Carbon Hill is located in the northwestern part of Walker County, Alabama about 15 miles west of Jasper. It was settled in 1886 and…
Happy Birthday! WILLIAM BROCKMAN BANKHEAD BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1874 - 1940) Lamar, Madison County, Walker County, Alabama William Brockman Bankhead was born on his…
Happy Birthday! SAMUEL EARLE GREENE Biography and Genealogy (b. 1853 d. 1915) Jefferson and Walker County, Alabama Judge Samuel Earle Greene, of Birmingham, Ala.,…
The Mountain Stops Here by Shannon Hollon Many folks in the hamlet of McCalla Alabama don't know that the Appalachian mountains ends in their…
I reeled about like a cow with the blind staggers or a feller who had taken too many horns by Shannon Hollon David Crockett…
Happy Birthday! CHRISTOPHER C. NESMITH BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1873-1931) Lamar, Marion, Winston, Walker, Jefferson & Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Christopher C. Nesmith, of Birmingham, achieved…
Do you agree with at least ten of these statements? Then you must live in a small town Historic Tuscumbia, Alabama 2010 by Carol…
Early Representatives of Walker County, Alabama (from FIFTY-FIVE YEARS IN WEST ALABAMA printed in the Tuscaloosa Gazette August 12, 1886) by Hon. E. A.…
Click …/to see how to honor your ancestor as a Notable Alabama Pioneer Happy Birthday! JOHN HOLLIS BANKHEAD,SR. BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1842-1920) Fayette, Marion, Lamar…
This well-written news article from 1920, tells of a time when railroad travel was flourishing, but it also paints a beautiful picture of life…
Alabama Power Company's Warrior Reserve Steam in Walker County began operations in 1917 on the Warrior River. Later, it was named Gorgas in honor…
Patron+ member story Click …/ to see how to Become a Patron and unlock this story now. The following advertisements are from the Mountain Eagle, Cordova,…
Oakman Male and Female College The citizens of Oakman in Walker County, Alabama did not let a fire defeat them. In the 1890s, they…
Happy Birthday! JEREMIAH ALEXANDER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIER (1763- 1847) Morgan and Walker County, Alabama He was born on July 4th…
Old York USA Heritage & Music Park C. J. Harris, one of three finalists from Alabama on American Idol, in 2014, brought considerable attention…
We found this great video Peggy Wade made from her father's home movies from 50 years ago of great scenes from Walker County, Alabama…
This is an interesting story about Walker County, Alabama early history that appeared in the Tuscaloosa Gazette in August, 1886. EVENTS IN EARLY WALKER…
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