Tag: 1830’s

Patron Past Stories

PATRON + A Hit-and Run accident happened in 1837 in New York that affected an Alabama woman

It is hard to understand why the driver of this carriage did not stop to assist the women he hit. The Astor House was the…

Patron Past Stories

PATRON + Magnolia Grove, Greensboro, the old home of Richard Pearson Hobson of “The Sinking of the Merrimac” fame

Magnolia Grove, located at 1002 Hobson Street in Greensboro, Alabama is a historic site and museum located in Greensboro, Hale County, Alabama that is…

New Stories

Francis Scott Key who wrote The Star Spangled Banner shared a close friendship with Alabama Governor Gayle’s wife and daughter

This story is an excerpt from Alabama Footprints Volume V - VIII The story below reveals the close friendship Francis Scott Key shared with Alabama…