A bald eagle perches in a pine tree and looks out over the area. The Bald Eagle is the National Bird of the United States.
Courtland is a small town in north Alabama. It officially became a town in 1819. It was founded along one of the oldest railroads in Alabama. Many old historical items can still be seen there today. Pictured here is an old horse mounting stone. Two hundred years ago these stones were placed at regular intervals along the side of city streets to help ladies get up on their horses.
On a December afternoon, the rolling hills of Tennessee are a pretty sight.
Here are three shots from Chickamauga National Battlefield, just south of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
In the center picture the text on the monument reads:
"In tender memory of Alabama soldiers who fought and fell on Chickamauga battlefield. - This shaft shall point to those exciting scenes and visions long since flown. For Memory is the only friend that Grief can call its own."
A very old picture of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson hangs inside Borroum's Drugstore in Corinth, Mississippi.
A very old cemetery in the middle of Athens, Alabama.
An old trunk displays two old keys at the Decatur Historic Railroad Depot Museum in Decatur, Alabama.
The old L&N freight depot in Athens, Alabama is now a Veteran's Museum, but the back has changed very little over the years. If you look closely you can see where the old sign was painted over without removing the older painted sign.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad operated for 132 years under that name until it was bought out in 1971.
The history and culture of America are still visible in 2024 if you will take notice as you move around your local area. You just just have to take time to look and think about what you are seeing.
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