By Betsy Iler | Photos by Jim Denney
After more than two years of work, Dadeville recently received the Alabama Historical Commission’s designation as a historic district. Alabama Register coordinator Lee Anne Wofford said the honor was bestowed based on research submitted by Dadeville resident Will Ponder.
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