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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.

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Retrospect: Requiem for Alabama-made Golden Flake snacks

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

Historic Alabama: Blast from the past

A look at a furnace from the mid-1800s.

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Historic Alabama: Banking on it

A key building in Montgomery's downtown.

Retrospect: The Wright Brothers fly high over Montgomery in 1910

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

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