Built in 1897 by Pauly Jail Company, Victorian Gothic-style building has original trapdoor used for hangings. Demonstration available.
Wehle Nature Center at Midway
Street address:
Co. Rd. 47
Midway, AL 36130
Phone:
334-529-3003
Fax:
334-242-0999
Schedule:
Open Sat., plus weekdays by appt.
Mailing:
64 N. Union St.
Montgomery, AL 36130
Admission:
Free
Nature trails, special presentations, exhibits each week at Exhibition Hall, complete with Alabama animals. Special events weekends: Wildflowers, Bird Awareness Day, fishing derbies, regional artwork. 20 mi./32 km from Union Springs (Bullock County seat).
Accessibility:
Mobility Impaired (ramps, levered door handles, toilet access from front of wheelchair, support bars for toilets, wheelchair-level restroom sinks, wheelchair-level water fountains, seating areas for wheelchair users, designated parking spaces)
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