From Calvin Chappelle
Site Director, Confederate Memorial Park
437 County Rd. 63, Marbury, AL 36051
205-755-1990
(Marbury, AL) Confederate Memorial Park, a historic property of the Alabama Historical Commission, will host a special seasonal event on Saturday, Dec. 10, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The historic Mountain Creek Post Office will be decorated for Christmas and Santa Claus will be ready to greet visitors and take photographs. Visitors should bring their own cameras. In addition, a small exhibit will be on view highlighting the history of the Christmas season as it was experienced by the veterans, wives, and widows who lived at the Alabama Confederate Soldiers’ Home.
Spread over 102 acres of rolling wooded countryside near the center of the state, Confederate Memorial Park incorporates the site of Alabama’s only Confederate veterans’ home. Life for the old soldiers, called “inmates” at the Home, was better than most had known before their admission. The Home provided housing, meals, clothing, allowances, medical care and, for many, a place to die and be buried with dignity. The museum offers exhibits on the life of an Alabama Confederate veteran from recruitment to old age, including hundreds of artifacts from the Civil War and the Soldiers’ Home.
Admission is free but donations are encouraged. For additional information, call the museum at 205-755-1990.
Confederate Memorial Park is located at 437 County Road 63, Marbury, AL 36051. Attendees should enter through the South gate located closest to Hwy 143.
To learn more about Confederate Memorial Park or the Alabama Historical Commission please visit www.ahc.alabama.gov
Alabama Historical Commission
Located in historic downtown Montgomery at 468 S. Perry Street, the Alabama Historical Commission is the state historic preservation agency for Alabama. The agency was created by an act of the state legislature in 1966 with a mission to protect, preserve and interpret Alabama’s historic places. AHC works to accomplish its mission through two fields of endeavor: Preservation and promotion of state-owned historic sites as public attractions; and statewide programs to assist people, groups, towns, and cities with local preservation activities. For a complete list of programs and properties owned and operated by the AHC, hours of operation, and admission fees please visit www.ahc.alabama.gov
