Foley Alabama Train Museum
Inside the train museum is a great layout of model trains. Every kid would have dreamed to have a layout like this one.
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Foley Railroad Museum, Foley, AL
Holmes Medical Museum in Foley, Alabama
The Holmes Medical Museum is located on the site of the first hospital in Baldwin County, the Sibley Holmes Memorial Hospital, in downtown Foley, Alabama. The hospital served the area from 1936 to 1958, when South Baldwin Regional Medical Center opened in Foley. Both hospital and doctor offices are located on the second floor. Dr. Sibley Holmes and his son, William C. Holmes practiced there. The ground floor of the museum was previously occupied at different times by a grocery store, phone company office, a 5 and 10 cent store and Wright’s Drug Store.
In addition to Sibley Holmes serving as the town doctor and surgeon, he was Foley mayor from 1930 to 1933 and an Alabama state senator in the 1920s. It was Dr Sibley’s dream to have a hospital in Baldwin County. He did not live to see the this happen, but his son and daughter-in-law were able to make it happen.
Dr. William C. Holmes, often referred to as Dr. Buddy, operated the hospital along with his wife, Philomene, who was a nurse. Philomene assisted in all aspects of running the hospital, from delivering babies to taking x-rays and keeping the patients ledgers. Philomene ran the hospital several years during WWII, while the doctor was away at war.
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Comfort Suites Foley - North Gulf Shores - Foley, AL
Comfort Suites Foley - North Gulf Shores 3 Stars in Foley, Alabama Within US Travel Directory The Comfort Suites Foley - North Gulf Shores hotel is just eight miles from the sparkling Gulf of Mexico and conveniently located within walking distance to the Tanger Outlet Center shopping center. This Foley, AL hotel is just minutes from the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo, Gulf Shores Beach, Waterville USA water park, Pirate's Island Adventure Golf and the famous Lambert's Café. Foley Civic Center, BF Goodrich and Vulcan Materials Company are nearby. Sports complexes are also close to the hotel.
All spacious suites come equipped with microwaves, coffee makers, curved shower rods, down pillows, hair dryers, irons, ironing boards, pillow-top mattresses, flat-screen televisions and voice mail. Keep your electronic devices charged with the recharge device including AC and USB outlets provided in all guest rooms. Laundry facilities are located on the premises for added guest convenience.
Guests of this Foley, AL hotel will enjoy amenities and features like: Free wireless high-speed Internet access; Free local calls; Free newspaper; Free parking; Business center
Enjoy our free hot breakfast featuring eggs, meat, yogurt, fresh fruit, cereal and more, including your choice of hot waffle flavors! If you're leaving early, a Your Suite Success Grab & Go bag is available for the two hours prior to breakfast.
Relax in the indoor heated pool. Be sure to take advantage of the on-site exercise room. This is a non-smoking, pet-free hotel.
Business travelers will appreciate conveniences like in-room desks and access to copy and fax services. The meeting room accommodates up to 50 people.
A variety of restaurants is within walking distance of the hotel. Several events are held throughout the year, including the annual National Shrimp Festival in Gulf Shores, Hangout Music Festival and the Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival.
Foley Alabama Model Train
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Foley, Alabama model trains
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North Alabama Railroad Musem
Watch as Alco S2 #213 and Alco RSD1 #8652 pull the express on a normal trip.
2009 Foley Train Museum
Family visiting Foley, AL O scale toy train museum. A nice layout and extremely nice folks. Here is the link to their site: Here is the link to the audio file: Shot with Panasonic DMC-FZ28 and Panasonic HDC-TM20, but mostly DMC-FZ28.
Visit Foley Alabama
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On Location: Ricky Trione's Inspirational Art (by Foley Middle School, Foley, AL)
Can a man who became blind in the middle of his life turn his disability into something great? Come and find out while watching Ricky Trione share his special talent of painting without sight. Filmed in the southern part of Alabama, where Ricky Trione grew up, the film shows how he remembers events as a child and then feels his way through the painting technique. This movie will both inspire you and touch your heart.
