The stories of Tuscaloosa County, AL
15 narrated audio stories from across Tuscaloosa County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
Tuscaloosa
How Tuskaloosa Became Tuscaloosa
A city name carrying the memory of a sixteenth-century clash.
Tuscaloosa
From Tuscaloosa to the Queen of the Blues
How Ruth Lee Jones became Dinah Washington and crossed American music.
Gorgas House Museum
The House the Fire Left Behind
How one surviving house carried a campus through war and rebuilding.
Tuscaloosa
When the Black Warrior Learned to Carry Industry
How locks and dams turned a river city into a shipping corridor.
Tuscaloosa
Why the Black Warrior Bears a Chief’s Name
A river’s English name carries the memory of Chief Tuskaloosa across west Alabama.
Black Warrior River
How the Black Warrior Learned to Carry Industry
A river shaped into a working corridor for coal, timber, and trade.
Tuscaloosa
When Alabama’s Capital Came and Went
How Tuscaloosa’s capital years still shape its downtown.
Tuscaloosa
When the Capital Came, and Left
How two decades of power left Tuscaloosa’s downtown forever marked.
Tuscaloosa
From Tuscaloosa to the Bronze Bomber
A late start, family pressure, and a heavyweight rise.
Black Warrior River
How a Chief’s Name Stayed on the Water
Why the Black Warrior carries the memory of Tuskaloosa through west Alabama.
Gorgas House
The House the Fire Left Behind
One surviving campus house carries the University of Alabama’s Civil War memory.
Tuscaloosa
How Tuskaloosa Became Tuscaloosa
A warrior’s name traveled from battle into Alabama’s map.
Tuscaloosa
From Tuscaloosa to the Queen of the Blues
How Ruth Lee Jones became Dinah Washington and changed American music.
Tuscaloosa
From Tuscaloosa to the Heavyweight Summit
A late start, a family turning point, and a world heavyweight title.
Capitol Park
When Alabama’s Capital Left, the Columns Stayed
How Tuscaloosa’s old statehouse became Capitol Park’s enduring ruins.
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