Welcome to Selma's Historic
Pilgrimage 2008!
Take a moment to step outside your normal routine and visit us as we take you
on a tour of some of Selma's Historic Homes and Locales. Enjoy the
adventure as we transport you back and forth through our city's history.

Ticket Headquarters - Vaughan-Smitherman
Bldg. (click for more info)
Buy your Pilgrimage tickets here
and visit the new third floor Hospital Exhibit, as well as, the local
political Museum on the second floor and don't miss the exhibit of posters and
array of documents related to slavery on the first floor.
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Thomas Helm Lee designed this Greek
revival Mansion. It is beautifully restored and is known as one
of the finest houses in the Southeast. Sturdivant Hall is a must
see for anyone visiting Selma..
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Visit
the Foundry and hear the sounds of the Jeff Davis Artillery as they
present a live fire exhibit of a Brooke Cannon. The cannon was
cast at the Official Confederate States Foundry in Selma. Period
Tools will be on display alongside the Foundry's own array of historic
machinery.
- CORN GRINDING DEMONSTRATIONS
SATURDAY
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The tranquil sounds of the
falls at Kenan's Mill were interrupted violently in the spring of 1865
as Union and Confederate Troops skirmished about the property.
Don't miss a chance to see the Mill in action, grinding corn.
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On
this site a five Historic Structures which the Selma-Dallas County
Historic Society has saved by moving them to a secure location,
Heritage Village. Glimpse the past with displays of 19th Century
medical equipment and furniture.
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The Old Depot Museum offers a window
into Selma's rich past. Journey from the town's founding in
1820, through the Industrial Revolution and past the Civil Rights
movement in 1965. Known as the L&N Railroad Station the Old
Depot served the people of Selma for manners years before becoming a
Museum.
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- Twilight is a special time when the
residents of Old Live Oak Cemetery come alive and visit with those
brave enough to meet them. Selma's own Encore Troupe brings to life
the inhabitants of the Cemetery.
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