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ALABAMA —Built over the Surcarnoochee
River in 1861, the Alamuchee-Bellamy Covered
Bridge has been restored and relocated to the cam
pus of the University of West Alabama in Livings
ton (pop. 3,297).
ARKANSAS —You'll need hiking boots to see
the states tallest waterfall, Hemmed-In Hollow Falls,
on the Buffalo National River in the Ponca Wilderness
Area in Newton County (pop. 8,608). The falls drop
more than 200 feet and can be reached by trail, but
not by car.
FLORIDA —The USS Oriskany, a naval warship
whose service stretched from the Korean to the Viet
nam wars, was sunk in May off the coast ot Pensacola
(pop. 56,253) where it will begin its next duty as a reef
and underwater tourist attraction for divers.
GEORGIA —Fort Mountain State Park, east of
Chatsworth (pop. 3,531), got its name from an ancient
855-foot-long rock wall that stands on the highest
point of the mountain. Archaeologists speculate that
the wall was built hundreds of years ago by American
Indians as a fortification or for religious ceremonies.
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KENTUCKY —Established in 1927, the Speed
Art Museum in Louisville is the state’s oldest and larg
est art museum with more than 12,000 pieces in its
permanent collection. Collections include 17th-centu
ry Dutch and Flemish paintings, 18th-century French
art, and Renaissance and Baroque tapestries.
LOUISIANA —Clinton (pop. 1,998) boasts
several architectural treasures, including the East Feli
ciana Parish Courthouse, built in 1840 and still in use,
and nearby Lawyers Row with Greek Revival build
ings from the same era.
MISSISSIPPI —ln 1949, the Merci Train arrived
from France with 49 boxcars—one for each state and
one shared by the District of Columbia and Territory of
Hawaii—loaded with gifts of appreciation to America
for the food and supplies sent to the war-torn country
after World War 11. The Mississippi Merci Boxcar is on
the Old Capitol Museum grounds in Jackson.
NORT H CA RO LIN A —The geographical
center of the state is in Chatham County (pop. 49,329),
founded in 1771. The county is home to Jordan Lake, a
reservoir that encompasses 46,000 acres.
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pan’s successor as chairman of the Federal Reserve
Board, Ben Bernanke, was raised in Dillon (pop.
6,316). Always studious, Bernanke won the state
spelling bee in sixth grade, but lost in the national
competition when he misspelled “edelweiss.”
TENNESSEE —ln the 19505, Memphis dee
jay Dewey Phillips at WHBQ Radio hosted the
popular Red, Hut and Blue show. He conducted the
first live on-air interview with Elvis Presley.
VIRGINIA —The world's most lightning
struck person, Roy Sullivan, a former park ranger
in Shenandoah National Park, headquartered east of
Luray (pop. 4,871), survived seven lightning strikes
between 1942 and 1977. The strikes knocked off a
toenail, set his hair ablaze twice, and burned his eye
brows, stomach and chest.
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