Eufaula, Alabama

==Culture and recreation==

===Historic buildings===
Many of Eufaula's historic buildings are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2009a}}</ref>  Other historic buildings include the [[Eufaula First United Methodist Church]] and the [[First Baptist Church of Eufaula]].  The [[Seth Lore and Irwinton Historic District]], with 667 [[contributing properties]], is the second-largest historic district in Alabama.<ref name="nris"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eufaulaalabama.com/visitor/attractions.htm |work=City of Eufaula, Alabama |title=Visitor Information - Attractions |access-date=June 20, 2008 |archive-date=June 22, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622004640/http://www.eufaulaalabama.com/visitor/attractions.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The [[Shorter Mansion]] was built in 1884 by [[Eli Shorter]] and is recognized by the [[National Trust for Historic Preservation]].  The bottom floor is often host to many receptions and events, while the second floor serves as a museum honoring the six Alabama governors from Barbour County, as well as Admiral [[Thomas Moorer]], a former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.<ref name="nris"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eufaulapilgrimage.com/shortermansionpg.html |work=Eufaula Heritage Association |title=The Shorter Mansion |access-date=May 24, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429081658/http://www.eufaulapilgrimage.com/shortermansionpg.html |archive-date=April 29, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The Holleman-Foy House is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2009a}}</ref>and stands in 215 W Broad St. The building was designed by [[George Franklin Barber]] and built in 1907 for Judge Henry Holleman. According to the National Register of Historic Places nomination the house was published in the 5th edition of ''Modern Dwellings'' (1905) under the title "An Ideal Home". In 1909 the house was sold to William Foy.

[[Fendall Hall]], built from 1856 to 1860, is an [[Italianate architecture|Italianate]]-style [[historic house museum]] owned and operated by the [[Alabama Historical Commission]].<ref name="nris"/><ref name="fendall">{{cite web |url=http://www.preserveala.org/fendallhall.aspx |title=Fendall Hall |publisher=Alabama Historic Commission |access-date=June 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703030430/http://www.preserveala.org/fendallhall.aspx |archive-date=July 3, 2011 }}</ref>

===Sports===
[[Walter F. George Lake|Lake Eufaula]] is known as the "Big Bass Capital of the World".<ref>{{cite web |work=Outdoor Alabama |url=http://www.outdooralabama.com/fishing/freshwater/where/reservoirs/eufaula/ |title=Fish and Fishing in Lake Eufaula |access-date=April 11, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060405173824/http://www.outdooralabama.com/fishing/freshwater/where/reservoirs/eufaula/ |archive-date=April 5, 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Eufaula was home to a [[minor league baseball]] team, the [[Eufaula Millers]], in 1952 and 1953.

===Movie location===
In the 2002 film ''[[Sweet Home Alabama (film)|Sweet Home Alabama]]'', the historic homes shown in Melanie's (Reese Witherspoon) return to Pigeon Creek were shot in Eufaula.

===Tree That Owns Itself===
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The Tree That Owns Itself is an oak tree in Eufaula that has been replaced several times. It was given the ownership of its land by the governor in 1936, with each of the two replacements receiving the ownership to the land too. Confederate soldier Captain John A. Walker previously owned the land.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alabamapioneers.com/tree-owned-eufaula-alabama/|title=An oak tree in Eufaula, Alabama officially owns itself – here is why – Alabama Pioneers|website=www.alabamapioneers.com|language=en-US|access-date=December 3, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-tree-that-owns-itself-eufaula-alabama|title=The Tree That Owns Itself|website=Atlas Obscura|language=en|access-date=December 3, 2018}}</ref>