Dead Towns Of Alabama
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Dead Towns Of Alabama
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Author : W. Stuart Harris
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
Dead Towns Of Alabama written by W. Stuart Harris and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with History categories.
Dead Towns of Alabama is not merely a series of obituaries but a vivid story of the life of each town it resurrects. In the course of bringing back to life 83 Indian towns, 77 fort sites, and 112 colonial, territorial, and state towns, W. Stuart Harris conjures up a wealth of fascinating images from Alabama's rich and colorful past -- images of life as the Indians lived it, of colonial life in the wilderness, of Spanish explorers and French exiles, of danger and romance, glory and slavery, riverboats and railroads, plantations and gold mines, stagecoaches and ferries. It is a thoroughly absorbing panorama of Alabama's history. Book jacket.
Lost Towns Of Central Alabama
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Author : Peggy Jackson Walls
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2021-07-19
Lost Towns Of Central Alabama written by Peggy Jackson Walls and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-19 with History categories.
Settlers came to Central Alabama in the early 1800s with big dreams. Miners panned the streams and combed the hillsides of the state's Gold Belt, hoping to strike it rich. Arbacooche and Goldville were forged by the rush on land and gold, along with Cahaba, the first state capital. Demand for the abundant cotton led to the establishment of factories like Pepperell Mills, Russell Manufacturing Company, Tallassee Mills, Avondale Mills and Daniel Pratt Cotton Gin. Owners built mill villages for their workers, setting the standard for other companies as well. But when booms go bust, they leave ghost towns in their wake. Author Peggy Jackson Walls walks the empty streets of these once lively towns, reviving the stories of the people who built and abandoned them.
Tales Of Old Cullman County Alabama
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Author : Robin Sterling
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-08-30
Tales Of Old Cullman County Alabama written by Robin Sterling and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-30 with History categories.
When people think of Cullman County and its history, often the first things that come to mind are its German ancestry, Ave Maria Grotto, strawberries, Jim Folsom and Guy Hunt. But there's lots more. Organized in 1877, the county is the second youngest county in the state. Despite its relative recent creation, Cullman has a rich and often tumultuous past. Few remember the old stage road, ghost towns, and struggles along the railroad line. Then there's the little known Cleveland County, the Bug Tussle Mail Fraud Caper, a vanished railroad line, and the man who foretold of a railroad wreck at Holmes Gap. These, and other little known, secret, and hidden topics make up the history of Cullman. This book is not a definitive or comprehensive history of Cullman, but attempts to fill in a few of the gaps and illuminate topics skimmed over or skipped in other books. Those who think they know the history of Cullman will be surprised and amazed at what they find within these pages!
Amazing Alabama A Potpourri Of Fascinating Facts Tall Tales And Storied Stories
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Author : Joseph W. Lewis Jr. M.D.
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2020-10-19
Amazing Alabama A Potpourri Of Fascinating Facts Tall Tales And Storied Stories written by Joseph W. Lewis Jr. M.D. and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-19 with History categories.
Amazing Alabama: A Potpourri of Fascinating Facts, Tall Tales and Storied Stories chronicles a brief history of the state, famous personages associated with Alabama, a discussion of state firsts, unique occurrences, antiquated laws and other fascinating topics.
Alabama Coosa Rivers Navigation O M Al Ga
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
Alabama Coosa Rivers Navigation O M Al Ga written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with categories.
Historic Indian Towns In Alabama 1540 1838
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Author : Amos J. Wright
language : en
Publisher: University Alabama Press
Release Date : 2003-06-04
Historic Indian Towns In Alabama 1540 1838 written by Amos J. Wright and has been published by University Alabama Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-06-04 with History categories.
This encyclopedic work is a listing of 398 ancient towns recorded within the present boundaries of the state of Alabama, containing basic information on each village's ethnic affiliation, time period, geographic location, descriptions, and (if any) movements. While publications dating back to 1901 have attempted to compile such a listing, none until now has so exhaustively harvested the 214 historic maps drawn between 1544, when Hernando de Soto's entourage first came through the southeastern territory, and 1846, when Indian removal to the Oklahoma Territory was complete.
