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Vine and Olive Colony
The Vine and Olive Colony was an early settlement of French expatriates located near present-day Demopolis...Howell Hubert Vines
Howell Vines (1899-1981) is best characterized as a local-color author who drew his inspiration from...Joseph F. Volker
Joseph F. Volker (1913-1989) was a dentist, noted scientist, educator, and college administrator in his...James Voss
Alabamian James Shelton "Jim" Voss (1949- ) flew on five Space Shuttle missions,...Voting Rights Act of 1965 in Alabama
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) was an effort by the U.S. Congress to outlaw voting regulations and procedures in …Mary Elizabeth Vroman
Mary Elizabeth Vroman (1924?-1967) was a young Alabama schoolteacher when she published her first story,...Vulcan Materials Company
Birmingham-based Vulcan Materials Company is the leading U.S. producer of construction aggregates, crushed...Vulcan Statue and Vulcan Park
The statue of Vulcan looks down over the city of Birmingham from a height of almost 600 feet, watching...Wernher von Braun
Wernher von Braun (1912-1977) was a German-born rocket engineer who headed up the U.S. space program...