In 1818, before Alabama became a state, Anne Newport Royall (June 11, 1769 – October 1, 1854) was a traveler in Alabama. After her husband died, she was left penniless and she toured Alabama for four years as one of the first newspaperwomen in America. She wrote letters to her friends about Alabama and the […]
(Transcribed exactly as published from the Wilcox Progressive Era, Camden, Wilcox County, Alabama, June 2, 1910) The Progressive Era commences this week, the publication of a series of articles written by the pupils of the Camden public school relating to the early history of Camden. These articles at some future time can assist some future […]
Last of the Creeks, and brutal murders took place in Alabama during April 1839 THE LAST OF THE CREEKS The following affecting picture of a lonely and solitary son of the Forest is from the last Columbus Enquirer. (Transcribed extract from Bellefonte Courier and Jackson County Republican, April 11, 1839) We learn that a Creek […]
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