Artist Ricky Trione spent his earlier years creating pen and ink drawings until two different, unfortunate accidents left him without his eyesight. With help from his fellow local artists, Ricky was able to master a new technique of painting by touch. Today, he creates bold, colorful artwork that reflects his Gulf Coast upbringing and his positive outlook on life.
Painting is the art of applying different kinds of paint (acrylic, oil pastel, watercolor, etc.) and other mediums to a surface. It is a visual art form that allows artists to express their ideas or emotions, tell a story, document reality as they see it, or simply create work they find visually pleasing.
Our community is named the Forward City. Foley was named after John Burton Foley who moved here and built the first railroad. Foley is located in the southern region of Baldwin County and hosts a variety of arts and crafts events, as well as serves as home to key museums for the region. For example, Art in the Park, The Shrimp Festival, and the L&N Deport Museum. Foley is less than 10 minutes away from the Gulf of Mexico, which inspires and attracts many artists to the area. Foley is a wonderful secret.
From 2008-2010, nineteen schools from across the United States created videos as part of the On Location program. A media studio on wheels visited each school for two weeks and provided students the gear and training to tell the story of the arts in their community.
From go-go music in Washington DC, to gullah woodburning in Beaufort, South Carolina, to modern dance in Berkley, Michigan, the arts of a community can be as different as it's geography.
The Kennedy Center traveled the country to help students tell the story of the arts in their community, and the result is a video collection reflecting a rich diversity of local artists and art forms across the United States.
The videos in this series were scripted, produced and edited by students using professional equipment, under the supervision of Kennedy Center teaching artists.
The M&C Pulls into and out of the North Alabama Railroad Museum
They stopped to pick up a few more passengers before continuing on.
Charles J. Ebert, Jr. Memorial Train - Foley, Alabama
- The Charles J. Ebert, Jr. Memorial Train offers free train rides around Foley's Heritage Park. Board the train at Foley Depot Museum.
Photo Video of the City of Foley, Alabama
Located in beautiful Baldwin County, Alabama. Enjoy old photos of the city 100 years ago while listening to the music of the Sullivan Family.
A Cautionary Tale - Foley Train Museum
In Alabama at he Foley Railroad Museum we were suddenly transported back to our 8 year old selves. The model train exhibit brought on a lot of childlike imagination and we decided to let our inner child take over. This what came out of it...
M&C 213 pulls an Excursion Train out of the North Alabama Railroad Museum
This guy had a P3 on him this time around, though he had an M3 last year.
Alan Baton Rouge Museum 2009
Visiting the Louisiana State Museum in Baton Rouge.
Fran's on 59 Foley Alabama
Aerial view
Civil War Trail - Railroads & the War
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Railroads were the heart of Meridian. Although it was a relatively small town at the time of the Civil War, it was the site of a major rail junction that had become important to the Confederacy. The depot, arsenal, stockade, military hospitals and state offices that sprang up around the tracks made Meridian a tempting target for General Sherman. His plan was to cut off this crucial supply line and, if conditions were favorable, continue on to Selma and Mobile, Alabama.
Tales of the Rails Bay Minette to Foley Baldwin County AL Historic Tour
Tour led by folklorist sharing history and stories of the trains once common through Central Baldwin County. Experience the trail of our ancestors who came to find new lives in Baldwin County. Learn about travel and stops on the Home seekers’ Excursion on the L & N Line. Hear Folklore and ghost stories all along the way.
Pictures From The Past - Foley, Al
Foley was founded by John Burton Foley, who was primarily responsible for the development of South Baldwin County. He was a Chicago businessman who became interested in land development when he inherited his brother John Garrett Foley's land investments and convinced his St. Paul prep school friend, Cornelius Vanderbilt, to put a railroad station in Foley. The Foley family is still involved with land development in Baldwin County with John's original company, Magnolia Land Company, and, more recently, Cunningham, Foley, and Barnes.[1] Foley is also the hometown of Ken The Snake Stabler and more recently known football player Julio Jones.
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