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First Capital Rediscovery Wagon Tour Saturday, September 3 10 am – 11 am Old Cahawba Archaeological Park, Orrville (near Selma)
MEDIA CONTACT: Jacqulyn Kirkland, 334-230-2690 or jacqulyn.kirkland@ahc.alabama.gov
How much do you know about Cahawba as Alabama's first state capital? More importantly, how much is myth and how much is fact? Bring an open mind for this wagon tour and together we will rethink what we were told in our 4th grade textbooks after encountering the physical evidence at Old Cahawba.
NOTE: There are only 28 seats on this wagon tour, and visitors will be seated on a first come, first served basis.
Directions: From downtown Selma, take Highway 22 (Dallas Avenue) west 8.6 miles. Cross over the Cahaba River and turn left onto County Road 9 and follow this 3.3 miles until it dead ends. Turn left onto County Road 2 and follow this 1.5 miles until you see the Welcome Center on the right. Welcome Center Address: 9518 Cahaba Road, Orrville, AL 36767.
Fee: $10.00 adults, $8.00 children
For more information contact Linda Derry at cahawba@bellsouth.net or call the park at 334-872-8058.
Cahawba lies at the confluence of the Alabama and Cahaba Rivers, and from 1819 to 1826 it served as Alabama’s first capital. Today, the Alabama Historical Commission owns and operates this significant archaeological site.
The Alabama Historical Commission protects, preserves, and interprets Alabama’s historic places and is the State Historic Preservation Office.
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