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By the year 1816, there were fifteen hundred inhabitants at St. Stephens. Much money was invested, diversified industries were set afoot, and the place…
The Arrest of Vice-President Aaron Burr in Alabama (The following story has been transcribed exactly as written (including spelling errors) from Albert J.…
Was there ever a settlement of German farmers in Washington County, Alabama? I discovered the following news articles in an 1891 newspaper about a…
First Protestant Minister and Early settlers of Washington County, Alabama (Excerpt from: The Great Southeast or Clarke County and its Surroundings, pub. 1882 by…
(Works Progress Administration interview from 1938 - transcribed exactly as written.) ISAAC JOHNSON: CAJAN TURPENTINER Happy Hill Community Near Chatom, Ala. 11/29/1938 by Jack…
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Streets Paved with Brick and Stone at St. Stephens Patron $2+ member story -This story is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Exploration:…
(Excerpt transcribed from Crenshaw County News, Luverne, Alabama January 16, 1908) ANOTHER RAIL HORROR Passenger and Freight Crash Through High Trestle Five People Killed…
Where the State of Alabama Began Washington County, Alabama was created June 4, 1800 by proclamation of Governor Winthrop Sargent of the Mississippi Territory.…
The early immigrants of Clarke, Washington and Baldwin counties in Alabama arrived as early as 1745 from SC and Georgia Clarke, Washington and Baldwin immigrants…
They Made Sure The Knot Was Tied Securely This story is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Exploration: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume…
LEMUEL JAMES ALSTON BIOGRAPAHY and GENEALOGY (1760-1836) Washington County, Alabama Lemuel James Alston, Alabama pioneer and Revolutionary War soldier, was born in 1760, in…
Early Permanent Settlers in Washington and Clarke County, Alabama Early permanent settlers came from Georgia, colonized in 1733, from the Carolinas, colonized between 1640…
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Patron member story Court Records of Washington County, Mississippi Territory includes many early Alabama names: “Mississippi Territory. At a superior court held for the…
Reminiscences of Old St. Stephens Part II Schools and Indians NOTE: This speech was made in 1899 and some language would be offensive today.…
After the first Creek War ended, general peace began to prevail among the settlers in South Alabama. St. Stephens at this time was their…
This excerpt was transcribed from Clarke County, Alabama, and Its Surroundings, Timothy Horton Ball, Clarke County Historical Society, 1879 In 1817 the Mississippi Territory…
Continued TOWNS IN THE ALABAMA TERRITORY (The following story is the third section of a news article written in 1817 which is descriptive of…
