Decatur & The Singing River Trail Awarded $18 Million

Decatur Morgan County Tourism is thrilled to announce that the City of Decatur's and Singing River Trail's $18.4 million Reconnecting Communities & Grants have been approved.

The "Dr. Bill Sims Hike-Bike Way on the Singing River Trail: Reconnecting Old Town to Decatur's Riverfront" project will fund the eventual construction of the Dr. Bill Sims/Singing River Trail from Point Mallard to Old Town; connecting Rhodes Ferry, Deadman's Alley on Bank Street, Etta Freeman Park, Scottsboro Boys Civil Rights Museum and the Judge Horton Home, Old Town Historic District, Ingalls Harbor, and Malone Park together with a safe bike/pedestrian greenway system.

This is 8.77 miles of trail that will bind Decatur together and serve as a beacon for every town and city along the Singing River Trail route. It will also reconnect Old Town, a vibrant, historically significant African-American district, to the rest of Decatur.   

For a better view of Decatur's vision of a better connected future and how it fits into the Singing River Trail, click here.