The Marvel City Bessemer, Alabama was founded in the spring of 1887 as an important industrial center, popularly known as the "Marvel City." It…
Dr. John R. Drish House, also known simply as the Drish House, is a historic plantation house in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It is considered by…
In 1844, there was a disagreement about the center of Cherokee County [see film] HUGH CARDON'S HISTORY OF CHEROKEE COUNTY ALABAMA1 Part VII In…
Patron $2+ member story Click …/ to see how to Become a Patron and unlock this story now. Alabama barns over the years take on a…
Founded in 1833, on a farm near Greensboro, Hale County, Alabama. The College was first opened in 1833 as a manual labor institution as a…
First Confederate Cannon was made from iron in Cherokee County, Alabama HUGH CARDON'S HISTORY OF CHEROKEE COUNTY, ALABAMA Part VIII Mr. Hugh Cardon wrote…
The Methodist Circuit Rider had a difficult life in the early days of Alabama as can be seen by the narrative below. THE METHODIST…
Education for women abounds in 1887 Tuscaloosa The information and illustrations below are excerpts from a book written in 1887 as a prospectus for…
SAYRE STREET SCHOOL Chilton College and the Sayre Street School Site The present building that originally housed Sayre Street School only dates back to…
I have heard my grandfather(Big Daddy) Sidney Bearden b.1918 say they were so poor growing up" that they had cracks in the floors and…
The Lost Mills of Alabama Rikard’s Mill Near Beatrice, Alabama, one can find a beautiful and truly historic site: the old Rikard’s Mill. The…
In early frontier Eufaula, Alabama, there were but few stores in the town, and not many dwellings, all of them were constructed of rough…
On July 1-3, 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg was fought during the Civil War. Often referred to as the "High Water Mark of the…
Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa, Alabama was once state of the art The Baptist Church, the most elegant structure of its kind in Tuskaloosa, was…
DR. OTTO MOEBES LED GERMAN GROUP TO MORGAN COUNTY Submitted by Mrs. Donald H. Petersen 1614 Banbury Ln., Carrollton, TX 75006 [email protected] Progenitor…
We are excited to announce the second book in the ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS - Settlement: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 2) is now available in paperback…
Stafford Plaza in 2009 stands on old site of first Alabama Female Academy in Tuscaloosa, Alabama ALABAMA FEMALE INSTITUTE (First called Alabama Female Academy…
Eufaula is blessed with many old trees The city of Eufaula, Alabama is blessed with many beautiful historic houses, and it also has many old…
Spring moved twice The spring at Blue Springs State Park actually moved by itself to two other locations before finally settling in it's current…
BARBER SHOP SINGING BY INEZ MCCOLLUM Barber Shop Singing began in America in the last half of the 19th Century. Barber Shop Quartets originated…
Looking for a solution, should we forget the past? In light of the horrible event in South Carolina, there has been much discussion about…
(This is a great place to vacation) Pineda discovered Mobile Bay “Christopher Columbus had scarcely been in his grave fourteen years when Pineda discovered…
Rotten Potatoes by Johnny Ponder My Momma said that she spent her entire childhood eating rotten potatoes. I’m not kidding. In East Texas everybody…
From WILD WEST, October 1998 When the Steamboat Monmouth sank in the Mississippi, Creek Indian passengers paid the price. By Cecil Meares Picture of the…
This excerpt is a transcribed history of the Swift Creek area of Autauga County in the History of Autauga County, Alabama was written around…
Tuscaloosa had three other names before finally being called Tuscaloosa. Falls of the Black Warrior In the first and oldest deed book in the…
Cherokee County, Alabama - Turkey Town was where treaties were formed HUGH CARDON'S HISTORY OF CHEROKEE COUNTY, ALABAMA Part II Mr. Hugh Cardon wrote…
During my research for my latest historical fiction novel in this series, I was excited to discover a photograph (below) of a Cottingham house…
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…
Hayes Family Crosses the Alabama-Tennessee Line (Posted in Public Pages of Ancestry.com by Sharon Hayes December 20, 2009) It was 1861, the outset of…
![Did you know Bessemer, Alabama was originally named Brooklyn? [photograph & vintage film]](http://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bessemer.jpg)
![Do you know which school [click to see films & pics] in Alabama still exists after four moves, two fires, the Civil War and a name change?](http://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/one-room-schoolhouse-220x165.jpg)
![These veterans showed much dignity and respect toward each other as they put the Civil War behind them [vintage pictures & film]](http://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/CSA-and-GAR-at-encampment-220x160.jpg)
![Stafford Hotel in Tuscaloosa sits on land of female college dating back to 1830 [old pics]](http://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/capitol_park-historic-tuscaloosa-220x88.jpg)
![History that dates back over 150 years can be found at this Alabama hotel [old photographs]](http://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/point-clear-sunset3-220x152.jpg)
