Retrospect: The Selma Ordnance and Naval Foundry
Selma was key for the Confederacy, building cannon, small arms ammunition and outfitting ironclad vessels.
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Retrospect: An Alabama woman invents a standard part on today’s autos
Alabamian Mary Anderson invented the windshield wiper, filing a patent in 1903.
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Historic Alabama: One of the longest curved bridges in U.S.
The Benjamin Fitzpatrick Bridge, currently undergoing maintenance, was dedicated in 1940.
Historic Alabama: Poultry processing in Jasper
Marshall Durbin's new poultry processing plant could process 9,600 birds an hour in 1959.
Builder Horace King left an elegant legacy in Alabama
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
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Historic Alabama: Prattville Mercantile Company
A spa in Prattville now operates in a building that dates back to 1855.
Retrospect: Charles T. Pollard was Alabama’s train pioneer
Charles T. Pollard was Alabama's train pioneer, creating a line that stretched from Selma, Alabama, to West Point, Georgia.