Ruins That Built a Town: The Story Hidden in Enterprise City Cemetery

Wide view of Enterprise City Cemetery in Alabama with rows of weathered gravestones and monuments under cloudy skies, with a red water tower visible in the distance.

Every town carries its history in different ways. Some keep it in museums. Some tell it through monuments. And some—like Enterprise, Alabama—leave it quietly resting in the ground, waiting for someone to notice. At first glance, Enterprise City Cemetery looks like many others across the South. Rows of headstones stretch beneath wide magnolia trees. Marble … Read more

We Finally Found the Historic Marker We Kept Passing in Alabama

Exterior view of First Methodist Church in Enterprise, Alabama, showing the historic Gothic-style church with tall steeple and arched stained-glass windows under a clear blue sky.

The Sign That Wouldn’t Stop Lying There are two kinds of brown highway signs in this world:the helpful ones… and the ones that gaslight you for years. Somewhere along a busy stretch of road in Enterprise, there’s a sign that confidently points toward a historic marker. We saw it once, followed it, and found nothing. … Read more

Orlando to Alabama Road Trip #1 – Day Two Itinerary

Map of Day Two of Alabama Road Trip #1 showing stops 6 through 14 around Enterprise and Dothan, Alabama.

The first day of our first Alabama road trip was all about getting to Dothan with a few cool stops along the way. The second day of our Alabama Road Trip was part explore Enterprise, Alabama and part business. Dusty’s mom passed away a year before this trip and Dusty made a promise to her … Read more

Enterprise Alabama Historic Depot Museum – Travel Made Personal

Enterprise Alabama Historic Depot Museum

If there’s one thing Dusty and I have learned on the road, it’s that sometimes the best stories come from the waiting. We rolled into Enterprise, Alabama, a little ahead of schedule for our visit to The Depot Museum. The place wasn’t open yet, so we wandered down Main Street toward a landmark that always … Read more