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Antebellum Alabama Plantation in Ruins

Antebellum Alabama Plantation in Ruins

The ruins of Elm Bluff hold the story of Alabama’s earliest settlers and the people who came to be enslaved here.

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Antebellum Alabama Church Abandoned

Antebellum Alabama Church Abandoned

This antebellum Alabama church was built in the 1830s but was abandoned long ago. Today, a new spirit inhabits it’s walls.

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Dogtrot Home in Alabama Sits Empty

Dogtrot Home in Alabama Sits Empty

This abandoned Alabama dogtrot home sits at a quiet rural crossroads that used to be busy with activity.

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Picturesque Red Chapel in Rural Alabama

Picturesque Red Chapel in Rural Alabama

This beautiful church + cemetery have been lovingly maintained for 185 years.

[Hale County, AL]

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Historic Hotel and Store Left Behind in Alabama

Historic Hotel and Store Left Behind in Alabama

This old railroad town is much quieter today than it once was

[Clarke County, AL]

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Historic Manor House in Alabama Can’t Find A New Owner

Historic Manor House in Alabama Can’t Find A New Owner

Built in 1906, this impressive mansion in Alabama has been on the market for years.

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Forgotten Alabama Church Now Home to a Colony of Bats

Forgotten Alabama Church Now Home to a Colony of Bats

This church sits forgotten, with no signage or markers to tell us her stories. 

[Sumter County, AL]

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Historic Methodist Church Sits Unused in Alabama

Historic Methodist Church Sits Unused in Alabama

Built in 1882, this is the second church built by this congregation. 

[Wilcox County, AL]

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Old Alabama House Has a Fascinating Story

Old Alabama House Has a Fascinating Story

Built in the 1840s, the story of this house began with an orphan from Tennessee and ended with a freedman who spent his life reuniting his family.

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Abandoned Alabama Home Sits In Limbo

Abandoned Alabama Home Sits In Limbo

Built in 1870, this home has sat empty for many years but its current owner is giving it a new lease on life!

[Russell County, Alabama]

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