Choctaw County Historical Museum, Tombigbee River Travel Guide

The Choctaw County Historical Museum, located in Gilbertown, Alabama, is dedicated to preserving and showcasing the rich history of Choctaw County. The museum features a main building filled with artifacts illustrating life in the county's earlier days. Visitors can explore exhibits containing fossils, Civil War rifles, spinning wheels, Native American artifacts, military uniforms, and farming implements.Behind the main building, another structure houses larger items, including antique farming equipment. The museum also features an old country store relocated to the site and a small log cabin constructed with logs from Choctaw County's first courthouse in Barrytown.Adjacent to the museum is the Town Park, which displays an old train caboose and an oil rig similar to the one that marked Alabama's first successful oil strike in Gilbertown in 1944. This interpretative museum offers a comprehensive view of Choctaw County's history, from its early settlers to its industrial developments.