SYLACAUGA, Ala. - Do you take clothespins, your toothbrush, your mom's ironing board, your morning syrup pitcher, fire hydrants, boat rowing and steering systems, a fishing lure, your car's tire pressure monitor, automatic train switches, and even your neighbor's cool fallout shelter for granted?Seriously.Think...
SYLACAUGA, Ala. - Episodes of the television series Industry on Parade, first broadcast in 1950, highlighted American manufacturing and business, and the first seven minutes of the third show in July 1951 focused on Sylacauga and Avondale Mills.
SYLACAUGA, Ala. - From the late 19th century through the mid-20th century, people shared their travel adventures with friends, family, and relatives by mail and often by postcard. In the simpler days of no instant electronic connections, other than perhaps expensive metered telephone calls,...
SYLACAUGA, Ala. -- The Office of War Information was created during World War II as part of the U.S. government's Victory Program. Its mission: to enhance public understanding of the war at home and abroad; coordinate government information activities; and handle liaison with the...
SYLACAUGA, Ala. - A copy of the 1962 Sylacauga-Childersburg phonebook illustrates how different life was 59 years ago.The small format was much like a Reader’s Digest magazine. Its introduction and telephone number listings spanned 58 pages, with another 83 devoted to a Yellow Pages...
WINTERBORO, Ala. - The roughly $19 million Winterboro opened its doors for Winterboro High School and Sycamore Elementary School students this morning.