Corry Homestead, Southern Museum of Folklife, State Route 69, 10 miles South of Jasper, Oakman, Walker County, AL

Significance: The residence reflects the prosperity of the Corry family, which has continuously occupied it. It also contains the original log house structure. / c. 1880s. Harold Corry, Builder/Architect/Engineer. Because the Heritage Park is a replicated mining boom town, the structures are in excellent condition. Mining artifacts are well-preserved and attractively displayed. ...Associated with the Corry Homestead site is the Old York Heritage Park. The Heritage Park recreates the 1880s mining boom era when Oakman, established in 1848 and originally called York, was the trade center of Walker County prior to the rise of Jasper as the dominant county center.
Survey number: HABS AL-949-B