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The Walker County Public
School System
The Walker County Public School System
serves all of Walker County with the exception of the city of Jasper. There
are 6 high schools, 8 elementary-jr. high schools (K-8), 2 middle schools
(5-8), 2 elementary schools (K-6), 2 elementary schools (K-4), 1 center of
technology, and 1 alternative school.
Higher education is
available at Walker/Bevill
State Community College located near downtown Jasper and at Bevill
State located in Sumiton, AL.
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Walker County,
Alabama
Walker County is located in the
foothills of the Appalachian Mountains 38 miles northwest of Birmingham,
Alabama. Our civic-oriented county embodies the finer qualities of small
town living.
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Old Harbon Hotel -
Nauvoo
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Among
our stellar sights are the
William Cook Home and the
Harbin
Hotel located in Nauvoo, AL, and
Old York,
a western town-located in Oakman, AL -- all which take us back 100 years
in time. The
Mining Museum, located in Dora, AL displays technological and social
developments in what was once one of the most important mining regions in
the U.S.
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Recreational
opportunities abound on Lewis-Smith Lake.
The Lewis Dam
attracts nearly 40,000 visitors each year. The lake offers boating,
fishing, and camping at
Clear
Creek Recreation, a National Park.
Our
Foothills
Festival is a three day outdoor music and arts festival which
attracts 15,000 visitors to lovely downtown Jasper, Alabama.
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Lewis Dam - Lewis
Smith Lake
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The Walker County Arts Council
hosts a concert series, a dinner theater, the Walker Community Theater,
and the Jasper Children's Theater.
Our Industrial base
is diverse, ranging from agriculture and timber to our Industrial
Parks which recruit industry to our area.
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