My father and uncles were very involved in the development of Castleberry. I can remember the railroad cars leaving Castleberry full of strawberries being shipped to the Northeast. It was a lively little town during those days.
I passed through Castleberry and wanted to know its history. Would you mind sharing where you found the information about the stage route from Pensacola to Montgomery?
Thank you
Jim (James) Weaver
This was a very good read. I grew up at LPond and had heard this story all my life. Still not sure if it is folklore or not but it sure gets your mind going and it is great to see all the historical facts around it. I enjoyed the read very much so.
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Stacey Leggitte
This story is amazing. I am from the nymphs area. I am a Walton. I love this history about a community and a place that’s 5 miles from my parents home. Please find more about this.
jbaugh
If anyone hid gold 1862 in Shipps pond it wasn’t Maj. Richard Warren’s son Hinchea. He passed away several years before the necessity of hiding valuables from the damn yankees arose. A somewhat more likely suspect, and one by far more plausible within the rumored connection with Pres. Harding, is Hinchea’s brother Malachi Warren. See W E Bigglestone’s ‘They Stopped In Oberlin” pps. 215-220.
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Sherry Elmore Baggett
Margaret Baggett is the coach’s family
Josh Baggett , what do you know about some gold lol
I know I need some!!
Are you related to Gayle Weaver?
Brian Henderson we need to start digging….
My father and uncles were very involved in the development of Castleberry. I can remember the railroad cars leaving Castleberry full of strawberries being shipped to the Northeast. It was a lively little town during those days.
Vicki Pirtle
Hi,
I passed through Castleberry and wanted to know its history. Would you mind sharing where you found the information about the stage route from Pensacola to Montgomery?
Thank you
This was a very good read. I grew up at LPond and had heard this story all my life. Still not sure if it is folklore or not but it sure gets your mind going and it is great to see all the historical facts around it. I enjoyed the read very much so.
David Jay was my ggg grandfather. When you find the gold, let me know. I’m pretty sure somebody in the family must have lost it!
Awesome, when are we going??
Patrick Neeley Anita N Sean Smith
Damn Smith that was good.
Right under my nose !
[…] Castleberry, and the Legend of gold in Shipp’s Pond, Conecuh County, Alabama […]
This story is amazing. I am from the nymphs area. I am a Walton. I love this history about a community and a place that’s 5 miles from my parents home. Please find more about this.
If anyone hid gold 1862 in Shipps pond it wasn’t Maj. Richard Warren’s son Hinchea. He passed away several years before the necessity of hiding valuables from the damn yankees arose. A somewhat more likely suspect, and one by far more plausible within the rumored connection with Pres. Harding, is Hinchea’s brother Malachi Warren. See W E Bigglestone’s ‘They Stopped In Oberlin” pps. 215-220.
Now I want to read more about this brother. Love all the stories that involve actual historical facts.