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Mount Vernon/Searcy Hospital
Mount Vernon, located in south-central Mobile County, arose near Fort Stoddert, which was constructed by the federal government in 1799 to protect what was then the nation’s southern border. In 1873,...
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Thornton Dial
Thornton Dial was a gifted self-taught artist. He grew up in rural Emelle before moving to Bessemer and building Pullman cars for most of his adult life. After his retirement in the 1980’s, he began...
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Rosa Young
Known as the “mother of Black Lutheranism in central Alabama” and a strong advocate of education for rural children, Wilcox County native Rosa Young was instrumental in founding and promoting the...
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Alabama River Boats
With an abundance of navigable rivers in Alabama, steamboat traffic flourished and was the primary form of transportation for goods and people from the state’s founding into the 1880s. Many of the...
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Mobile Health Department
Mobile’s commitment to public health has been a component of the city’s illustrious history since its founding in 1702. The Board of Health was officially established in 1816 as the Mississippi...
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Augusta Evans Wilson
Augusta Jane Evans Wilson was a well-known novelist and philanthropist in the 19th century. Writing in the domestic fiction genre, she published nine novels – the most popular being St. Elmo and...
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George Washington Carver
As one of the most recognized names in agricultural research, George Washington Carver overcame numerous obstacles to achieve a graduate education and gain international fame as an educator, inventor,...
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Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute was developed out of a need for a deep understanding of race relations and civil rights issues. The Institute opened in 1992, spearheaded by Birmingham’s first...
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The Iron Bowl
The cultural importance of College football in the South is embodied in the Iron Bowl, the annual meeting of Auburn University and the University of Alabama. The rivalry stretches back to February 22,...
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Vulcan Statue and Park
The statue of Vulcan, Roman god of fire, looks down over the city of Birmingham from a height of almost 600 feet and watches over the city it was built to symbolize. The Birmingham Commercial Club...
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