
City in Alabama, United States
Photo: Audemus Defendere, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Scottsboro is in the Mountains region of Alabama and is the seat of Jackson County, having enlivened a railroad mode of commerce there. It is a memorial to a seemingly rare instance where civil rights prevailed in the otherwise rather torn history of equality in this country, in a case known as the Scottsboro Boys. It's also the site of a unique venue where unclaimed airline baggage is publicly sold.
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This museum relates the story of how 9 African American youths were alleged to have raped two white women aboard a train in 1931 and summarily convicted through mob acts and extrajudicial measures, but who thankfully were eventually exonerated by the US Supreme Court, thereby setting precedent for effective counsel and right to juries for defendants. Jackson County also commemorated the Scottsboro Boys plight in 2004 with a plaque in front of the courthouse.
For those interested in metal artwork, you can see here some creativity at hand using leftovers from the demolished BB Comer Bridge. Basically it's a steel girder pyramid and not terribly exciting.
Local history museum/recreated pioneer village type place.
It might not look like too much, but this depot was more or less the lifeblood of Scottsboro for the longest time, and is one of only 3 pre-Civil War train depots remaining in Alabama. It was the site of a battle between Union and Confederate troops both fighting for control.
A historic communal gathering place of the Cherokee and where European settlers even first convened to hold court. Now known for its bat population.
A relaxing place by the river where you can purchase food to feed the ducks or walk out on a dock and appreciate the scenery.
Some little Southern delectables, in a big old house.
It has one of those devices so that medically disabled people can enjoy the outdoor pool too.
This place looks like a ski chalet and has quite the inviting indoor hot tub and pool.
Manicured resort place on the Tennessee River/Guntersville Lake.
Here you can go hog wild over unclaimed laptops or panty hose or any number of things recovered from airplanes that passengers have left behind. It has almost singlehandedly made Scottsboro famous, and you can even shop the store online.
Scottsboro is off on its own it seems on the west bank of the Tennessee River.
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