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On January 22, 1858, the county was renamed Winston County to honor Alabama Gov. John A. Winston. During the American Civil War, Winston County gained attention for its opposition to secession, a sentiment so strong that the county is sometimes referred to as the Free State of Winston. [4]
Cotaco County, Alabama (1818–1821, renamed Morgan County) Decatur County, Alabama (1821–1825, land redistributed between Madison and Jackson counties) Hancock County, Alabama (1850–1858, renamed Winston County) Jones County, Alabama (Feb–Nov 1867, area was reestablished in Oct 1868 as Sanford County and then renamed Lamar County in 1877)
A prominent local landmark in the county is the "Free state of Winston barn", a decaying barn with the phrase painted on the sign, [7] located between Haleyville and Double Springs. A passenger boat named the Free State Lady plies the waters of the county's Smith Lake.
County name (years established) State Name origin Modern counties Baine County (1866–1868) Alabama: David W. Baine, Confederate General [1] Etowah County: Baker County (1868–1874) Alfred Baker, founder of Clanton, Alabama [2] Chilton County: Benton County (1832–1858) Thomas Hart Benton, U.S. Senator from Missouri [3] Calhoun County ...
Winston County is the name of two counties in the United States: Winston County, Alabama; Winston County, Mississippi This page was last edited on 30 ...
The following is a list of the 3,143 counties and county-equivalents in the 50 states and District of Columbia sorted by U.S. state, plus an additional 100 county-equivalents in the U.S. territories sorted by territory.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — The City of Winston-Salem unveiled a new historic marker for the site of Brown Elementary School on Thursday. According to a news release from the city, the school ...
Delmar is a small, rural, community in west-central Winston County, United States. Delmar is located six miles north of Natural Bridge, five miles south of Haleyville and 15 miles west of Double Springs, the county seat of what was once the "Free State of Winston." Delmar has an elevation of 881 feet above sea level.