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This covered bridge was located about 5 miles south of Brookwood, Ala., on Covered Bridge Road. It was thought to built about 1850 and was destroyed by fire in 1962. It was the last covered bridge in Tuscaloosa County.

The bridge was constructed…

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This covered bridge was located about 5 miles south of Brookwood, Ala., on Covered Bridge Road. It was thought to built about 1850 and was destroyed by fire in 1962. It was the last covered bridge in Tuscaloosa County.

The bridge was constructed…

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The stagecoach stop no longer exists, only the chimney remains, but was located on what was then the Cahaba-Tuscaloosa Road, now Dallas County Road 45, south of Marion.

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Frances and John C. Foster on Lady Jane Grey in front of the Murfee-Caples House, 185 17th Ave.

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Coal Barges at the Tide Water Coal Company Mines along the Black Warrior River.

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Train that ran for the DeBardeleben Coal and Iron Company which was incorporated in 1886.

DeBardeleben formed a partnership to open slope and shaft mines. Constructing railroad lines from mines used exclusively for the company's own purposes,…

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A drawbridge over the Black Warrior River that connected Northport to Tuscaloosa was used until late 1973 when the new Hugh Thomas Bridge was opened.

The drawbridge was built in 1922 at a cost of $196,511 on pillars that had been there since 1897.…

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Dixie Air Incorporated was located at the Hargrove Van De Graaff Field. In the 1950s, Dixie Air was not only a Fixed Base Operation (handling aircraft servicing needs) but also offered certified flight instruction. It was operated by "Doc" Carl,…

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The drawbridge that connected Northport and Tuscaloosa was built in 1922 at a cost of about $200,000 and was the sixth bridge built over the Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa. S.P. "Bill" Faucett, of Northport, was the first motorist to cross the new…

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This is the lift bridge that crossed the Black Warrior River from Northport to Tuscaloosa. It stood until the early seventies when the Hugh Thomas Bridge was built. The bridge emptied traffic onto Greensboro Avenue. In the foreground can be seen…
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