Baker-Brooks House

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