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The Commissioner's Court of Clarke County appropriated $1500 in 1862 for the manufacturing of salt at the salt springs and the State of Alabama operated multiple salt works during the Civil War. [11] These salt works had housing for workers, hospitals, and cemeteries and the salt was produced for military and civilian use. [ 10 ]
Decatur, a town of about 55,000 residents, offers a mix of historic experiences honoring its past along with an abundance of new shops, restaurants, and entertainment options.
In 1892, Coffeeville was the site for a violent confrontation around economic and racial divides that later became known as the Mitcham War. [5] [6] In 1939, racial violence in Coffeeville was brought to the attention of President Franklin D. Roosevelt following a near-lynching incident involving the complicity of the mayor of Coffeeville. [7]
Incorporating a streamlined style and vertical "Greyhound" name in neon, it is an unassuming example of Greyhound bus stations in that time, derived from a standard plan and built for $300,000. [3] The station opened in August, 1951. [4] The bus station is significant only in its relationship to the events of the single day of May 20, 1961.
The Mitcham War was a bloody conflict that occurred in Clarke County, Alabama in the early 1890s. [ 1 ] The conflict was between rural farmers in remote section of Clarke County named Mitcham Beat and merchants in Coffeeville and other towns near the Mitcham Beat . [ 1 ]
The Times-Record is a weekly newspaper based in Fayette, Alabama. It covers the news of Fayette County, Alabama. External links. Official website
Alabama Courier: Claiborne: 1819 Published by Tucker & Turner and ceased operations sometime in the 1820s [9] Alabama Journal, [10] Alabama State Journal: Montgomery began 1869 Bought by Gannett; see Montgomery Advertiser: Alabama Observer: Alabama Republican: Huntsville 1816 [11] Alabama Time-Piece: Aldrich: 1895 1902 [12] American Star [13 ...