On this day, December 30th, in 1868, the county of Baker was created from portions of Autauga, Shelby, Bibb, and Perry, by a legislative act. There were no towns in the county of Baker in 1872 and it had no history, so in 1872 it was not entitled to representation in Alabama. The county was named […]
(Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS: Banished Volume 8) First news reports indicated that the move to Indian Territory was going well from the following letter published in the Arkansas Gazette: Letter from the Arkansas Gazette Port Gibson – Dec. 10, 1836 My Dear Sir: Ye-poth-la-ho-lo has arrived at this place and there is to be no […]
I don’t know what I’d do without my coffee each morning. It is simple to make today, but in 1852 making a good cup of coffee was no simple task. Here are some simple (?) directions for making a good cup of coffee from 1852 in the Farmer’s Cabinet How To Make Good Coffee First procure […]
CHAPTER TWELVE by By HON. E. A. POWELL (transcribed from FIFTY-FIVE YEARS IN WEST ALABAMA printed in the Tuscaloosa Gazette August 12, 1886) WHAT A CALICO DRESS COST From 1828 to 1833 the times were stringent. The price of cotton ranged from 6 to 8 cents, and money was scarce—while most of the articles of […]
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