| Name | Arab Historic Village |
| Address | City Park DriveArab, AL 35016 |
| Brief Description | Village includes 1935 Old Hunt School, 1912 church, country store, museum, grist mill, blacksmith shop, club demonstration home. Structures dating from 1880s to 1930s preserved with authentic furnishings. |
| Type | Attraction |
| Category | Museum |
| Description | In cooperation with the City of Arab, the Arab Historical Society continues to develop the Arab Historic Village in Arab City Park as a tribute to the pioneer-spirited people who settled and built this area into the prosperous, community-minded place it is today. Currently, Gary W. Beam is Arab's mayor. Juanita Edmondson is the City coordinator of the Historic Village and Wallace Gay is president of the Historical Society. Development of the Historic Village was started in 1991 as a Centennial project of the Historical Society At the present time, ten buildings have been completed. They have been furnished with items through the 1940's and portray a North Central Alabama rural community of that time. The City and the Society invite you to visit the Village. The buildings are open March-October on Thursdays & Fridays of each week from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, and Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. The Village opens the fourth Friday evening in November in conjunction with the lighting ceremony of "Christmas In The Park, featuring "Santa In The Park. Times for "Santa In The Park begin at 5:00 pm and close at 9:00 pm for four consecutive weekends on Friday and Saturday. If you are visiting Arab at other times and would like to visit the Village, you may call 256-586-6397 or 256-550-0290. During special events such as "Back When Day held the last Saturday in April, visitors interact with volunteers quilting, grinding cornmeal, blacksmithing, teaching school the way it used to be, playing checkers in the country store, and telling stories about "things back when." Games are played with the children and local groups perform Blue Grass and Southern Gospel. Vintage automobiles and tractors roll in and the Historical Society prepares and sells "country foods. Good family fun in the spirit of the "olden days. |
| Phone 1 | (256) 586-3138 |
| Email | knorton@arab-chamber.org |
| Website | www.arabcity.org/historiccomplex.htm |
| Local Visitor Bureau | www.huntsville.org |
| Last Updated | 4/12/2011 |
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