Scotty Kirkland

Selma was key for the Confederacy, building cannon, small arms ammunition and outfitting ironclad vessels.

Alabamian Mary Anderson invented the windshield wiper, filing a patent in 1903.

From bridges to the staircase in the Alabama State Capitol to his stint as an Alabama state representative, Horace King left a legacy that endures

Charles T. Pollard was Alabama's train pioneer, creating a line that stretched from Selma, Alabama, to West Point, Georgia.

While the kettles have stopped frying chips in Birmingham, Golden Flake snacks are still available on grocery shelves.

Orville Wright was an instructor at the first civilian flight school in the country in Montgomery.

Preston and Velberta Chestnut launched their haircare products line through the Hair Research Laboratories Inc.

A man of faith, John J. Eagan believed that workers had a rightful share in the company they helped build.

Montgomery's history with baseball dates back to 1860s but it hasn't always been successful.

Huntsville's Harrison Bros. Hardware preserves more than just nuts and bolts.