If you have never visited Selma, Spring is a beautiful time of year,
and Pilgrimage Weekend (March 15-16) is filled tours of historic homes,
buildings, art shows and a cemetery "ghost" tour.
For the letter "B" over at ABC Wednesday, I chose a photo
of the 1858 Baker-Brooks House. It was built by George Baker,
a Philadelphia native who moved South and developed uses
for cottonseed oil. He built Selma's first cottonseed oil mill
and was a major financial contributor to many community projects.
During the Civil War, the house was in the flight path
of Battle of Selma forces that fled to Valley Creek and the Alabama River.
A mortally wounded Union soldier found refuge inside but died in the front hall.
If you are very astute, you might be able to locate the area
in the yard where a tunnel was dug to store food.
Linking to ABC Wednesday and City Daily Photo Blogs
17 comments:
i could live quite happily in this home!
This is a beautiful place. I would love to tour it.
nice fence line. ( :
A Union solider dying in the hallway...a hidden food tunnel -- wow, very interesting history. And, the house is pretty too. I like your composition and that you included the fence, front porch, flowering bush, Spanish moss and magnolia leaves. Everything together really says 'South' to me.
especially love the pillars!
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
Beautiful house and interesting post !
beautiful photo, Janet!
Gina, This house is just waiting for you to paint!
I was hoping so :) Thanks Janet :)
Very nice with that bright pop of red.
A Beautiful home...with such an interesting history!!! Is this a historical site now or a private home?
Chieftess, This is a private home.
SO lovely...
The composition of your photo is really quite lovely: angle of the house, red shrub and fence all work together to make a terrific snapshot.
Beautiful. I am making note for when I visit!
Love the history of old homes and really like the fence line in the photo.
Leslie
abcw team
Such a beauty! I can't find where that tunnel was though.
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