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| Aldrich
Coal Mining Museum Montevallo
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| This historic industrial attraction features coal mining memorabilia, vintage equipment and photographs of the town of Aldrich at its coal-mining peak. | |
| Location:
County Road 10, West of Montevallo More Information: (205) 665-2886 |
| The
American Village Montevallo |
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| The American Village is a national pioneering civic education center consisting of 113 acres, featuring unique interactive living history experiences for all ages. The Park is complete with various colonial buildings patterned after George Washington's Mt. Vernon, the Bruton Parish Chapel of Williamsburg, a colonial courthouse and the Presidential Oval Office. | |
| Location:
I-65 Exit 234; Follow signs; approximately four miles toward Montevallo More Information: (205) 665-3535 or 1-877-811-1776 |
| Heart
of Dixie Railroad Museum Calera |
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| This volunteer-operated museum has exhibits of the people and equipment that made railroading critical to the region and state. Board a train at the turn-of-the-century depot and view the scenic forests of Shelby County. | |
| Location:
I-65 Exit 228; follow signs to museum (Hwy 25 Calera) More Information: (205) 668-3435 or 1-800-943-4490 |
| Karl C. Harrison Museum of George Washington Columbiana | |
| This volunteer-operated museum has exhibits of the people and equipment that made railroading critical to the region and state. Board a train at the turn-of-the-century depot and view the scenic forests of Shelby County. | |
| Location:
50 Lester Street, Columbiana (next to Harrison Regional Library) More Information: (205) 669-8767 |
| Shelby County Museum and Archives Columbiana |  |
| This restored courthouse, circa 1854, holds treasures for genealogists and history buffs alike. The Shelby County Historical Society has additional information on other points of interest, including Shelby Springs Confederate Cemetery. | |
| Location:
Main Street Columbiana More Information: (205) 669-3912 |
| Shelby Iron Works Shelby | |
| One of only two such mills existing in the South at the outbreak of the Civil War, this plant produced the armor that covered the hull of the famous Confederate gunboat "Tennessee". The Park features living history demonstrations and tours by request. | |
| Location:
County Road 42, Shelby More Information: (205) 669-5385 |
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