Wednesday, July 22, 2020

TOWNS IN THE ALABAMA TERRITORY – the historic towns of Jackson, Cahaba, Fort Jackson – some were successful...

 
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TOWNS IN THE ALABAMA TERRITORY – the historic towns of Jackson, Cahaba, Fort Jackson – some were successful

Continued TOWNS IN THE ALABAMA TERRITORY (The following story is the 4th section of a news article written in 1817 which describes some early towns of Alabama.  It was published in 1817 when Alabama was still a Territory and first printed in the New York Herald, then copied in the Alabama Republican, and finally published […]

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PATRON + Lewis' Tavern – in Macon County, Alabama was owned by the son-in-law of Big Warrior

Lewis’ Tavern at Fort Bainbridge Peter A. Brannon was a pharmacist chemist, 1900-1910. He spent the remainder of his career with the Alabama Department of Archives and History, serving as curator, 1910-1941; archivist, 1941-1955, and as director, 1955-1967. In his lifetime, he wrote many historical articles about Alabama. The following article by him has been […]

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PATRON – Law office and Prof. Henry's school in Bangor, Alabama June 2, 1860

(Transcribed extracts from The Bangor Broad-Axe, Bangor, Blount County, Alabama, June 2, 1860) LAW NOTICE! All persons who are indebted to me for legal services are hereby notified to come forward and settle the debt. My fees are always due when the services are rendered. I have been prompt in attending to your business and […]

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PATRON + RECIPE WEDNESDAY: How to can the perfect corn. . .

Excerpt from a 1946 Canning cookbook Corn is one of the largest packs put up by the commercial canners. It is canned cream style, in which the grain is cut from the cob and remaining pulp scraped off and added, and whole grain style, in which the whole grains are used. At the beginning of […]

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