The stories of Pickens County, AL
12 narrated audio stories from across Pickens County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
Pickens County Courthouse
A Little Grandness on Carrollton’s Square
How a rural courthouse borrowed big-city style and made it local.
Pickens County Courthouse
After the Fire, a Courthouse Endured
A courthouse that came after loss and stayed to anchor public life.
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A County Named Across the Line
Why an Alabama county bears the name of a South Carolina general.
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Why Alabama Has a Pickens County
A county name that crossed a state line with Revolutionary memory.
Pickens County Courthouse
Where Pickens County Keeps Time
A courthouse story about government, memory, and a clock tower over Carrollton.
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Behind Barbed Wire in Rural Alabama
How a remote Alabama camp held thousands of German POWs during World War II.
Pickens County Courthouse
A City Hat on a Country Square
A rural Alabama courthouse with big-city style and a memorable clock tower.
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Behind Barbed Wire in Pickens County
How a rural Alabama county became home to thousands of German POWs.
Camp Aliceville
When Camp Aliceville’s Fences Were Tested
A rural Alabama community confronted wartime escape attempts close to home.
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When the State Line Became a County
A frontier county forms fast on newly opened land.
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When Alabama’s Frontier Became Pickens County
A young state moves fast into west Alabama’s newly opened borderlands.
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Nowhere to Vanish in Pickens County
In rural Alabama, escape from Camp Aliceville was a very short-lived idea.
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