Was there ever a settlement of German farmers in Washington County, Alabama? I discovered the following news articles in an 1891 newspaper about a German colony being organized in Washington County, Alabama, but the trail went dead. I wonder if this dream ever materialized. COLONIZING ALABAMA Times Daily September 12, 1891, Florence, Alabama One Thousand […]
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First Protestant Minister and Early settlers of Washington County, Alabama
First Protestant Minister and Early settlers of Washington County, Alabama (Excerpt from: The Great Southeast or Clarke County and its Surroundings, pub. 1882 by Rev. T. H. Ball) In 1803, the noted LORENZO DOW came to proclaim, as the first Protestant minister in the area of the Tensaw Boat Yard to the Tensaw settlers. A […]
PATRON + 1938 WPA worker interview with a Cajan Turpentiner of Washington County, Alabama
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PATRON + Washington County…..where the State of Alabama began
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PATRON- Names of jurors from 1802 Court records Washington County
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UPDATED WITH PODCAST -Exact details and people involved in the arrest of Vice-President in Washington County, Alabama
The Arrest of Vice-President Aaron Burr in Alabama (The following story has been transcribed exactly as written (including spelling errors) from Albert J. Picketts History of Alabama) During a cold night in February 1807, two young men, Nicholas Perkins, a lawyer, and Thomas Malone, clerk of the court were sitting in their cabin, in the […]
Village of Washington in 1886 – names of people – first county seat of Autauga County, Alabama
[Great descriptions of people and where they lived in early Autauga county, Alabama before 1886!] VILLAGE OF WASHINGTON, AUTAUGA COUNTY, ALABAMA (from history of Autauga County, Alabama written around 1886 by Shadrack Mims) (The first county seat of Autauga County, Alabama was at Jackson’s Mill but the court only met there long enough to select […]
PATRON + Six family of settlers in Washington and Clarke County were led by Daniel Boone
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Autauga County, Alabama – where the Cokers and the Millers had a brawl
Below is an excerpt of a transcription of a history of Autauga County, Alabama written around 1886 by Shadrack Mims. It has been transcribed exactly as written with misspelled words etc and includes names and descriptions of many early settlers. Start of the Mims Family But to go back to where we were before I began […]
PATRON + Dr. Palmer’s notes (1883-1884) about Alabama – Fort Jackson, Lowndes County and mound
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Have you ever heard of the Town of Marathon in Lawrence County, Alabama?
Have you ever heard of the Town of Marathon in Lawrence County, Alabama? It was once a prominent town in Alabama Territorial days and was the county seat of Lawrence County from 1818 to 1850. Now it is “below the waters of the Tennessee River, two miles above Lock A.”1 (The following official article about […]
PATRON + Dr. Palmer’s notes (1883-1884) about Alabama – Lauderdale County, Decatur and Williams Plantation
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UPDATED WITH PODCAST Bellefonte – 1st county seat of Jackson County now only a ghost town
Bellefonte is a ghost town in Jackson County, Alabama, United States, near the site of the Bellefonte Nuclear Generating Station. It is located roughly two miles southeast of Hollywood, Alabama. Private vs Public Lands The origin of Bellefonte and how it became the county seat of Jackson County, Alabama is related to the circumstances surrounding […]
UPDATED WITH PODCAST -Aaron Burr hid in Dismals Canyon in Franklin County, Alabama after killing political rival Alexander Hamilton [pictures]
Dismals Canyon is located in the town of Phil Campbell in the northwestern part of Franklin County, Alabama. Several outlaws have allegedly hidden in the canyon, including Jesse James and Aaron Burr. Continued below…. In 1806, former vice president Aaron Burr hid for two weeks in Dismals Canyon after killing political rival Alexander Hamilton in a […]
PATRON + Death of Billy John in early Macon County
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Longest period of peace with Indians before 1812 occurred when a member of George Washington’s staff was Indian agent
[Col. Hawkins, a member of President George Washington’s staff and aristocrat, held the longest period of peace with the Creek Indians prior to 1812. I wonder how he managed that? Here is his story] Colonel Benjamin Hawkins was born in Warren County, N. C., August 15, 1754, died June 6, 1816. He was on George […]
Baldwin County Has Been The Theatre Of The Most Striking Events In Alabama’s History
Historical events in that have occurred in Baldwin County include the following: In 1560, across its northern border marched the Tristan de Luna expedition from Mobile Bay on its way to found the short-lived colony of Nanipacna, located most probably on Boykins’ Ridge in Wilcox County. About a century and a half later the soldiers of […]
PATRON – News from Uniontown, Perry County, Ala. Dec. 21st, 1865 & Confederacy news
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UPDATED WITH PODCAST Marion, Perry County, Alabama was once called Muckle’s Ridge
Note: The city of Marion was first named Muckle’s Ridge, but was renamed in honor of Francis Marion, the “Swamp Fox,” hero of the American Revolution. Sam Houston, later of Texas fame, was married to a local girl in 1840 and Coretta Scott King, wife of Martin Luther King, was born in Perry County. She attended the Lincoln Normal School in Marion. Many […]
UPDATED WITH PODCAST -Baldwin, a county in Alabama where the Court House was stolen [film and photographs]
(This is an almost unbelievable story but is true as local citizens agree. The story of what took place is recounted in the films.) In the first days of Baldwin County, the Town of McIntosh Bluff (now in Mobile County, Alabama, west of Baldwin County) on the Tombigbee River was the County seat. In 1810, Blakeley, (now […]
PATRON – Bishop Divorce, new doctor and tax collector’s sales – Clarke County 1845
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PATRON – Legal notices from Clarke County, Alabama 1845
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This beautiful mansion (film) in Colbert County, Alabama has a link to Thomas Jefferson
Belle Mont Mansion, the beautiful Jeffersonian-style plantation home in Colbert County, Alabama host many activities throughout the year including A Day in May Art Event which will be held Saturday, May 6 at 9 AM CDT. Belle Mont in Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama was built in 1828 for Dr. Alexander Williams Mitchell, a graduate of the […]
PATRON – Officers and local news from Colbert County, and Tuscumbia Feb. 9, 1894
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Part VI – Excerpt from Hugh Cardon’s History of Cherokee County written in 1936
A Cherokee County, Alabama lawyer killed the Sheriff and fled to Texas A Transcription of Hugh Cardon’s HISTORY OF CHEROKEE COUNTY, ALABAMA Part VI Mr. Hugh Cardon wrote the following history of Cherokee County on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the county in 1936. This history was published in the COOSA RIVER NEWS on […]
The early immigrants of Clarke, Washington and Baldwin counties in Alabama arrived as early as 1745 from SC and Georgia
The early immigrants of Clarke, Washington and Baldwin counties in Alabama arrived as early as 1745 from SC and Georgia Clarke, Washington and Baldwin immigrants came from South Carolina and Georgia “Meek says: “As early as the Revolution, large bodies of unfortunate adherents of the British cause had fled from South Carolina and Georgia, through the […]
PATRON + Marion, Perry County, Alabama did not progress until 1828 – one man helped
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PATRON – Fire at a camp meeting and wheel runs over a man’s head were stories in the news in Clarke County in 1887.
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PATRON – Tax sale of real estate and Wilder estate sale in Morgan County, June 30, 1887
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[Old Film & pictures of Dallas County, Alabama has over 1250 historic structures listed on the state and national historic registers
Selma in Dallas County, Alabama is well-known for it’s history as a center for civil-rights struggles, but Dallas County also plays an integral part of the early state of Alabama since the first capital was located in Dallas County at old Cahawba. Dallas County, Alabama courthouse in 1907 Dallas County, Alabama was established by the […]