Claim: The Wiregrass Museum of Art was founded in 1988 in Dothan's former city power and water plant, which was built between 1912 and 1913 and was the only coal-fired plant in the area.
Evidence: 1988 (1988) Wiregrass Museum of Art The museum was founded in 1988 and is located in the city's former power and water plant. The new plant was built in 1912–13 and consisted of a powerhouse, garage and tool shed, cooling pond, coal yard, two pump houses, machine storage building, small tool shed, covered reservoir, substation, auxiliary reservoir, underground gasoline tank, two scales, a well, and two small office buildings. At the time, it was the only coal-fired power plant in the Wiregrass Region.