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Picturesque Red Chapel in Rural Alabama

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Picturesque Red Chapel in Rural Alabama

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

[Hale County, AL]

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Forgotten Alabama Church Now Home to a Colony of Bats

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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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My name is Kelly and I am the photographer, researcher, and cemetery advocate behind this project. Join me as I wander the South, looking for the places time forgot.

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