What is the meaning of "One Tank Treasures"?
UAB students decided to name the project "One Tank Treasures" because Wilcox Co./Camden, AL offers many tourism treasures. It only takes one tank of gas to travel to and from Wilcox County from many of...
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Wilcox County is located in the center of the ‘Black Belt’ region of southern Alabama. This region is named for its dark black topsoil that lies over a limestone base. It extends from the Mississippi...
View ArticleFirst Day in Camden
We arrived at The Southern Inn in Camden after two hours and fifteen minutes. The trip was full of beautiful scenery and the drive to Camden was surprisingly comfortable.The Southern Inn, located at 40...
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Local Entrepreneur
While dining at Subway, we had the pleasure of meeting a local entrepreneur. She owned a jewelry repair business called Camden Jewelry and Gifts, with a store in Camden and several stores spread across...
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Day 2 - The Wilcox Co./Camden, AL Project
(Picture taken at the Marina)We began the day with a chance meeting at the local Hardee’s with some of the high school students whom we have been working with on the Wilcox Co./Camden, AL project....
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Camden, AL Tourism and Retirement Brochures (Preview)
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Day 3 - The Wilcox Co./Camden, AL Project
Our day got off to a good start by having a healthy breakfast at Subway. We met the high school students at the local Methodist church’s youth annex because the Chamber of Commerce was not open. The...
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Day 4 - The Wilcox Co./Camden, AL Project
(Picture taken at Jackson Fried Chicken)Our day started off with a good ole’ country breakfast at Jackson Fried Chicken. From grits to homemade biscuits to salmon patties, there was something for...
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Day 5 - The Wilcox Co./Camden, AL Project
We began the day at the Camden Subway restaurant. As we indulged in a small yet fulfilling breakfast, we chat about all the activities that had taken place earlier in the week. After breakfast, we...
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Day 6 - The Wilcox Co./Camden, AL Project
Today gave us a chance to finally recuperate after a long week of work and discussions. We began our day with another trip to Subway. Afterwards, we headed to Buena Vista, a small town with a...
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Day 8- The Wilcox Co./Camden, AL Project
We were so impressed by breakfast at Jackson Fried Chicken, we decided to go there again this morning. After a delicious meal, we headed back to Black Belt Treasures to continue the work that we...
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Day 9- The Wilcox Co./Camden, AL Project
Today was the BIG day. The UAB School of Business Dean, Dr. Klock, Associate Deans, Dr. Jack and Dr. Kennedy, and Communications Director, Julie Senter, made the trip down to Camden to hear a...
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Day 10 - The Wilcox Co./Camden, AL Project
Taken at the Snow Hill InstituteAfter another healthy breakfast at Subway, we met up with our friends and team members from the two high schools at Black Belt Treasures in downtown Camden, and headed...
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Summer 2012-Day 1
The team arrived in Camden around 11:00 AM.We were greeted by the high school students; a few from the year before and a few new students. After a brief meeting at the Chamber, we went to have lunch at...
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Day 2- July 17th
This morning we had our first breakfast in Camden at the local Subway shop. We were delighted to see our favorite sandwich artist. We then proceeded to the Chamber of Commerce where we met up with our...
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Day 3- July 18th
After another hearty breakfast we headed to the Chamber of Commerce where we met the high school students and Mr. Holliman,who is the director of the Black Belt Research and ExtensionCenter. He took...
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Day 4- July 19th
Today the primary focus has been on compiling the information and ideas that we have found so far. After our morning pow-wow we headed to the Chamber and split up in our various groups to work....
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Day 5-July 20th
We got up early today to head to Tuskegee University. It was amazing to see such an important part of history. We were met by Dr. Desmond G. Mortley who has farming experience with the Moso Bamboo. It...
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Day 6-July21st
The weekend has landed! We had a traditional southern brunch at Jackson's Fried Chicken, where the biscuits are at least 6 inches in diameter. Today, we have been able to get a little R&R as we...
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