Thursday, September 10, 2020

The Early Alabama Railroad Scandal Part I...

 
Facebook icon Twitter icon Forward icon

The Early Alabama Railroad Scandal Part I

“Willis Valley Railroad was charted in February 3, 1852 as a company to build a railroad from the point on the Alabama & Tennessee River Railroad, at or near the farm of JAMES HAMPTON through the county of Dekalb and the Georgia line to intersect the Georgia and Tennessee Railroad at some convenient point in […]

Read more →

PATRON + The Capt. Sam Bursts her Boiler and Goes Down

STEAM BOAT EXPLOSION The Capt. Sam Bursts her Boiler and Goes Down (Transcription from Bibb Blade November 26, 1884 in Bibb County Heritage Association Vol. I) We republish the following account of the accident from the Selma Mail of Thursday: As stated in the Mail yesterday evening a rumor was afloat on the street that […]

Read more →

PATRON – Tax collectors sale real estate property in Birmingham 1875 – names and location included

Click to learn how to Become a Patron! This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume VI– Scroll to the bottom to see the Table of Contents of this book (This is a long list but it reveals the names of many property owners and the location of their […]

Read more →

PATRON + GOOD OLE DAYS: Interesting perspective on why children die from Birmingham newspaper July 2, 1879

From the Birmingham Iron Age of July 2, 1879, we gain a perspective on how children were dressed around this time with this article. The editor obviously disagrees with the practice. Why Do Children Die? The reason why children die is because they are not taken care of. From the day of birth they are […]

Read more →

Watch for countdown sales on all our Ebooks!

On September 3, 2020, Compiled Records of BIBB COUNTY ALABAMA PIONEERS VOLUME II was placed on sale at Amazon.com for 99 cents. The price of this Ebook will increase 5 times over the next few days until it returns to the original list price om September 10, 2020 During the weeks ahead, each of our […]

Read more →

No comments:

Post a Comment