As quoted from the movie "Forrest Gump", "We lived about a quarter mile off Route 17, about half a mile from the town of Greenbow, Alabama. That's in the county of Greenbow."
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The city of Greenbow, in the county of Greenbow, as Forrest liked to say, was entirely fictional. Many of the scenes were filmed in Varnville, SC. But as with many movies, there are many different locations used. The character Forrest Gump was well-travelled so a diverse collection of locations were needed.
As quoted from the movie "Forrest Gump", "We lived about a quarter mile off Route 17, about half a mile from the town of Greenbow, Alabama. That's in the county of Greenbow."
That was Highway 163.
It was probably filmed about 2 years prior to its release in 1994.
He was trying to segregate the University of Alabama.