Editing Tuscaloosa, Alabama (section)

===Bicentennial===
The city of Tuscaloosa celebrated its 200th birthday on December 13, 2019 with city officials holding various dedications and commemorative events throughout the city, including the displaying of a "bicentennial quilt" and a fireworks display following the 44th Annual West Alabama Christmas Parade, which was dedicated to the city's birthday. The University of Alabama gave two sculptures to the city, one of a 30 foot-tall, 9,500-pound statue of the Roman goddess [[Minerva]]—designed by local artist Caleb O'Connor—at Manderson Landing park along the [[Black Warrior River]], and a sculpture known as The Walkway. According to the Tuscaloosa200.com website, the Walkway is a "replica of the route of the Black Warrior River from [[Demopolis, Alabama|Demopolis]] to Tuscaloosa, it traces milestones in our city's existence and survival, but its twists and turns, ebbs and flows have mirrored our city's past." It was created by sculptor and architect Craig R. Wedderspoon.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/news/20191213/tuscaloosa-dedicates-bicentennial-statue|title=Tuscaloosa dedicates bicentennial statue|date=December 13, 2019|work=Tuscaloosa News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213212348/https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/news/20191213/tuscaloosa-dedicates-bicentennial-statue|archive-date=December 13, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Tuscaloosa200">[https://www.tuscaloosa200.com/200th-birthday 200th Birthday Tuscaloosa200]</ref>

A hermetically sealed [[time capsule]] was buried under a large boulder near the boat house near Manderson Landing; the time capsule is intended to capture "What was life like in Tuscaloosa during the year 2019?" and is set to be opened on December 13, 2069, the city's 250th birthday.<ref name="Tuscaloosa200"/>