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On February 15, 1823, Hunter Peel, a civil engineer from England, executed an agreement with the Board of Trustees to furnish water to the…
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The first two photographs are labeled morning attendance at a Mill school in Huntsville taken by Lewis Wickes Hine in December 1913. It may…
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Madison County, Alabama is considered the birthplace of Alabama, established on December 13, 1808. One of the earliest known cemeteries is Cumberland Presbyterian Campground,…
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LATER HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY By Thomas Jones Taylor (Judge Taylor's "Early History of Madison County" was concluded in the Spring, 1940, issue of…
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Elections in early Alabama were a frequent and exciting occurrence LATER HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY By Thomas Jones Taylor (Judge Taylor's "Early History of…
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When Americans think about cities historically known for automotive industry, places like Detroit are usually the first to come up, but did you know…
EARLY SETTLERS IN HUNTSVILLE BY JUDGE THOMAS JONES TAYLOR transcribed from The Alabama Historical Quarterly Vol I, N. 3, Fall Issue 1930 Before…
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SHOOTING IN HUNTSVILLE 1854 (Excerpt Transcribed from The Jones Valley Times (Elyton, Alabama) April 1, 1854) James Burton was shot on Monday last by…
Anne Royall (June 11, 1769 – October 1, 1854) was by some accounts the first professional woman journalist in the United States. When her…
(Excerpt transcribed from The Daily Huntsville Confederate, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, Feb. 19, 1862) TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Take notice that, on…
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JOAB LAWLER BIOGRAPHY AND GENEALOGY (1796 – 1838) North Carolina and Madison, Shelby, Bibb, Coosa, Talladega Counties, Alabama Joab Lawler, public official and a…
Westmoreland – Fowlkes Wedding Writeup From the Selma Morning Times, January 5, 1900 --------------------------------------------------- Beautiful Home Wedding Westmoreland-Fowlkes “O fortune, O happy day, When…
On August 2, 1819 - The first Constitution of Alabama was adopted paving the way to statehood in December. It was considered a model…
REV. G. J BROOKS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1830-aft. 1896) Dallas, Madison, County, Alabama, Missouri, Texas Rev. G. J. Brooks of Selma, Ala., son of…
CLEMENT COMER CLAY BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1789-1866) Madison County, Alabama First Justice of Supreme Court of Alabama Judge C. C. Clay was the son…
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