This biography is an excerpt from FIRST FAMILIES OF LAWRENCE COUNTY, ALABAMA VOLUME I ELDER JOHN LEIGH TOWNES BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1774-1846) Madison, Franklin,…
Vice President 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…