Henry County is celebrating both the county and state’s bicentennial since Henry County is one day older than the state of Alabama. Part of Henry County’s preparation for the bicentennial events began with a joint meeting of Headland and Abbeville’s Chambers of Commerce at the Great Southern Conference Center in Abbeville in August. Dr. Martin T. Olliff, Professor of History at Troy University – Dothan and Director of the Wiregrass Archives, was our guest speaker. He stressed the importance of taking advantage of the bicentennial celebration to archive all our history–community, business, family histories.

Connect at Lunch – Joint meeting of the Headland and Abbeville Chambers of Commerce

Connect at Lunch – Joint meeting of the Headland and Abbeville Chambers of Commerce

Additional Henry Co. Bicentennial Committee events

Headland’s CornDodgers Farm, incorporated the Alabama 200 logo in their corn maze during their Fall festivities in 2018.

The Henry County Bicentennial Committee participated in the Headland, Newville and Abbeville Christmas parades in December 2018.

The Headland Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated the bicentennial AND reaching 200 members at their Annual Banquet in January 2019. Jeremy Arthur, president and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce Association of Alabama, was the keynote speaker.