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PATRON + Fayette County, Alabama Courthouse burned twice – Was the first arson?

The Fayette County Courthouse burned twice, once in 1866 and again in 1911. There is a traditional story that the first fire was deliberately set…

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The last major battle fought on Alabama soil with the Native Americans was near Midway in present-day Bullock County, Alabama

The area which makes up Bullock County, Alabama belonged to the Creek Indians until the treaty of Fort Jackson ceded the western half of…