History in Alabama

This coastal port saw one of the most significant battles of the Civil War.

Underneath this water pump, Annie Sullivan helped Keller speak her first words.

At this coffee shop, each drink celebrates African-American history and luminaries.

The remains of a foundry and old blast furnaces destroyed during the Civil War are preserved in this central Alabama park.

The permanent home of a 1960s traveling museum of tiny historical dioramas.

Colloquially known as "the lynching memorial," this is the United States' first memorial to the victims of racial terror at home.

An autonomous oak in Alabama.

The whimsical construction on the roof has given rise to many a Montgomery myth about its contents.

This small hut in the middle of a parking lot was once the wooded sanctuary of the 'Hermit of Montrose.'