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Street Murals of Dothan, Alabama

February 25, 2024
(Photos and memories of February 14, 2013)
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Dothan, Alabama, is the seat of Houston County, Alabama. I found Dothan to be full of life. Downtown is a set of narrow streets lined with old brick buildings of odd shapes and sizes, and enough shops and restaurants to please everyone.

I took a bunch of photos of vivid murals along St. Andrews Street. The murals depict old Fort Scott, the Steamboat Era, Creek Indian chiefs, the Dothan riot of 1889, the famous Tuskegee Airmen, and favorite-son-turned-movie-star James Mack Brown. They are a history lesson about this part of the country.

Some of the murals describe life in this rural southeastern Alabama town — full of turpentine, logging, cotton, and country music. That’s awesome, since Alabama is often overlooked by the rest of the country.

The Houston County courthouse stands at the central intersection in town. It was built in the 1960s but renovated in 2002.

Here are some other memorable photos from Dothan: The classical style of the Federal Building, the Freemason’s Hall, some Southern restaurants, and a statue of a young boy wailing on a guitar with a bow.

Plastic decorated peanuts can be found throughout Dothan; southeast Alabama is prolific peanut producing region.

This is my favorite mural of all of them.

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All photos were taken by the author on February 14, 2013.

My lifetime hobby is traveling to all of America’s county courthouses, and each month, I post about a visit to a scenic or exciting county seat. It’s a hobby, and donations are greatly appreciated to help cover my costs.
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Tim