The Postmaster, the Columns, and the City That Refused to Stay Small: The Story of the Dothan Federal Building

Front view of the Dothan Federal Building showing its six tall Doric columns, granite steps, and Classical Revival façade under a bright Alabama sky.

When Dusty and I found ourselves wandering the quiet early morning streets of Dothan after visiting the Cherry Street AME Church, we weren’t expecting to be stopped in our tracks by a federal building. But there it was — rising at the corner of West Troy and North Foster — a granite-anchored, column-crowned monument that … Read more

Cherry Street AME Church: The Church That Defied Dothan

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

Claybank Church: A Log Cabin Sanctuary With Stories In The Walls

Claybank Log Church & Cemetery

Alabama Road Trip #2 | Side Road Saturday We were headed to chase ghosts, if I remember right.A haunted house, a tip, a rumor. But then a brown sign blinked past our window: Claybank Log Church. Dusty and I locked eyes.The brakes answered before we did. There’s something magical about unplanned stops—the kind that don’t … Read more

Landmark Park: Where the Past Still Plows the Fields

Landmark Park Welcome

If you’ve ever wondered what it felt like to step into a simpler time—when church bells rang on Sundays, kids learned their letters in a one-room schoolhouse, and peanuts weren’t just snacks but sacred harvest—you’ll want to wander through Landmark Park in Dothan, Alabama. Spread out over 100 acres of heritage and heart, this isn’t … Read more