Legend states that during the year 1862 when the Civil War was being fought, many people buried their gold for safekeeping in Shipp's Pond. …
Nestled away in West Jefferson County, Alabama are three historical houses. The Owen House, the McAdory House, and the Sadler House are three restored…
There were evidently some disagreements about historical events and people between Gen. Woodward and Col. Pickett as can be seen in the letter below. …
EUFAULA, ALABAMA The First Store (from:History of Eufaula, Alabama: the bluff city of the Chattahoochee By J. A. B. Besson - 1875) The…
The following has been transcribed from Transactions of the Alabama Historical Society: New series Volume 4 By Alabama Historical Society 1904 THE HISTORY OF…
LETTER WRITTEN IN 1885 - FROM MISSISSIPPI FROM S.M. SMYTHE Recollections of One of the Earliest Settlers of Calhoun county Baldwin, Miss., May 11,…
ENTERING EARLY WEST ALABAMA CHAPTER XX (from FIFTY-FIVE YEARS IN WEST ALABAMA printed in the Tuscaloosa Gazette August 12, 1886) by Hon. E. A.…
This story is an excerpt from the books ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS - Settlement: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 2) and ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS - Volume I -…
Indian Trails and Early Roads written in 1900 by Peter J. Hamilton Scroll down to read story (Unedited Transcription from Publications of the Alabama Historical…
(This article has been exactly transcribed (with misspelled and grammar mistakes) from FIFTY-FIVE YEARS IN WEST ALABAMA that was printed in the Tuscaloosa Gazette August 12, 1886)…
(This article has been precisely transcribed (with spelling and grammar mistakes) from FIFTY-FIVE YEARS IN WEST ALABAMA which was printed in the Tuscaloosa Gazette August 12,…
Isaac Abercrombie was a pioneer of Perry County, Alabama (born 1748 Scotland – died 1825 Alabama) This book is a compilation of six generations…
This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume IV- Scroll to see Table of Contents of this book…
(This was transcribed From the Franklin County Times, Alabama many years ago) Editor Franklin County Times: What is there about the name "Dickson"…
This story is an excerpt from the book Alabama Footprints: Immigrants Brown's Village is a Cherokee village founded about 1790 located on the west…
Lt. David Moniac, a Creek Native American, was the first minority graduate of West Point Can you imagine the culture shock and difficulties this young…
Did you know that we have more previously unknown stories now in soft cover, hardcover, and Ebook form? Thanks to your support, the first…
Note: The following has been transcribed from original text written in the late 1800s. Please make allowances for the harsh language used. The Cherokee…
(Alabama was a busy place in the early 1800s and a simple horse path through the state turned into a major road for early…
Stafford Plaza in 2009 stands on old site of first Alabama Female Academy in Tuscaloosa, Alabama ALABAMA FEMALE INSTITUTE (First called Alabama Female Academy…
This story was written in 1858 by Gen. Thompson Simpson Woodward of the Alabama militia. He was in Alabama from very early days. WINN…
Union Springs, the county seat of Bullock County, is centrally located and has a charming history. It was settled thirty years prior to Bullock…
LEVI and MARTHA (HILL) BOSTICK HISTORY (from History of Texas with Many early settlers; The Lewis Publishing Company, 1895) Levi Bostick was born in…
Jeremiah Austill ((1793- 1881) was one of the participants of the famous Canoe Fight that took place in Alabama in 1813. We hear his…
[This beautiful mansion in Marengo County has a long history that includes visitors and residents who were vital to the beginning days of Alabama.…
BATTLE OF CALEBEEi 1813 During the Creek Indian War, that had begun August 30, 1813, with the Indian attack on Fort Mims, an engagement…
On Fat Tuesday, February 13, 1866, Confederate veteran Joe Cain paraded through the streets of federal-occupied Mobile dressed as a Chickasaw Indian chief he…
In 1818, before Alabama became a state, Anne Newport Royall (June 11, 1769 – October 1, 1854) was a traveler in Alabama. After her…
Dismals Canyon in Phil Campbell, Franklin County, Alabama holds much history as well as much naturally pristine beauty. From being a hideout for outlaws…
Our Alabama pioneers had to struggle to put a meal on the table in the early days. (The following transcription is from History of…
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![Story of the Death of Stooka – Brown’s Valley in Blount County, Alabama has a troubled past [pictures]](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Browns-valley-blount-county-e1397739456221-220x92.jpg)
![PATRON + The Federal Road was the state of Alabama’s first interstate – Do you know where it was? [map and picture]](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/old-federal-road-220x294.jpg)
![PATRON + The Stafford Hotel in Tuscaloosa sits on site of first female college dating back to 1830 [old pics]](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/capitol_park-historic-tuscaloosa-220x88.jpg)
![PATRON + Intense Indian Battle at Calebee Creek – Who won? [photographs & map]](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Map-of-Creek-country-220x182.jpg)
![PATRON + “Conecuh County, Alabama – no grocery stores to buy food – only grist mills in the early days” [film]](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Historic-church-in-Burnt-Corn-Alabama-by-Carol-Highsmith-2010-220x147.jpg)