Cheap Things To Do in Coker, Alabama

Lake Lurleen State Park is named after Alabama’s only female governor. Lurleen Wallace, the wife of former Governor George C. Wallace, was a native of Tuscaloosa County. As Governor she was i... More on alapark.com

Operation Schedule : Open 7 am�9 pm. ; Description : Located on 250-acre lake. Fishing, swimming, modern camping, picnic areas, playgrounds, ... More on 800Alabama.com

Operation Schedule : Open Sept.-May: M-F 9-4:30, Sun. 2-5; May-Aug.: M-F 10-noon & 2-4. ; Description : Gallery offers venue for contemporary art. 8�10 exhibitions annually, ... More on 800Alabama.com

Inscription. James Shirley built this raised cottage in 1838, using Federal and Greek Revival detailing. Constructed of local handmade brick, it was home for him, his wife, Mary Ann Christian Shirley, and his mother, Elizabeth Shirley. ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The remains of Burns' Shoals now lie nearly 40 feet underwater. This rock outcropping was the first of the shoals known as the "Falls of Tuscaloosa" and represents the "Fall Line" or contact point of the Coastal Plain ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Born a slave in South Carolina in 1807, Horace King became a master bridge builder while working with John Godwin. With the aid of Tuscaloosa Robert Jemison, King was freed by act of the Alabama legislature in 1846. He ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The Capitol in Tuscaloosa was designed by English-born architect, William Nichols, who served as State Architect from 1826 1832. Nichols also designed and built the campus of The University of Alabama. Before coming to ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Plied for thousands of years by Indians, then by early explorers and American settlers, this river extends 169 miles from the Sipsey and Mulberry Forks near Birmingham to its confluenc... More on HMDB

Inscription. Navigation improvements to the Black Warrior River (1888-1895) spurred marine commerce throughout the 20th century. Local ship-builders included the Perkins Brothers, Herman & Son, Cor... More on HMDB

Inscription. From 1887-1915, seventeen locks and dams were constructed on the Warrior Tombigbee Rivers. The first 3 were built on the fall line in Tuscaloosa. This was the site of No. 3, later No. 12. The Warrior Tombigbee Development ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Born in South Carolina in 1813, Benjamin Farrar Eddins raised and led a company of volunteers that served in the 41st Alabama Infantry Regiment. Retired due to ill health, he returned to lead the Home Guards, a militia ... More on HMDB

Inscription. To identify their work masons often carved special marks into the bottom, sides, or back of the stones. Their supervisors were thus able to distinguish between the quality and quantity of each mason's work. Blocks for ... More on HMDB