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Landmark Park - Dothan, Alabama
Located on the northern edge of the modern city of Dothan,
Alabama, Landmark Park offers visitors a chance to step back in
time to experience the history of a region known as the "Wiregrass."
The name comes from wiregrass, a wiry plant that grows in tufts in
the pine woods stretching through Mississippi, Florida, Alabama
and Georgia. A favorite food for quail and gopher tortoises, it does
not live north of South Carolina. If you would like to learn more about
wiregrass and see photographs, please click here.
This region spawned a unique culture of small communities and
farms dating back to the early 1800s. This was the "other South," far
removed from the large mansions and slave quarters of the
plantation belts. Most of the people of the Wiregrass, regardless of
race, were hard working and honorable. The attended church on
Sundays, worked hard to provide for their families, and carved
homes, farms and towns from the piney woods.
Much of this culture has faded away now, but traces can still be
found here and there. One of the best places to explore it is
Landmark Park. The park is home to Alabama's official Museum of
Agriculture and also features natural areas, boardwalks and even a
planetarium. For history buffs, though, its real highlight is an
astounding collection of historic structures assembled from around
the Wiregrass. Ranging from the beautiful old Waddell House,
which for years overlooked a busy Dothan intersection, to log barns,
a blacksmith shop, a one room school, historic church and historic
business buildings, the Landmark Park collection is one of the best
in the South.
Visitors can explore life as it was lived a century ago. An authentic
farm surrounds the Waddell House. The fields and gardens are
tended year round, the structures are all equipped with authentic
furniture and tools and the stores look inside and out just as they did
years ago.
Landmark Park is located off U.S. 431 North in Dothan. The park is
open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on
Sundays from 12 noon until 6 p.m. For more information, you can
visit their website by clicking here.
Alabama, Landmark Park offers visitors a chance to step back in
time to experience the history of a region known as the "Wiregrass."
The name comes from wiregrass, a wiry plant that grows in tufts in
the pine woods stretching through Mississippi, Florida, Alabama
and Georgia. A favorite food for quail and gopher tortoises, it does
not live north of South Carolina. If you would like to learn more about
wiregrass and see photographs, please click here.
This region spawned a unique culture of small communities and
farms dating back to the early 1800s. This was the "other South," far
removed from the large mansions and slave quarters of the
plantation belts. Most of the people of the Wiregrass, regardless of
race, were hard working and honorable. The attended church on
Sundays, worked hard to provide for their families, and carved
homes, farms and towns from the piney woods.
Much of this culture has faded away now, but traces can still be
found here and there. One of the best places to explore it is
Landmark Park. The park is home to Alabama's official Museum of
Agriculture and also features natural areas, boardwalks and even a
planetarium. For history buffs, though, its real highlight is an
astounding collection of historic structures assembled from around
the Wiregrass. Ranging from the beautiful old Waddell House,
which for years overlooked a busy Dothan intersection, to log barns,
a blacksmith shop, a one room school, historic church and historic
business buildings, the Landmark Park collection is one of the best
in the South.
Visitors can explore life as it was lived a century ago. An authentic
farm surrounds the Waddell House. The fields and gardens are
tended year round, the structures are all equipped with authentic
furniture and tools and the stores look inside and out just as they did
years ago.
Landmark Park is located off U.S. 431 North in Dothan. The park is
open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on
Sundays from 12 noon until 6 p.m. For more information, you can
visit their website by clicking here.
Landmark Park - History in the Wiregrass
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| The Waddell House - Landmark Park For many years a fixture at a busy Dothan intersection, the Waddell House was saved from progress and now sits quietly at Landmark Park. |
| The Waddell House and Authentic Farm The Waddell House is the center of activity for an authentic Wiregrass Farm, lovingly restored and operated by the staff at Landmark Park. |
| Historic Village at Landmark Park In addition to the historic farm, Landmark Park also preserves a number of other structures, including business establishments, a school and church. |
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