Morgan County Archives

It is worth a stop. Their exhibit on the Scottsboro trial was excellent.
Jul 27th, 2021

Very interesting.
Mar 1st, 2019

I couldn't quite figure out what to place this under so I chose Landmarks & Historical buildings because it is housed in the old Tenn.Valley Bank, built in 1927 and has a little museum upstairs on the 3rd floor. But this is the Morgan County Archives which houses huge tomes of records,  genealogical papers and a most interesting display (with original documents/photos) of the Scottsboro trial.I initially went in to ask about the  Garth cemetery which lies untended in the thickets behind Rose Lawn Cemetery and had a fascinating conversation with John Allison, their archivist who gave me a more detailed study of the families buried there. One of the more interesting things displayed on the first floor was original documents, court papers and photos of the Scottsboro trial where eight young African American men were put on trial for raping two white women (One later recanted her story). I have seen a documentary on this farce of a trial and it was intriguing reading excerpts from the actual trial.Upstairs on the third floor is a conference room/museum that Mr. Allison is working on. It has a confederate soldiers complete uniform, WWII uniforms and military items donated, household utensils, several weaving looms, old cameras and office machines. This is definitely a hidden gem in the Old Decatur section and worth stopping by. They normally open around 8 a.m. but are closed on holidays.
Nov 23rd, 2009