Alabama’s History in Maps at Foley Library ‘til Feb. 24

Alabama’s History in Maps at Foley Library ‘til Feb. 24

Foley Public Library is hosting a new traveling exhibit “Sweet Home: Alabama’s History in Maps” through Feb 23. Maps are on display throughout the library.
Timed to coincide with Alabama’s upcoming bicentennial, this exhibit tells the history of our state by introducing patrons to maps that depict Alabama’s development from the earliest days of exploration through the present day. Partially funded by a grant from the Alabama Humanities Foundation, the exhibit explores 450 years of Alabama history. It includes over 50 maps which have been carefully selected from The Birmingham Public Library’s world class cartography collection. The library has been the grateful recipient of several large collections of rare, valuable, and exquisitely drawn maps. These donations were made by Rucker Agee, Dr. Charles Ochs, John C. Henley III, and Joseph H. Woodward II. The entire exhibit is also available online at bplonline.org.
Jay Lamar, head of the Alabama Bicentennial Commission, called the exhibit “one of the most exciting, beautiful, and stimulating exhibitions I have ever seen. People will discover things about Alabama that they never knew or imagined by experiencing these lovely, remarkable maps.”
For more information, call Foley Public Library at 251-943-7665 or visit folelibrary.org, or Facebook.