Greensboro, Alabama

Coker, Alabama

Weather: low 41 degrees, high 70 degrees, morning fog, clear skies

Today, we were offered some turnip greens and mustard greens by our outstanding landlords. They have got to have the greenest thumbs, because they seem to be able to grow anything. In the afternoon, we went over to the garden and picked enough turnip greens to feed an army. Carolyn cleaned and prepared a big pot of them to put in the freezer for later this next week. We took the rest of the greens out to Terri's house so we could clean and prepare them for the freezer. There is more room there, and it is much easier to do stuff like that in the house. That will be part of our day's work for tomorrow. Later, we will go back and get some mustard greens. Good eatin' is on the way!!

When we arrived at the house this afternoon, we saw three deer in the front yard. We don't worry about the deer doing any damage, but are still keeping an eye out for the armadillos. It looks like the moth balls are keeping them out of the flower beds.

Yesterday, our ride took us south of Tuscaloosa on US 69. We passed through Moundville, which I wrote about in yesterday's post, and continued on to Greensboro, which is about 30 miles from Tuscaloosa. I'm sorry to say that it was very difficult to find much history on the town. It is obviously an old town, and from the little bit of information I have been able to find, it appears the area was given as a grant more than two hundred years ago from the King of England to a man named Fortis. Descendants of the original owners still live in the area, but their land holdings have been whittled down to 28 acres.

There was obviously something that supported the area well many years ago because of the many fine older homes that we saw. Unfortunately, the area seems to be in a decline. Since the 2000 census, the population has declined by about five percent, and the decline is continuing. That is especially painful to a town that only had about 2700 people in 2000.

We were impressed by the number and quality of older houses that would probably be a draw to tourists if the town was located in a more accessible area. We enjoyed seeing the town and the old houses. Below are some pictures of the town and houses.


















Below is a picture of the downtown area.


Next is a picture of the courthouse. Note that the statue in front is of a Confederate soldier and around the statue are the names of soldiers from the area that served in the Confederate Army. Quite a change from a lot of areas we have been to that have chosen to remove anything that commemorates that period of our country's history. Trying to put it out of sight or mind doesn't mean it didn't happen. Sometimes, it seems like this political correctness stuff gets out of hand.


More later, be safe.

Today's Town - Greensboro, Alabama: The Catfish Capital Of Alabama

Not all who wander are lost.