{"id":624,"date":"2011-08-03T20:31:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-03T20:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2011\/08\/road-trip-ii-2011-eufaula-alabama-pretty-antebellum-town.html"},"modified":"2011-08-03T20:31:00","modified_gmt":"2011-08-03T20:31:00","slug":"road-trip-ii-2011-eufaula-alabama-pretty-antebellum-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2011\/08\/road-trip-ii-2011-eufaula-alabama-pretty-antebellum-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Road Trip II 2011: Eufaula, Alabama…Pretty Antebellum Town"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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On this last trip, I changed things up and bit and took US Route 231\/431 up the eastern border of Alabama.  This took us through Dothan, AL and Columbus, GA.  In the past we’ve gone through Montgomery, AL to head towards I-85.<\/p>\n

About halfway through this north-south route was a town called Eufaula, Alabama<\/a>, which sits on a gorgeous lake that straddles the Alabama\/Georgia border.  The Wikipedia link will describe the town’s antebellum and post-Reconstruction wealth, and this was evident in how gorgeous this town is.  Luckily, the town was (barely) spared during the American Civil War.  This visitor’s guide<\/a> has more information about the town’s history, and how the surrender at Appomatox might have spared the beautiful homes!<\/p>\n

Not only are there the beautiful buildings and impeccable landscaping, but the lake that winds through the town makes it a popular vacation spot for southern sportsmen.  I saw so many boats and RVs traveling up and down US 231\/431, likely headed for Lake Eufaula (also known as Walter F. George Lake<\/a>, named after a Georgia Senator, so it’s mainly those on the Georgia side who give it the latter name).<\/p>\n

Eufaula hosts a traditional Southern pilgrimage every spring<\/a>, I’d be interested in heading up there and touring some of the historic homes.<\/p>\n

When driving north last Wednesday through the town, I was delighted at how beautiful it was.  I made a plan to drive r-e-a-l s-l-o-w down N. Eufaula Street on the return trip on Sunday with my arm out the window with the camera.  That’s precisely what I did.  Enjoy these pictures I took…the traffic was very light and I was able to go about 15 mph down N. Eufaula Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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