Name: Old Cahawba Archaeological Park
Address: 9518 Cahaba Rd, Orrville, AL 36767, USA, US
Telephone: +1 334-872-8058

Old Cahawba Archaeological Park is a point of interest, located at 9518 Cahaba Rd, Orrville, AL 36767, USA. They can be contacted via phone at +1 334-872-8058, visit their website ahc.alabama.gov for more detailed information.

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9518 Cahaba Rd, Orrville, AL 36767, USA

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Added by Jopie, at 28 August 2011

Monday Closed
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday Closed
Thursday 12:00 – 5:00 PM
Friday 12:00 – 5:00 PM
Saturday 12:00 – 5:00 PM
Sunday 12:00 – 5:00 PM

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Anonymous

24 February 2018

So much history at Cahawba. Not alot of buildings left, very few in fact. However there are information signs everywhere, with good details about what was at that location. The park also has tours planned most every month. Grrat place to hike.
Anonymous

14 February 2018

A wonderful place to enjoy nature with the kids. Every time we go we see wildlife. So cool to wander amongst the ruins of our state's first capitol and soak in some history. You may run into a few lingering residents as well 😉
Anonymous

14 February 2018

Lovely place for hikers and bird watchers. Beautiful moss draped trees.
Anonymous

30 January 2018

Nice park with good history. It is about what was there more than what is here now.
Anonymous

31 October 2017

I had the most intriguing experience on the Cahawba Tour. It was cold, but I love to hunt and I brave the cold for that and I'm so glad I braved the cold for the tour. The camera man even let me hold and operate his camera. That was a very pleasant experience. I can't pick a favorite part of the tour. I enjoyed each phase of the entire tour. I had chili and hot chocolate before the tour began. Delicious. The souvenir shop was a welcome and pleasant surprise. They have a lot of great stuff AND the prices were very reasonable. Usually I can't go shopping in a souvenir shop due to outrageous prices, but at Old Cahawba I really wracked up. I loved every minute I was there. The tour guides and the M C were all serious and funny at the same time. They all make you feel special. They are very personable. I spoke with Mr. Trotter of whom I had read an article about he and his wife's restored home. He shared with me some of their experiences at their home and it is beyond interesting! I could go on and on. I'll always remember "Gat" and "Millie". And many other tales we were told about. The restoration is amazing. I hope if anyone gets a chance to go on the next tour that you will go. Belive me! Its more than you can even dream about. Thanks to everyone that gave me such a great night! Including the "tour wagon" driver.
Anonymous

25 October 2017

Great place to experience history and see actual archaeology at work. I do wish that they let people access more of the structures. I also think they should consistently use the original spelling of "Cahaba" instead of "Cahawba". Other than those minor things, The State should reuse land in the vicinity of this ghost town, to establish a campground along the Alabama or Cahaba River, similar to Fort Toulouse at Wetumpka, Alabama.
Anonymous

01 August 2017

Interesting history, good for biking.
Anonymous

18 November 2016

Great place to visit. We were expecting to buildings though.
Anonymous

07 October 2016

First capital of the state of Alabama. Beautiful place, with some interesting features. Needs more for younger patrons. A museum would be good, and more visualizations.
Anonymous

29 February 2016

Enjoyed the visit will have to go back again
Anonymous

06 October 2014

Old Cahawba is a ghost town. But there are several buildings still in place - including a brick (!) slave house, an historic wooden frame house (Fambro) and the old Episcopal Church that was recently relocated BACK to the park. And there are brick remains of an old church, a pre-Civil War railroad, and artesian wells - including the one with the faceBut there is also a canoe/kayak launch with handicap access (you can use their canoes) and you can bike ride around the place (again- use theirs!).
***There are several interpretive signs if you just want to drive through, but I recommend you STOP BY THE VISITOR CENTER*** (now a FEMA trailer because the building was hit by lightening and burned - but new one is being built from a restored and relocated historichouse and should open soon).
The staff are very knowledgable and can carry groups in an open, covered trailer around the old town site. But most importantly - if you stop by the Visitor Cener, they have wonderful photos of the old buildings (mansions!) and stories about the people that lived there.. Or were imprisoned there in the old cotton warehouse during the Civil War - the remains are still visible. As are portions of the moat that surrounded the Indian village that was there a thousand years ago!
if you want to see what the common residences of Old Cahawba looked like - - well then, drive around historic Selma. When Cahawba's populations drifted to the "big city" - they dismantled their houses and rebuilt them in Selma.
Anonymous

04 September 2011

Walk among the ruins of the old south, you could easily perform this as a driving tour, in fact I recommend it considering how overgrown most of the landscape has become. Beware of poison Ivy.