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The Scottsboro Boys Museum

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Fort Payne Depot Museum

The museum is housed in an 1891 pink sandstone depot building constructed in the Richardson Romanesque architectural style, which served passengers of the Alabama Great Southern Railroad until 1970
Features handcrafted dioramas from 1913, representing early 20th-century artisanal museum display techniques

Fort Payne Hosiery Museum

S hosiery industry was so significant that it literally saved the town's economy, making this museum a testament to how a single industry transformed a community
The museum features working mechanical sock-making machines from different time periods, allowing visitors to see the evolution of hosiery manufacturing technology

Civilian Conservation Corps Museum

The Civilian Conservation Corps Museum documents the CCC's construction of DeSoto State Park infrastructure and structures built before World War II, preserving the history of a significant but often-forgotten New Deal work program
The museum operates with limited hours (typically Saturdays only) and relies on volunteer staff who are knowledgeable about CCC history, but can be opened by appointment through DeSoto State Park for group visits

The Scottsboro Boys Museum

The museum is housed in a charming brick church built in the early 20th century, repurposing a historic structure as the venue for this important civil rights history museum
The museum recently completed a major renovation and features a current special exhibit of paintings by Charles Shipp that visitors describe as 'especially powerful'

Scottsboro-Jackson Heritage Center

The museum features a notable collection of Indian relics that are significant enough for community members to loan personal artifacts, indicating the collection's cultural and historical importance to the local area
The library of old books is highlighted as a standout feature by visitors, with one reviewer noting they 'could have spent days reading them' and describing it as 'a glimpse into the past'

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Scottsboro Railroad Depot Museum

One of only three remaining pre-Civil War railroad depots in Alabama, built by the Memphis and Charleston Railroad in 1861
Building still displays visible Civil War battle damage from a Union defense against Confederate siege on January 8, 1865

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