Cordova Historical Society

04/12/2016

Cordova train depot. Today only the cement platform remains.

10/02/2015

As our schools and town get ready for this year's homecoming parade, I can't help but think of all of the parades that have marched and drove through our streets through out the years. Each one different and yet so very much alike. Police cars, fire trucks, the marching band, beauties, etc....Then somewhere along the way the parade has to come to a halt while the train goes through. Then it's on with the parade like nothing happened! If you'd like to share your parade photos from years passed, we'd love to see them!

09/14/2015

Cooling pond for the cotton mill. Parts of the sprayers still stand.

09/14/2015

When I was a kid, I thought this power station was so scary looking.

06/07/2015

Indian Head Mill

02/06/2015

You are always welcome to share any of your photos from Cordova's past. Cordova has such a rich history, don't let it go untold!

11/11/2014

"For all gave some and some gave their all" ~ Thank you Veterans for your bravery and sacrifice!!!!!!

10/12/2014

I didn't know this.. Did you? Have you ever been in a cemetery and saw coins laying on a tombstone? There is actually a reason behind it.


COINS LEFT ON TOMBSTONES

While visiting some cemeteries you may notice that headstones marking certain graves have coins on them, left by previous visitors to the grave.

These coins have distinct meanings when left on the headstones of those who gave their life while serving in America's military, and these meanings vary depending on the denomination of coin.

A coin left on a headstone or at the grave site is meant as a message to the deceased soldier's family that someone else has visited the grave to pay respect. Leaving a penny at the grave means simply that you visited.

A nickel indicates that you and the deceased trained at boot camp together, while a dime means you served with him in some capacity. By leaving a quarter at the grave, you are telling the family that you were with the solider when he was killed.

According to tradition, the money left at graves in national cemeteries and state veterans cemeteries is eventually collected, and the funds are put toward maintaining the cemetery or paying burial costs for indigent veterans.

In the US, this practice became common during the Vietnam war, due to the political divide in the country over the war; leaving a coin was seen as a more practical way to communicate that you had visited the grave than contacting the soldier's family, which could devolve into an uncomfortable argument over politics relating to the war.

Some Vietnam veterans would leave coins as a "down payment" to buy their fallen comrades a beer or play a hand of cards when they would finally be reunited.

The tradition of leaving coins on the headstones of military men and women can be traced to as far back as the Roman Empire.

07/04/2014

Happy Independence Day!!! We hope you are making lots of wonderful memories!!!!

1958 public pool opens

11/19/2013

Looking for a unique Christmas present for someone special? We still have copies of the book Reflections of Cordova Alabama for sale. The book is $25.60 including shipping. You can order here or by sending a check to Cordova Historical Society 524 Buttercup Rd Cordova, AL 35550.

07/28/2013

The book is still $20, but the price of postage has gone up to $5.60. Thank you.