Abandoned Alabama Descent Of Days Gone By
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Author : April Wood Holdridge
language : en
Publisher: America Through Time
Release Date : 2021-05-24
Abandoned Alabama Descent Of Days Gone By written by April Wood Holdridge and has been published by America Through Time this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-24 with History categories.
Leftover bones are everywhere. They are throughout our surrounding communities, towns, and cities. They are residual pieces of history and decay, of the days gone by. They can be found driving down backroads, walking down spooky alleyways, and investigating abandoned homes and businesses. We are usually too busy with the hustle and bustle of everyday life to notice. Some, if not all, of these leftover bones will be treated as an eyesore or a nuisance and will eventually be destroyed without ever being documented by pen, paper, or photography. Documenting these remaining formations through her own eyes and a photo lens, the author and photographer of this book, April Wood Holdridge, invites you to join her as she tries to slow time enough for you to appreciate the magnificence of the descent of the days gone by.
Eugene Allen Smith S Alabama
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Author : Aileen Kilgore Henderson
language : en
Publisher: NewSouth Books
Release Date : 2011-01-01
Eugene Allen Smith S Alabama written by Aileen Kilgore Henderson and has been published by NewSouth Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In 1871 when the University of Alabama reopened after its destruction by Federal troops, Eugene Allen Smith returned to his alma mater as professor of geology and mineralogy. Until his death in 1927, this gifted man devoted his abundant energy and his stout heart to the welfare of the school and the state. After persuading the legislature to appoint him state geologist in 1873, he spent his summers enduring chills, fevers, and verbal abuse as he searched for industrial raw materials that could bring about better lives for destitute Alabamians. Traveling in a mule-drawn wagon, he recorded detailed observations, botanical and geological discoveries, and mineral analyses in his journal. He loaded the wagon with specimens for the university museum he dreamed of creating some day. He inventoried industries that had failed or been destroyed, judging whether they were worth salvaging. Interspersed with this information were pithy comments on people he met, frustrations he dealt with, historical notes, and poetic descriptions of rocks and creeks and mountains, giving a vivid picture of Alabama in transition. What he accomplished, against monumental odds, became the catalyst that transformed Alabama from an aimless and poverty-stricken agricultural state to an industrial giant to be reckoned with. How he accomplished what he did, with very little support and hardly any money, gave this diminutive and very human man a stature of mythic proportions in the history of the university and the state. The story of Little Doc, as told in Eugene Allen Smiths Alabama, is drawn from many sources: Smiths transcribed field notes, countless numbers of letters he received and the carbon copies of his replies, his published reports over a period of fifty years, wills, genealogical records, histories of the st
Early Alabama
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Author : Mike Bunn
language : en
Publisher: Alabama the Forge of History
Release Date : 2019
Early Alabama written by Mike Bunn and has been published by Alabama the Forge of History this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with History categories.
An illustrated guidebook documenting the history and sites of the state's origins
Tracing Your Alabama Past
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Author : Robert Scott Davis
language : en
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Release Date : 2011-09-06
Tracing Your Alabama Past written by Robert Scott Davis and has been published by Univ. Press of Mississippi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-06 with History categories.
Searching for your Alabama ancestors? Looking for historical facts? Dates? Events? This book will lead you to the places where you'll find answers. Here are hundreds of direct sources--governmental, archival, agency, online--that will help you access information vital to your investigation. Tracing Your Alabama Past sets out to identify the means and the methods for finding information on people, places, subjects, and events in the long and colorful history of this state known as the crossroads of Dixie. It takes researchers directly to the sources that deliver answers and information. This comprehensive reference book leads to the wide array of essential facts and data--public records, census figures, military statistics, geography, studies of African American and Native American communities, local and biographical history, internet sites, archives, and more. For the first time Alabama researchers are offered a how-to book that is not just a bibliography. Such complex sources as Alabama's biographical/genealogical materials, federal land records, Civil WarÂ-era resources, and Native American sources are discussed in detail, along with many other topics of interest to researchers seeking information on this diverse Deep South state. Much of the book focuses on national sources that are covered elsewhere only in passing, if at all. Other books only touch on one subject area, but here, for the first time, are directions to the Who, What, When, Where, and Why.