Old Depot Museum
Overview
This museum documents the history of the region from the Civil War through the Civil Rights Movement.Contact Information
4 Martin Luther King StreetSelma, Alabama 36703-3109
United States
Description
The Old Depot Museum is located at the old L&N Railroad Depot at the end of historic Water Avenue in downtown Selma, AL. The Depot was built on the site of the Confederate Naval Foundry which was destroyed by Federal troops during the Battle of Selma in 1865. The red brick, stone trimmed building of Romanesque Revival architecture was built in 1891. It is one of 12 railroad depots in the Southeast designated by Southern Living to be of architectural and historical importance. The Old Depot Museum is an interpretive history museum that has an impressive collection of artifacts and memorabilia depicting life in Selma and Dallas County from the days of the pre-historic Indians who lived in the region, to the time before and after the Civil War, and up through America