|
The Carl Elliott House Museum,
a new museum honoring Alabama Congressman Carl
Elliott (1913-1999), held its official public
opening on July 12. The house museum, located at
1700 Birmingham Avenue
, Jasper, Alabama, is owned and operated by
Bevill
State Community College.
|
|
Alabama Mining Museum
120 East Street, Dora 35062 | Phone: (205) 648-2442
History museum specializing in history of coal and other mining.
Open Tuesday-Friday 8:30am-3pm; Saturday 10am-2pm. Summer hours
8:30am -1:00pm.
Handicapped accessible.
Free admission.
The Alabama Mining Museum, designated by the State Legislature as
the official State Coal Mining Museum, focuses primarily on mining
from 1890 to 1940 when mining became an important industrial force
in the United States. The Museum tells the technological, social,
and human stories involved in Alabama's development into one of the
most important coal mining regions in the United States. Special
program includes a day at Wyatt Elementary School on the museum
grounds.
 |
