On September 2nd of 2008 I drove up to the county seat of Ashville in St. Clair County for a quick meeting with the County mapper. St. Clair County is a tale of two counties, and it has two county seats to boot (the other being Pell City). The southern portion of the county is in the I-20 corridor and is one of the fastest growing counties in the state and is part of the the Birmingham metro area. The northern portion of the county is much more rural. Natural Beauty and rocky foothills abound in the northern part of the county. Known by many climbing enthusiasts as the premier bouldering site in the American Southeast, Horse Pens 40 sits atop Alabama's 3rd Highest peak, Chandler Mountain (http://www.hp40.com/). St. Clair County was founded before Alabama became a state in 1818 so it is rich in history as well. Logan Martin Lake is also mainly located in St. Clair County along the Coosa River.
For many Ashville is the weird intersection along 231 that you have to make a few odd turns to be on your way. As for eating, the town of Ashville had a few choices that seemed interesting, but none on the town square. I settled on an unsightly looking barbecue joint on the opposite side of I-59 from the town called Shaw's Barbecue. The food was excellent and maintain that the green beans might be the very best I've eaten. The barbecue sandwich was good as well and very good customer service and great local clientele. I highly recommend this stop if ever passing through Ashville on I-59.
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