Tag: Alabama history

Patron Past Stories

PATRON + Cudjoe Lewis was a member of the Tarkars Tribe . . .

(WARNING! During the 1930s, Great Depression era, many writers were employed to interview people around the United States, so their experiences and life history…

Patron Past Stories

PATRON – Names of Judges, personal news, McClinton, Beck, Dove and other names mentioned in Linden news in 1892

SCROLL DOWN TO READ MORE (Excerpts transcribed from The Democrat-Reporter, Linden, Alabama, Dec. 8, 1892) NOTICE LAND OFFICE IN MONTGOMERY Dec. 3rd 1892 I,…

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[1926 film and vintage pics] Many people say this California/ University of Alabama football game changed the south forever

The game that inspired the University of Alabama fight song, "Yea Alabama," was also Alabama's first national championship. The 1926 Rose Bowl Game held on…

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UPDATED WITH PODCAST -An ancient lost Native American town Abihka [see pics & films] in Alabama has close ties to Henryetta, Oklahoma

Abihka was one of the four mother towns of the Muscogee Creek Confederacy. The Abihka were the remnants of the 16th century "Chiefdom of…

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UPDATED WITH PODCAST – Is the city of Birmingham, Alabama sitting above an underground river that connects with the Warrior River? There may be some truth to this story.

Over the years there has been considerable talk that Birmingham, Alabama sits over a large underground stream.  It is reported that early settlers of Birmingham…