Tag: 1820’s

Patron Past Stories

PATRON + Sale of lots in Marion and details of how the town was named

THE HISTORY OF MARION SKETCHES OF LIFE in Perry County, Alabama By S. A. Townes "Vive La Bagatelle." MARION, ALABAMA Printed by Dennis Dykom…

Patron Past Stories

PATRON + Gen. LaFayette Letters – This is the first of Gen. Farrar’s letters about Gen. Lafayette’s trip to Alabama 1825

Governor Israel Pickens appointed General Thomas Farrar to accompany General LaFayette on his visit to Alabama in 1825. General Farrar wrote interesting letters about…