain.html

Alabama State Capitol It was 150 years ago this week that delegates meeting at the historic State Capitol in Montgomery voted to approve Alabama's secession from the Union. The secession vo...

http://bamahistory.blogspot.com/2011/01/alabama-state-capitol-secession-of.html

Coldwater Covered Bridge Visible from the westbound lanes of Interstate 20 at Oxford, the Coldwater Covered Bridge is the oldest covered bridge in the State of Alabama. Although some believ...

http://bamahistory.blogspot.com/2011/01/coldwater-covered-bridge-oxford-alabama.html

DeSoto Falls While you might not think of the winter as a great time to explore the outdoors, it is actually the best time of the years to see Alabama's waterfalls flowing at their best. On...

http://bamahistory.blogspot.com/2010/12/desoto-falls-desoto-state-park-fort.html

While many have heard of Fort Payne, Alabama - thanks largely to the success of the famous country music group Alabama and the growing popularity of nearby Little River Canyon National Preserve ...

http://bamahistory.blogspot.com/2010/11/fort-paynes-old-fort-reminder-of-trail.html

One of the most fascinating ghost stories in Alabama surrounds an incident that took place on the banks of the Choctawhatchee River at Newton during the Civil War. Rev. Bill Sketoe, a Methodis...

http://bamahistory.blogspot.com/2010/10/ghost-of-sketoes-hole-dale-county.html