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REMEMBER WHEN: The W.P.A. built Andy High

A vast trail of public improvements for Alabama was disclosed in October 1941 in a report published in The Andalusia Star. These projects performed by ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Friday, August 28, 2020 5:06 pm

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REMEMBER WHEN: School days in 1939

“School days, school days, dear ole golden rule days…” “ANDALUSIA’S NEW HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING” is the headlines in the October 5, 1939 Andalusia Star, a ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Friday, August 21, 2020 11:25 pm

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REMEMBER WHEN: R.C. Cola and a Moon Pie

There was nothing better for a snack in the 1950s and 1960s than an RC Cola and a Moon Pie!  Someone wrote a “hillbilly” song ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Friday, August 14, 2020 6:22 pm

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REMEMBER WHEN: 100+ years of Andalusia Boy Scouts

The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is the largest scouting organization and one of the largest youth organizations in the United States with 2.3 million ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Friday, August 7, 2020 7:00 pm

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REMEMBER WHEN: Post WWII Hotels/Motels in Andalusia

After World War II, a new concept in hotels emerged in the business world – the motel. Dictionaries define the term like this – “A ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Friday, July 31, 2020 4:15 pm

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REMEMBER WHEN: ‘The hotel that never was’

Recently some old papers and documents were discovered in an abandoned residence in Andalusia and were brought to me at my office. Looking through all ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Friday, July 24, 2020 8:20 pm

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REMEMBER WHEN: 75th anniversary of the end of WWII

This year 2020 marks the 75th anniversary (1945-2020) of the event that ended World War II. It will be remembered by those still living who ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Friday, July 17, 2020 6:46 pm

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REMEMBER WHEN: 100th anniversary for women’s rights

This year 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment to the Constitution giving women in the U. S. the right ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Friday, July 10, 2020 5:19 pm

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Remember When: The Dream Park

Twenty years ago an extraordinary six-day event took place in Andalusia. Volunteers from all walks of life and citizens of all ages worked together to ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Friday, June 26, 2020 7:29 pm

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Remember When: Pictures of historic buildings

We found some interesting pictures this week at the Three  Notch Museum, the former Central of Georgia Depot on Historic Central and Tisdale Streets. Built ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Friday, June 19, 2020 7:29 pm

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