Selma, Ala. Daily Photo: Alabama Point

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Monday, August 11, 2008

Perdido Pass Bridge

The Perdido Pass Bridge curves its way across Alabama Point to Ono Island and Perdido Key. The Florida line is close by. I took this photo from the Southern Rose tour boat as we were docking after a two-hour cruise. We saw homes along Ono Island and dolphins in Perdido Bay.

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Selma is among the oldest cities in Alabama and has the largest contiguous historic district. It is known for its Civil War and Civil Rights history. The Battle of Selma was one of the last fought in the War Between the States, and the town was a center for the Voting Rights Movement in the 1960s. Today, with a population of about 20,000, Selma is the largest town in the western Black Belt region. The Black Belt, named for the color of its soil, stretches across Central Alabama from Mississippi to Georgia.