What happens when creativity, engineering and craftsmanship collide? For Adam Marano, the answer was clear – a new venture that blends his technical expertise with a curiosity for woodworking to create one-of-a-kind pieces of art that are making an impression in the community.
Tucked within the welcoming landscape of Dadeville, Alabama, Tallapoosa Time is the passion project of Adam Marano, whose lifelong interest in engineering shaped his path. Raised near Johnstown, Pennsylvania, his early curiosity about how things worked led him to study a related field at West Virginia University.
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