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Caroline Thompson
Strange Alabama- The Winston House
Alabama has had it's fair share of bad weather but on November 22, 1874, a devastating tornado took a life that was not prepared to perish. Her name was Judith Winston.
Although Winston tried to take cover, she was crushed under a pile of debris and died shortly after her sons retrieved her from under the rubble...
Strange Alabama- Burritt on the Mountain
Burritt on the Mountain not only refers to the majestic Burritt Mansion but also the surrounding 167-acre park and mountain surrounding it.
Built in 1937 in Huntsville, the Burritt Museum was originally the home to Dr. William Henry Burritt, a homeopathic physician and inventor...
Strange Alabama- The Wolf Woman of Mobile
In April of 1971, paranoia struck Mobile, Alabama when reports of a strange "Wolf Woman" came pouring in.
Citizens of Port City and Plateau claimed to encounter a creature that had the body of a wolf but the head of a beautiful woman. Although no one was ever harmed, inhabitants from these suburbs were supposedly chased home and stalked on many occasions...
The Vulcan Statue
Mounted atop Red Mountain in Birmingham, Alabama is the statue of the God of the Forge, also known as Vulcan. Not only does he have an interesting history but he also boasts a rather large behind.
Standing at 56 feet high and weighing 120,000 pounds, Vulcan was created in 1904 and is the largest cast iron statue in the world...
Strange Alabama- The Tinker Place
Although ghosts usually have a nasty reputation, some can be rather polite.
The Tinker Place in Greensboro, Alabama was built in 1835 for an elegant woman by the name of Susian Truman Tinker. She was known for throwing extravagant parties in her home and contributing much of her cultural knowledge to the small town...
Strange Alabama- Whiskey Tombstone
Most men are familiar with the saying "A happy wife is a happy life" and live by it religiously. But this was certainly not the case for one Barbour County man.
If you've ever visited the Clayton City Cemetery, it may seem pretty normal until you reach a whiskey-shaped grave marker...
Strange Alabama- Fastest Home Built
Although many houses take months or even years to be fully constructed, one house in Montevallo was assembled from the ground up in 3 hours, 26 minutes, and 34 seconds.
What started as a mere thought exploded into a full-blown event after Mark Davis, a Shelby County Habitat Board member, travelled to New Zealand to watch the previous home-building record be broken...
The Pioneer Museum
Located on the outskirts of Troy, Alabama, the Pioneer Museum is a fun exhibit the whole family can enjoy!
The entire foundation stretches over twenty-five acres with a working gristmill, historic log cabins, and a single-room schoolhouse...
Strange Alabama- The Confederate White House
Located in Montgomery, Alabama, the First White House of the Confederacy is known for housing Jefferson Davis and his family during the first year of the Civil War.
The home was built between 1832 and 1835 by an ancestor of Zelda Fitzgerald named William Sayre...
Strange Alabama- Leroy Brown
You may have heard the song "Bad Bad Leroy Brown" but did you know that this name also belonged to the most famous fish in America?
In 1973, Tom Mann, a celebrity in the fishing world, caught a largemouth bass with his special-made strawberry jelly worm...