Tag: GENEALOGY

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On May 9, 1856, (4 years before it was sacked and plundered) This was the news in Athens, Alabama

On May 9, 1856, an election and probate court met in Athens, Alabama (Extracts transcribed from THE ATHENS HERALD, Athens, Limestone County, Alabama on…

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Simpson Manuscript – On Feb. 4, 1861, these delegates met at the Confederate Conference held in Montgomery, Alabama.

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In 1899, Tuscaloosa no longer dreaded an ice famine when the thermometer was 100 degrees in the shade thanks to Tuscaloosa Ice and Light company

(Photograph and transcription from Tuscaloosa Weekly Times, Tuscaloosa, Alabama May 12, 1899) TUSCALOOSA ELECTRIC LIGHT & ICE CO. The Tuscaloosa Gas, Electric Light and…