Mount Vernon is the Franklin County seat. The downtown area reflects a small-town atmosphere. The central plaza has a picturesque gazebo and park benches. This is where the walk started. |
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Start Table Volunteers in the gazebo in the park. |
| Ed talking before we headed out to walk. |  |
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Henry Clay Thruston silhouette showing his height compared to a doorway. |
| Library is in a former bank building circa 1913. |  |
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Heritage fountain built in 1995. |
| “A Helping Hand” sculpture on the North side of Heritage Fountain. |  |
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“Little Bookworms” sculpture on South side of Heritage Fountain. |
| Cotton Belt Depot circa 1894 is now a museum. |  |
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Coca-Cola sign advertising bottles at 5 cents. |
| Former Gulf Station from 1920. |  |
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Wright-Vaughan House circa 1870. |
| Old High School built in 1940 abandoned in 1967. |  |
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Boyhood home of Don Meredith. |
| First United Methodist Church circa 1930. |  |
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First Baptist Church circa 1949. |
| Petty-Solomon House circa 1895. |  |
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Walk past back by the old depot. |
| Haynes-Moore House circa 1908. |  |
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Mount Vernon Music Hall a beautifully restored century-old church building. |
| Bankhead Highway Visitor Center – Bankhead Highway was the first transcontinental highway across the US and it passed through Mt. Vernon |  |
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1912 county jail is now a museum. |
| Franklin County Courthouse circa 1912 is a lovely Classical Revival building. |  |