Tag: Historic Alabama
Historic Alabama: Nitrate production comes to the Shoals
Two nitrate plants and a dam were created to support the war effort.
Historic Alabama: Chemistry for the front lines
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.'s plant in Gadsden relied on women to fill its chemistry lab during World War II.
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.
Historic Alabama: Prattville Mercantile Company
A spa in Prattville now operates in a building that dates back to 1855.
Historic Alabama: Blast from the past
A look at a furnace from the mid-1800s.
Historic Alabama: Banking on it
A key building in Montgomery's downtown.
Historic Alabama: Tubes and testing…
Wilson Dam, in North Alabama, predates the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Historic Alabama: Generating electricity…
Wilson Dam, in North Alabama, predates the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Historic Alabama: Still playing ball at Rickwood
Baseball is still being played in the nation's oldest professional baseball park.