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Pickens County Courthouse/Face in the Window
Carrollton | Pickens County
Historic courthouse has etched face in window believed to be likeness of Henry Wells, a black man who was accused of burning 2nd courthouse building in 1876. During the 1800s Wells was imprisoned in the courthouse. Legend has it that his face was etched into the glass during a lightning storm as a mob advanced for him. Present building constructed 1877.
Street Address:
Court Square
Carrollton,
AL
35447
Mailing Address:
PO Box 382
Carrollton,
AL
35447-0029
Phone:
205-367-8286 (Tourism Assn.)
205-399-6082
Admission:
Free
Affiliations:
National Register of Historic Places
Affiliations:
National Register of Historic Places