Historic Langdale Theater

20^th Avenue, Valley, AL – The Theater was built in 1937 after the old wood frame theater and school burned.  It was completely restored in 1985 and is used for community and school functions.

Cotton Duck

6101 20^th Avenue, Valley, AL – This building is recognized as being the first public kindergarten established in the state of Alabama in 1914.  It was also used as a Red Cross Station during WW II.  The name comes from the first cotton fabric made in Langdale Mill called “duck”.

Mill Villages

The City of Valley is only 20 yrs. Old and was formed by incorporating the four historic textile mill villages of Fairfax, Langdale, Riverview, and Shawmut.  These villages were created long ago to house employees of the southern textile mills which were the center of the village’s life.  The villages are on the National Register of Historic Places.