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The Quilts and The Women from Gee’s Bend
Many Bridgeport residents have strong ties to the farming community in Alabama known as Gee's Bend. Gee's Bend was part of a larger plantation on the Alabama River that came into existence around 1830. After the Civil War, when the former slaves were given the option ...