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Old 09-29-2008, 06:48 AM
 
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I will be traveling in northern Alabama in a few weeks and would very much appreciate some advice from viewers out there. I would like to visit small (15,000 or less), quaint, charming, high-quality towns with a historic district, nice old homes and interesting shops in the downtown area. For example, I've heard Tuscambia is a nice town. Could anyone please comfirm this and possibly suggest others? Thank you so much.
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Old 09-29-2008, 10:38 AM
 
Location: Alabama!
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Tuscumbia, yes. It's the home of Ivy Green, Helen Keller's childhood home, which is open for tours.
Then drive over to Florence, with great old buildngs. It might be a little bigger than your criteria, though.
Athens, home of Athens State University, a small upper 2-year college, and more wonderful old homes.
Hartselle, a vibrant downtown.
Cullman, founded by German Catholics, has a two-part downtown, historic monastery - very interesting and different history.
Fort Payne, not a lot of notable older buildings, but a beautifully scenic area.
Anniston, a lovely smaller town and full of all those notable tourist attractions!
More on the Alabama Mountain Lakes Association Web site (see post above).
Enjoy!
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Old 09-30-2008, 02:03 PM
 
Location: Floribama
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Red Bay is a charming little town.
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Old 04-01-2011, 06:05 AM
 
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Red face Desperately seeking home, too!

Does anyone have an opinion as to which of these towns would be the most welcoming for a newcomer? (THAT'S PROBABLY NOT THE BEST OPENING BUT, HEY,I'M TIRED AND CONFUSED..itsanexcuseanyway!)
What I would really like to find ANYWHERE is a charming cottage, near a college town and a fairly large city, but a bit secluded with 5 or 10 acres (or less)...I really have no idea where to go having lived overseas for years and recently moved back. I've considered leasing first and thought maybe Montevallo...but these towns have my curiosity peaked...!!
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Old 04-01-2011, 10:09 AM
 
Location: Alabama!
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Montevallo is a good choice, and close to Birmingham. Birmingham is growing out to it.
Athens has a small but very old university. You don't have to go very far to find open land.
Florence is also home to a small university, with plenty of land outside the city limits. Tuscumbia is just right next door.
Marion has Judson College (2-year women's college), Marion Military Institute (high school prep plus freshman college year), land begging for owners and antebellum homes available for a song.
Jacksonville AL has the 4-year Jacksonville State University. Not familiar with the town itself, but it's close to Anniston.

I think any of those would welcome a newcomer...Marion might be a little harder fit, because it's a much more rural area. But Athens is very close to Huntsville and is getting a lot of spillover from that growing town. Florence is pretty used to new folks. Any town with a college in it has newcomers in and out all the time.

Really, your best bet is to visit yourself.
Good luck, and welcome home!
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Old 04-02-2011, 05:03 AM
 
Location: Hazel Green, AL
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New Market has a very organized Downtown area. It has a little post office, BBQ place, elementary school, a few churches, a little uptown area, and there used to be a furniture store that was very old and made Downtown New Market look more historical, but it burned down two or three years ago.
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Old 04-02-2011, 05:04 AM
 
Location: Hazel Green, AL
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BTW New Market is up in the top right corner of Madison County right beside the town of Hazel Green.
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