Our tour guide was Ben Johnson South(a descendant of Creek Indians). We began our tour inside the Cullman Museum. The museum is a replica of the home of John Cullmann, who founded a colony of German immigrants. It has a narrow front porch, with gingerbread trim, and twin towers.
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Cullman Museum |
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Statue of John Cullmann |
Inside the museum are Native American Artifacts, Indian statues, and arrowheads spanning thousands of years.
Pioneer life, early settlers before John Cullmann. Dutch doll, a couple of rockers, butter churn, and kitchen articles.
Civil War: A house divided, Music and Pictures, Our home town: growing up in Cullman, and History of Johann Gottfried Cullmann.
We walked outside to see the statue of Johann Gottfried Cullmann and learn about his history.
We walked up the street and our guide talked about several different buildings.
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Inside the Sacred Heart Church of Jesus Roman Catholic Church. |
Our treat was going through and learning the history of the Sacred Heart Church of Jesus Roman Catholic Church.
Above is the link to read the history of this great church.
We ended the walk at the Cullman's Farmer's Market
to buy some fresh strawberries but they had sold out.
It was getting near lunch time so we rode to OH! Bryan's for lunch.
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Sirloin steak, sweet potato, and toast |
After lunch, we rode to Wheeler Wildlife Refuge. I walked to both view areas and along the swamp boardwalk.
ChimpmunksWheeler Wildlife Refuge |
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Killen Adventure Park |