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A funny story—I bet he would be shocked at the world today. Do you know what the name of the store could have been on…
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Alabama News from the past on April 30, 1874 Tuscumbia is out of debt, the Alabama Governor has a toothache, and a hog with…
(Transcribed From Birmingham Iron Age 5/7/1874) We are indebted to the managers of the S. & N. R. R. employee's picnic party for an…
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News stories from around Alabama on June 11, 1874 Fishing is the amusement now in Greene. The Eutaw Whig says there are 2 fisherman…
Moonshine was a popular way to make a living during the days of prohibition in Alabama. Here are some interesting stories, concerning moonshine in…
Birmingham, the Chicago of the South? Excerpts From The Iron Age Birmingham, Alabama April 19, 1883 The Moon Boys Discharged The Moon boys, who…
Street taxes due & Tuscaloosa officers indicted on liquor law violations on February 26 ON FEBRUARY 26, 1930 FROM THE TUSCALOOSA NEWS TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA…
On August 11, 1939, the city of Birmingham, Alabama baseball fans were excited about the purchase of the Birmingham Barons by the Cincinnati Reds'…
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From the Birmingham Iron Age of July 2, 1879, we gain a perspective on how children were dressed around this time with this article.…
September 8, 1881 - The Tin Man of Birmingham – I wonder how much of his work is still on buildings in Birmingham? (Transcribed…
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July 7, 1943– What do you think? Was their censorship or simply shortages which caused rationing of newsprint in WWII? Share your answers and…
Early on the morning on March 15, 1926, the town of Hartselle in Morgan County, Alabama was held hostage for almost four hours while "thieves…
In the Pratt City Herald News on July 21, 1900, the following news items were included: E. E. Forbes Music Company in Montgomery, Alabama…
From Tuscaloosa News August 2, 1937 Triplets Arrive in Perry County Three girls born to dairy farmer's wife in a Selma hospital All girls…
Transcribed from Weekly Iron Age July 28th, 1887 News - The news of the day included the following transcribed stories. HUNTSVILLE J. M. Garrison…
(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…
Winston County, Alabama's opposition to the Confederacy is briefly mentioned in the novels To Kill a Mockingbird and Paper Moon: A Novel (formerly Addie Pray) Tap…
Was there ever a settlement of German farmers in Washington County, Alabama? I discovered the following news articles in an 1891 newspaper about a…
(News transcribed from the Times Daily – Florence, Alabama June 2, 1894) TWENTY-SIX PRISONERS LONELY There are twenty-six prisoners in the Huntsville Jail, and…
Have you ever heard of the ghost who pulled his coffin in Marion Junction, Alabama? This story involved many respectable, local citizens of the…
DISASTER AT MARVEL (transcribed from -Blocton Enterprise, Thursday, 26 October 1916 On last Saturday afternoon about 2:42, a terrific explosion occurred at Marvel mines,…
RICKWOOD FIELD – THE OLDEST STANDING BASEBALL STADIUM IN THE NATION HAS A BIRTHDAY ON AUGUST 18TH Thanks to A. H. "Rick" Woodward, Birmingham,…
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…
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