Helen Keller, even though she was unable to hear or see, was famous from the age of 8 until her death in 1968. Her…
COLBERTIANS By R. L. James MRS. AMOS JARMAN1 BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1789- 1873) Written in 1945 North Carolina and Colbert County, Alabama From North…
Alabama News from the past on April 30, 1874 Tuscumbia is out of debt, the Alabama Governor has a toothache, and a hog with…
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SCROLL DOWN TO SEE PERSONAL NEWS (Transcribed from The Leighton News, Leighton, Alabama, Feb. 9, 1894) CITY NOTES News of a Week Condensed for…
SCROLL DOWN TO SEE STORY (Transcribed from The Leighton News, Leighton, Alabama, Feb. 9, 1894) CITY NOTES (Leighton, Alabama) News of a week condensed…
MUSCLE SHOALS COLBERT COUNTY, ALABAMA No one knows the origin of the name Muscle Shoals but there are many theories. One theory is that…
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COLBERTIANS By R. L. James SECTION III OBITUARIES AND CEMETERY RECORDS To the Readers of the Alabama Historical Quarterly: (The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol.…
COLBERTIANS By R. L. James SECTION III OBITUARIES AND CEMETERY RECORDS To the Readers of the Alabama Historical Quarterly: (The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol.…
WILLIAM COOPER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY 1802-1887 Colbert County, Alabama William Cooper was a lawyer in Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama. He was born January 11,…
Brigadier Gen. James Deshler (1833-1863) Deshler Female Institute was an educational institution, incorporated as declared in its charter, "for the sole purpose of the…
(This story is even more interesting considering the fact that Tuscumbia had been congratulated in April 30, 1874 for being debt-free in the Birmingham…
“Somewhere beneath the dust may be the first skeleton of a Paleo Indian to be found in the Western Hemisphere.” Confirmation established by discoveries…
(Transcribed and unedited story from a WPA (Works Projects Administration) writer, Susan Russell ca. 1938) Continued below Haunted Houses Near Tuscumbia written ca. 1938 by…
Belle Mont Mansion, the beautiful Jeffersonian-style plantation home in Colbert County, Alabama host many activities throughout the year including A Day in May Art…
Barton Hall/Cunningham Plantation in Colbert County, Alabama Barton Hall (also known as the Cunningham plantation is in Colbert County, Alabama. It was built in…
SCROLL DOWN TO SEE PERSONAL NEWS (Transcribed from The Leighton News, Leighton, Alabama, Feb. 9, 1894) REMAINS OF ISAAC ROSER DISINTERRED On Jan. 30…
SCROLL DOWN TO SEE STORY (Transcribed from The Leighton News, Leighton, Alabama, Feb. 9, 1894) W. G. TROUTMAN (Now E. E. TROUTMAN) did a…
SCROLL DOWN TO SEE STORY (Transcribed from The Leighton News, Leighton, Alabama, Feb. 9, 1894) OUR MERCHANTS The Business Men of Leighton From 1872…
SCROLL DOWN TO SEE STORY (Transcribed from The Leighton News, Leighton, Alabama, Feb. 9, 1894) CHURCH NOTES Rev. Peter Wager, of the Episcopal church,…
SCROLL DOWN TO SEE STORY (Transcribed from The Leighton News, Leighton, Alabama, Feb. 9, 1894) COLBERT COUNTY DIRECTORY Judge Eighth Judicial Circuit – H.…
COLBERTIANS By R. L. James SECTION III OBITUARIES AND CEMETERY RECORDS To the Readers of the Alabama Historical Quarterly: (The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol.…
SCROLL DOWN TO READ TRIBUTE (Transcribed from The Leighton News, Leighton, Alabama, Feb. 9, 1894) IN MEMORIAM Mrs. Annie Christian Hawkins – A Worthy…
Do you agree with at least ten of these statements? Then you must live in a small town Historic Tuscumbia, Alabama 2010 by Carol…
COLBERTIANS By R. L. James SECTION III OBITUARIES AND CEMETERY RECORDS To the Readers of the Alabama Historical Quarterly: (The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol.…
FIRST BOAT TRIP OVER MUSCLE SHOALS—1828 By GEORGE W. SWARTZ The Tennessee Valley is rich in history and the beautiful Tennessee River lying like…
Called the Singing River The Cherokees who lived in the northwestern corner of Alabama called the river that flowed through their territory “Unashay” —…
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