(Transcribed from The Citizen-Examiner (Hayneville, Alabama) May 31, 1871 BURNED – The blacksmith shop of Capt. D. C. Whitley, 2 miles from Litohatchee was burned last night. FORT DEPOSIT – There is no better druggist in Lowndes, and certainly no truer gentleman, than Capt. J. T. Stubbs of Fort Deposit. He has a large stock […]
This article was written around 1880 about the early days of Chambers County, Alabama by one who experienced them. REMINISCENCES OF THE EARLY DAYS IN CHAMBERS COUNTY By E. G. Richards1 Part VIII Most of the present inhabitants of Chambers County have heard that as early as the years 1835 and 1836 there was a […]
Charcoal Iron was made in Shelby County since around 1848. A furnace was built by Horace Ware, who afterwards added a foundry and bar iron. This furnace was burned in 1858, but rebuilt at once. A larger mill was built in 1859, and iron rolled April 11th 1860. This mill was very active during the […]
DEATH – Mr. Lewis E. Kirkland, a well-known citizen of the county, died last night at his home near Trickem, aged about 40 years. M. & M. RR – By the new schedule on this road the up passenger train passes Litohatchee at 5:10 in the morning, reaching Montgomery before 7 o’clock. The down train […]
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