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The quilts of Gee's Bend are quilts created by a group of women and their ancestors who live or have lived in the isolated African-American hamlet of Gee's Bend, Alabama along the Alabama River. The quilting tradition can be dated back to the nineteenth century and endures to this day. The residents of Gee’s Bend, Alabama, are direct ...
Appalachian folk art is a regional form of folk art based in the Appalachian region in the United States. In an article about the contemporary form of this art, Chuck Rosenak stated, "the definition of folk art is obscure". [1] Folk art is a way to convey the feelings and mannerisms of cultures through handmade visual art and communicates a ...
October 15, 1966 [1] Designated NHL. July 19, 1964 [2] Moundville Archaeological Site, also known as the Moundville Archaeological Park, is a Mississippian culture archaeological site on the Black Warrior River in Hale County, near the modern city of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. [3] Extensive archaeological investigation has shown that the site was the ...
Bettye Kimbrell (born November 22, 1936) is a master folk artist for quilting, and one of the charter members of the North Jefferson Quilter's Guild in Mount Olive, Alabama . In 1995 Kimbrell won the Alabama Folk Heritage Award, the highest honor for the traditional arts in Alabama. [1] Kimbrell received national attention in 2008 when she was ...
Website. pelicanplacegulfshores.com. Pelican Place at Craft Farms is a 372,000-square-foot (34,600 m 2) lifestyle center in Gulf Shores, Alabama. [1] It is planned to expand to 650,000 square feet (60,000 m 2). [2] It was designed by CMH Architects of Birmingham, the firm that also designed the Eastern Shore Centre in nearby Spanish Fort.
astc.org. The U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama is a museum operated by the government of Alabama, showcasing rockets, achievements, and artifacts of the U.S. space program. Sometimes billed as "Earth's largest space museum", astronaut Owen Garriott described the place as, "a great way to learn about space in a town that has ...
Trash performs internationally at theaters, fairs and festivals. Trash created the world’s first eco-friendly green magic set which is a little magic kit that can be used by children or adults. The magic kit is made of renewable bamboo and rubber tree wood, making it environmentally friendly.
Bridgeport Historic District. / 34.94944°N 85.71083°W / 34.94944; -85.71083. The Bridgeport Historic District is a historic district in Bridgeport, Alabama. Founded in the 1810s as a farming community, Bridgeport became a major transportation hub with the coming of the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad and Southern Railway in the ...