Inside the World of Collectible License Plates By Jim Winnerman Did you know Alabama license plates were once fired in an oven and made of porcelain? Vance George, 60, of Huntsville, and Paul Majerick, 82, of Montgomery, own several of those historic first state plates,...
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Some of Alabama’s mirthful monikers, explained By Emmett Burnett “What’s in a name?” said Shakespeare, in “Romeo and Juliet.” “Plenty!” answered Alabama, the state with dozens of municipality, community, and bridge monikers – whimsical, curious, and slap out odd. Actually, ‘Slap Out’ is one of...
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Story and Photos by Katie Jackson More than a decade ago, my husband and I made what we thought would be a quick stop just off the Natchez Trace National Scenic Byway in Alabama to see a wall. Not just any wall, though. It was...
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