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The swimming club was located between Locks 10 and 11 on the north side of the Black Warrior River. Bath houses were on a large wooden barge. It was built by C. E. Abbott Jr. and widely used by young people. Girls at that time were quite modest and…

Windham Springs is home to a hot spring that was once frequented by people to cure such ailments as rheumatism, toe itch, colic, and stomach acidity.The countryside of Windham Springs is surrounded by giant rocks, hillsides covered with moss and an…

Josephine, Olivia, and Dorothy Murphy enjoy an afternoon swim on the banks of Hurricane Creek in the Brookwood area circa 1923.

The photograph was provided by John Earl, the son of Josephine Murphy Earl.

This swimming hole once existed on the property of Sam and Laurie Friedman on Bee Branch Road. The creek is Bee Branch, one of the five major tributaries to Hurricane Creek.
The Friedman family gathered here at their summer home, known as "Dogwood…

This American Legion Junior Baseball Team was sponsored by Tucker Motor Company in 1949.

In front is batboy Bobby Hanna.

Frist row from left: Cecil Ingram, Jimmy Walker, Tommy Belk, Buford Hamner, Neely Foster, Don Price and Steve…

Mrs. C.D. Smith wrote "Remember When: Lake Lorraine was Top Spot" for the Sesquicentennial Edition of the Tuscaloosa News.Click on the image above to read the article or read the text below.

This 1967 American Legion Post 34 baseball team was the only team to win the national championship from Alabama. The previous year, they were second. Mike Innes, who is in the photo, played baseball at the University of Alabama and in the minor…

L-R: Michael Owens, Michael Langford, Owen Holston, Freddie Yeager, Stanley Owens, Tommy Martin, Jimmy Smith, unknown, Alabama Coach Bear Bryant and Coach Harry Lee Langford, far right with his hand on his hip.

The team of 12-year-olds was having…

Three Gordo baseball players played on this team with Shoeless Joe Jackson. Verdo Elmore Sr., Lefty Winegard and Early Hall are in the photograph.

Published in The Tuscaloosa News on Oct. 22, 2018, as a historical photograph.