Troy Alabama

From “Junk” to a Living Village: Pioneer Museum of Alabama

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Historic dogtrot log cabin at Pioneer Museum of Alabama in Troy, featuring a wide metal roof, central breezeway, wooden porch, and fallen leaves covering the ground beneath surrounding trees.

There are places that preserve history… and then there are places that feel like they rescued it. The Pioneer Museum of Alabama is one of those places. At first glance, it looks like a collection—cabins, tools, artifacts gathered neatly together. But the longer you spend there, the more you realize this isn’t just a museum. … Read more