backroad history

Cherry Street AME Church: The Church That Defied Dothan

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Front view of Cherry Street AME Church in Dothan, Alabama, showing the historic red-brick exterior and wide front steps beneath a clear morning sky.

Some stops don’t call ahead — they just wait quietly until you stumble into their orbit. On the last morning of Alabama Road Trip #2, Dusty and I found ourselves with a little time to kill before the Dothan Visitor’s Center opened. So we did what any good backroad wanderers do: we followed the trail … Read more

Echoes in the Piney Dark: Sadler Plantation’s Civil War Secrets

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Sadler Plantation House in McCalla, Alabama

An Unplanned Stop Worth the U-Turn We weren’t even supposed to be here. Dusty and I were rolling toward Tannehill Historic State Park when a weathered wooden sign caught my eye: Sadler Plantation Home, Circa 1838. Before my brain caught up with my hands, I’d whipped the truck into an illegal U-turn. Murph laughed the … Read more