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Birmingham is a city that embraces its past, celebrating the good and learning from the bad. Founded in 1871 as a railroad stop, it was chosen for its rich iron ore, coal and limestone deposits—all necessary ingredients for steel production. Much later, it was the site of some of the country’s most violent racial conflicts. Today you’ll find these phases of its history as well as a strong commitment to the arts reflected in its attractions.

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EDITOR PICK6 Museums That Hit the Right Note for Jazz LoversAAA Travel Editor, Laurie Sterbens04/05/2023 : Learn all about jazz music at these 6 museums.6 Museums That Hit the Right Note for Jazz Lovers
ARTICLEEssentials • Revisit Birmingham’s age of heavy industry at,(20 32nd St. N.), one of the last places with a blast furnace in America. The factories and materials available for iron production made the city the South’s industrial center for nearly 90 years. Its economy eventually diversified, but the city’s moniker—named after the United Kingdom’s industrial center—is a fitting tribute. It’s also been called “The Pittsburgh of the South” and “The Magic City.”Essentials
NATIONAL PARKAbraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park Three miles south of Hodgenville on US 31E and SR 61, Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park preserves the birthplace of the 16th U.S. president. Lincoln was born on Feb. 12, 1809, in a one-room log cabin at Sinking Spring Farm, where he lived for the first 2.5 years of his life.Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
ARTICLEOne Day in Birmingham AAA editors suggest these activities for a great short vacation experience.One Day in Birmingham
NATIONAL PARKAndersonville National Historic Site Andersonville National Historic Site is 10 miles northeast of Americus on SR 49. It encompasses the Andersonville National Historic Site
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NATIONAL PARKApalachicola National Forest Stretching across four northwestern counties, the Apalachicola National Forest is the largest of Florida's three national forests. Its 571,088 acres of varied terrain include pine flatwoods, hardwood hammocks, swamp, rivers, lakes and two wilderness areas: Apalachicola National Forest
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NATIONAL PARKArkansas Post National Memorial On SR 169, 7 miles south of Gillett along the lower Arkansas River, the Arkansas Post National Memorial occupies 389 acres. Erected as a fort by the French in 1686, Arkansas Post was the first permanent European settlement in the lower Mississippi Valley. Ownership passed to Spain 1765-1800, then briefly reverted to France. With the Louisiana Purchase, the post became a frontier village.Arkansas Post National Memorial
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