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There are 8 historical areas in alabama they are Horseshoe Bend National Military Park - Daviston, AL,
Little River Canyon National Preserve - Fort Payne, AL,
Natchez Trace Parkway - the states of, AL,MS,TN,
Russell Cave National Monument - Bridgeport, AL,
Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail - Montgomery,
Lowndes & Dallas Counties, AL,
Trail Of Tears National Historic Trail - AL,AR,GA,IL,KY,MO,NC,OK,TN
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site - Tuskegee, AL
And Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site - Tuskegee Institute, AL

each have there own history. now i will start with The Horseshoe Bend national Military Park in daviston, alabama. In the spring of 1814, General Andrew Jackson and an army of 3,300 men attacked 1,000 Upper Creek warriors on the Tallapoosa River. Over 800 Upper Creeks died defending their homeland. Never before or since in the history of our country have so many American Indians lost their lives in a single battle. This 2040-acre park preserves the site of the battle.

Little River Canyon National Preserve - Fort Payne, AL
Little River is unique because it flows for most of its length atop Lookout Mountain in northeast Alabama. Forested uplands, waterfalls, canyon rims and bluffs, pools, boulders, and sandstone cliffs offer settings for a variety of recreational activities. Natural resources and cultural heritage come together to tell the story of the Preserve, a special place in the Southern Appalachians.

Natchez Trace Parkway - the states of, AL,MS,TN
The 444-mile Natchez Trace Parkway commemorates an ancient trail used by animals and people that connected southern portions of the Mississippi River, through Alabama, to salt licks in today's central Tennessee. Today, visitors can experience this National Scenic Byway and All-American Road through driving, hiking, biking, horseback riding, and camping.

Russell Cave National Monument - Bridgeport, AL
For more than 10,000 years, Russell Cave was home to prehistoric peoples. Russell Cave provides clues to the daily lifeways of early North American inhabitants dating from 6500 B.C. to 1650 A.D. The cave shelter archaeological site contains the most complete record of prehistoric cultures in the Southeast.

Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail - Montgomery, Lowndes & Dallas Counties, AL
The Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail was established by Congress in 1996 to commemorate the events, people, and route of the 1965 Voting Rights March in Alabama. The route is also designated as a National Scenic Byway/All-American Road.

Trail Of Tears National Historic Trail - AL,AR,GA,IL,KY,MO,NC,OK,TN
Come on a journey to remember and commemorate the survival of the Cherokee people despite their forced removal from their homelands in the Southeastern United States in the 1830s.

Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site - Tuskegee, AL
In the 1940's Tuskegee, Alabama became home to a "military experiment" to train America's first African-American military pilots. In time the "experiment" became known as the Tuskegee Experience and the participants as the Tuskegee Airmen. Come share their experience as depicted at the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site.

Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site - Tuskegee Institute, AL
Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site is nestled on the campus of historic Tuskegee University. The site includes the George W. Carver Museum and The Oaks, home of Booker T. Washington...