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PATRON + Battelle, now a ghost town in Alabama, had a furnace that was moved to India in 1917

by Donna R Causey

Battelle is now a privately owned ghost town in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States, but on "Thursday evening, November 25th, 1915, Battelle had on…

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PATRON – Fort Payne is one of the few forts used to intern Cherokees in 1838 prior to their removal of which surface ruins can still be seen

by Donna R Causey

Did you know that the city of Fort Payne, Alabama had its beginning as a frontier fort that was connected to the Trail of…

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Biography: Jasper Newton Campbell born in 1836 – Rather do this job than be president of the United States

by Shannon Hollon

Jasper Newton Campbell loved his job by Shannon Hollon My GGGgrandfather was Jasper Newton Campbell (1836-1911).  He was born in Dekalb County. In 1859…

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