
The Spring 2018 issue of Alabama Heritage magazine highlights the history of Skyline Farms, which was created in 1934 as a program of the Federal Emergency Relief Agencyto provide purpose and a new life for Alabamians affected by the Great Depression. Located in Jackson County, Alabama, the remains of this vibrant community include a school, commissary (now a museum), colony office building, factory, warehouse, cotton gin, and approximately one half of the original colony houses.