Cooking for Delightful Tastes: Celebrate Christmas in Prattville, Alabama

Prattville, Alabama is located in roughly the center of Alabama, to the northwest side of the capitol city, Montgomery. We are located in Autauga county, the county that was a county ((1818) before the state became a state! (1819). Prattville is in the southeast corner of Autauga county.

Prattville has 3 exits off Interstate 65, so if you miss us once, you might still be able to visit us coming from a different viewpoint. Running through town is Highway 31, aka the Birmingham Highway, which connected Montgomery to Birmingham in the days before interstate travel.

On Main Street, between 4-5 miles off the interstate, you will come to downtown Prattville. In this part of Prattville, you will find a collection of old buildings that line both sides of the street. Prattville city planners have tried to encourage visitors to come to the downtown area. We now have brick paths to cross the strreet on, plants in hanging baskets, and stores to shop in. Where Main Street rounds the curve, by the creek, there is a fountain.

We'll start the tour at the fountain, then work our way back to City Hall so you can see the Christmas tree. Come see Prattville decorated for Christmas in 2010!

This is the fountain decorated for the Christmas season. Notice the brick building in the background. Prattville's founder, Daniel Pratt, came from New England. He built up the town along the river like you'd find in manufacturing towns of New England. The factory building is no longer in use for gin mills (think cotton gin here!), but is a rich part of the town's history. You will also see a wrought iron fence. Autauga Creek runs between the fence and the factory.

Notice the sleigh in the background. You will see this view when you look at the night time pictures.

Now you can see the sleigh being pulled by reindeer. The reindeer aren't very visible during the day.

Here you will see the reindeer and Santa's sleigh from a different view.

Now, we will travel to the other end of the block, where the Christmas tree can be seen. It is set up in front of City Hall, the building you see in the background.