Confederate Memorial Park and Museum, Marbury, Alabama
Website: http://www.preserveala.org/confederatepark.aspx
Description: A reader from Alabama sent this great suggestion a couple days ago. The questions he is answering come from the article I wrote last fall, that launched this blog. Great stuff – thank you! I need to add that it is thoughtful emails like the one from this reader that keep me energized to work on this project. He wrote:
“I would like to suggest as Euro-American space for the State of Alabama, Confederate Memorial Park and Museum, just south of the junction of State Highways 31 and 143, off Highway 143. The address is 437 County Rd 63, Marbury AL 36051. The park is about 15-20 minutes off Interstate 65 from either Exit 186 (south) at Prattville or Exit 205 (north) at Clanton. 
1. Is the racial composition of those who visit the place overwhelmingly European American? Yes. 90+ per cent of visitors are Euro-American, mostly from within the state but due to signs posted on Interstate 65 there are also out-of-state visitors.
2. What is the historical significance of the place for European Americans? Does it have historical continuity and legitimacy? It is the site of the only Confederate Soldiers’ Home established in the state of Alabama (established in 1903, closed in late 1930s). It contains about 300 graves of Confederate soldiers and their widows.
3. Is it institutionalized by and for European Americans? No, though that is the practical effect. It is an Alabama State Park, established (I believe) by Governor George Corley Wallace in the 1970s.
4. Is there a confident pro-European American group that has staked a claim or “adopted” the space as ours? A possible group would be Confederate bikers who are often there. Euro-American families are there every weekend for large family reunions. Various Confederate-heritage groups hold events there year-round.”
Features of the 102-acre site: two cemeteries; Mountain Creek Post Office; Marbury Methodist Church; nature trail; covered pavilions; museum containing artifacts from the Alabama Old Soldiers Home, and uniforms, weapons, and equipment used during the Civil War.
City: Marbury
State: Alabama
Latitude: 32.7202698283802
Longitude: -86.47325992584229
It's true, this park is a well-kept secret. I see mothers come there regularly, and just turn their children loose to roam the trails and other areas of this peaceful park.