The old German National Bank is one of the landmarks that will be visited during Saturday walking tours set to begin taking place for the first time in Cullman on Saturdays during June. The building today houses the Mary Carter Paint Store.
Learn how a teller embezzled money from the bank in 1914 causing the bank to close and how the cupola on the same building was built as a place to watch for trains, according to Historical Society member Gay Voss who will be leading one of the tours.
“Trains were the lifeline for a long time, for almost 100 years,” said Voss. “That is the reason Cullman is here.”
The walking tours are free and will begin June 2 at 10 a.m.
The State Department of Tourism and Travel started the walks several years ago.
“We are joining in this year,” said Voss.
The tour starts at the Cullman County Museum at 211 Second Avenue Northeast. Walkers will head south on First Avenue through the warehouse district stopping at Duchess Bakery for a cup of coffee and a doughnut.
They will continue south on First Avenue crossing 3rd Street down to 6th Street Southeast where they will turn left and head to St. John’s Evangelical Protestant Church for a tour.
From there, walkers will head back up Second Avenue touring another historic church, Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
“Col. Cullmann left his handprints everywhere,” said Voss. “The tour talks about his design for the city, the way he laid it out with the wide streets and areas for schools, churches and cemeteries.”
The Saturday Walking Tours will take about an hour to complete.
Historical Society President Michael Sullins will lead the first tour followed by Voss. Assistant Principal Jay Page of Cullman High School will give the June 16 tour. Carolyn Peinhardt Johnson, who runs Peinhardt Farm, has the 4th tour and Jeb Williamson, an accountant whose office is along the route, will take the 5th Saturday.
Alabama Gov. Bob Riley who is promoting walking tours throughout the state said, “The beauty of the Saturday Walking Tours is that any community, whether big or small, can do this.”
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