Alabama Historical Commission

Bush Hills neighborhood in Birmingham is being added to the National Register of Historic Places for its architectural styles, historical significance and cultural heritage. The distinction completes a nearly 10-year effort by the Bush Hills Neighborhood Association to be added to the list.

The Birmingham Zoo has submitted a request to relocate an estimated dozen graves to make way for a new cougar exhibit. The zoo is waiting on a permit from the City of Birmingham to begin the process. If approved, an archeologist from The University of Alabama will come to start the excavation.

About a dozen unmarked graves from an old cemetery that partly overlaps the grounds of the Birmingham Zoo will be relocated to make way for a new cougar exhibit under a proposal submitted by the zoo. Zoo officials have applied for a permit from the Alabama Historical Commission.

Kids in Alabama are invited to a day of discovery at Troy University this weekend. The school is hosting its first Junior Archeology Day on Sunday. The event is open for children in kindergarten through sixth grade.

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