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ELYTON LAND COMPANY The city of Birmingham was conceived in the mind of engineer, John T. Milner who had surveyed the route of the…
We ran across this amazing old film and could not find out more about it. The pilot's name appears to be Blaine and it…
On Fat Tuesday, February 13, 1866, Confederate veteran Joe Cain paraded through the streets of federal-occupied Mobile dressed as a Chickasaw Indian chief he…
(Transcribed from Advertiser and Register, Mobile, Alabama, March 13, 1840) COMMITTALS Committed to the Jail of Mobile County, on the 14th day of December…
Bangor Cave, Blount County, Alabama Bangor Cave in Blount County, Alabama was once labeled “the only underground nightclub in America." The night club only…
The information and illustrations below are excerpts from a book written in 1887 as a prospectus for future investors in Tuscaloosa. The Tuskaloosa Coal,…
Many people left Alabama for greener pastures during this financial panic. (continued below) FLUSH TIMES IN ALABAMA (transcribed from History of Alabama and Dictionary…
SAM DALEY'S SCHOOL Have you ever heard of Sam Daley's school in Tuscaloosa? I found two articles about it in a 1910 paper and…
Troubles came to Birmingham shortly after it was founded. An epidemic occurred in the beginning days of Birmingham that threatened its very existence as…
First Deed in the City of Birmingham On the 1st day in June in 1871 lots were sold in the city of Birmingham. "The…
Two horse racetracks flourished around the turn of the century in Birmingham, Alabama. Trotwood Park was located at 75th Street and 9th Avenue North.…
In 1818, before Alabama became a state, Anne Newport Royall (June 11, 1769 – October 1, 1854) was a traveler in Alabama. After her…
(Photo African American students in mattress-making class, Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Ala ca. 1902 (Frances Benjamin Johnston, Library of Congress) Tuskegee University was founded in…
Willie Mays Park in Fairfield, Alabama Willie Mays speaking in Fairfield’s Willy Mays Park. Image courtesy of blog.al.com Many may have seen Willie Mays…
Dismals Canyon in Phil Campbell, Franklin County, Alabama holds much history as well as much naturally pristine beauty. From being a hideout for outlaws…
Our Alabama pioneers had to struggle to put a meal on the table in the early days. (The following transcription is from History of…
These historic photographs take you back in time. Benjamin Pinkney "Pink" Worthington was a pioneer of the area around Avondale/Lakeview area of Birmingham, Alabama.…
Colbert County, Alabama is named for two Chickasaw Indian Chiefs, George and Levi Colbert. Home of George Colbert - Chickasaw Indian chief (Alabama Department…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume VI OLIN M. ALEXANDER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1868-1930) Calhoun County,…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume VI HENRY BRAMLETTE GRAY BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1867 GA d.…
EAST LAKE ATHENEUM Private School for Young Ladies East Lake Atheneum in Birmingham, Alabama was a former private seminary of learning for young ladies. East…
Known as Slagheap Village, the official name was the Cahaba Project in Trussville, Alabama. It was a WPA housing project built on "slagheap" land…
The biographies of the Alabamians in Biographies of Notable & Not-so-Notable : Alabama Pioneers Volume V come from many sources. A good deal of the…
EUFAULA, ALABAMA BLOW GUNS, GREEN CORN DANCE *NOTICE: The comments made in this article may be offensive to some today but it was transcribed…
Previously, our 8-book series Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable: Alabama Pioneers was only available in Ebook format. Now all the books in the series…
The Mary Frances last trip down the Warrior ended in disaster (Transcription from a history of Tuscaloosa written by an older resident, Ben A.…
The first part of a transcribed serial article published in the Southern Star, Ozark, Ala., beginning May 10, 1899 EARLY HISTORY OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA…
The lands in Madison County were the first surveyed and sold in North Alabama. Prior to the sales in 1809 lands in and around…
After the American Civil War ended, Emperor Dom Pedro II of Brazil offered asylum for the Confederates to continue their life in Brazil. The…
Bullock County was formed on December 5, 1866, from Pike, Barbour, Macon and Montgomery Counties. Perote is a very old town in Bullock County,…
![PATRON + This is what Tuscaloosa, Alabama looked like around 1887 [vintage prints]](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/TUSCALOOSA-WHARF-220x140.jpg)
![PATRON + “Conecuh County, Alabama – no grocery stores to buy food – only grist mills in the early days” [film]](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Historic-church-in-Burnt-Corn-Alabama-by-Carol-Highsmith-2010-220x147.jpg)
![PATRON – See beautiful [photographs] of Benjamin P. Worthington home, pioneer and a founder of Birmingham, Alabama](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Alex-Bush-Photographer-March-4-1937-FRONT-NORTH-AND-WEST-ELEVATION-Benjamin-Pinckney-Worthington-House-Sixth-Avenue-South-Birmingham-Jefferson-County-AL1-220x147.jpg)
![PATRON + East Lake Atheneum was girl’s school, an orphanage, Catholic offices & now a school again [old pics]](https://www.alabamapioneers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Number-62-Trolley-Car-advertising-opening-of-East-Lake-Atheneum-220x166.jpg)
