Pell City and Ashville in St. Clair County are both the county seat. St. Clair County encompasses 646 square miles, and lies at the southern tip of the Appalachian Mountain Range. The County is divided by Backbone Mountain. The county is the only county in Alabama to have two county seats. St. Clair County was […]
STATE CAPITAL IN TUSCALOOSA 1827-1847 ALABAMA CENTRAL FEMALE ACADEMY 1856-1916 It is nice to know that the education of females was of considerable importance in even the early days of Alabama. In 1856, a high grade school for females was opened in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It was incorporated Dec. 19, 1857 and the trustees in the […]
These newspaper abstracts and more are available in the book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume VII Transcribed news & personal information from the Birmingham Iron Age March 4, 1875, about Tuscaloosa and Marion, Alabama Mr. Bartlett of New Orleans, who is agent for the Grangers’ Life and Health Insurance Company, paid us an agreeable visit yesterday. The […]
Some funny tombstones from Topeka, Kansas: “Here lies Sheriff Tim McGrew who said he would arrest Bill Hennessy or die… He was right.” “Here lies Michael Horton who was not such a fast gun as he thought.” “Here lie the remains of Charley Greene, His holster was dirty; but his gun was clean. Some Funny […]
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