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Turkey Creek Nature Preserve

Wed, 25 Sep 2019 12:11:41 +0000

Turkey Creek Nature Preserve, which covers nearly 500 acres, is located in Pinson, Alabama - 15 miles north of Birmingham.

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Gadsden Alabama

Wed, 25 Sep 2019 04:46:19 +0000

Gadsden was at one time in the 19th century Alabama's second most important center of commerce and industry, trailing only the seaport of Mobile. The two cities were important shipping centers: Gadsden for riverboats and Mobile for international trade.

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Pinson Alabama

Wed, 25 Sep 2019 00:17:46 +0000

Pinson City Hall
4410 Main Street
Pinson, AL 35126
Office: (205) 680-5556
Fax: (205) 680-5554
Hours 8:00AM to 4:00PM M-F

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WALKER COUNTY ALABAMA

Tue, 27 Aug 2019 00:44:06 +0000

Walker County Alabama Return to Alabama Maps Index Return to Alabama County Index Walker County population is 67,023. Its county seat is Jasper. Its name is in honor of John Williams Walker, a member of the United States Senate. Walker County Alabama History Walker County was established by the Alabama legislature on December 26, […]

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Story of the Sinking of the Alabama The Famous Confederate States Cruiser

Tue, 13 Aug 2019 13:00:21 +0000

Story of the Sinking of the Alabama The Famous Confederate States Cruiser Excerpt from an Interview With Captain John McIntosh Kell Executive officer of the Alabama, Given to Alfred Iverson Branham, Forty-Six Years Ago, June, 1883. The Interview was Published in The Eatonton, Georgia, Messenger, and The Atlanta Constitution, and in a London, England, Periodical, […]

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Barton Alabama

Mon, 12 Aug 2019 13:53:57 +0000

Between December 1862 and October 1863, several skirmishes took place in Barton as part of the American Civil War. Confederate forces sought to prevent the Union Army from invading the Tennessee Valley from their stronghold in Corinth, Mississippi.

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January 26 1864

Mon, 12 Aug 2019 00:15:51 +0000

Campaign: Operations in North Alabama (1864) On January 26, 1864, Confederate Lieutenant Colonel Moses W. Hannon’s 600-man cavalry brigade attacked the city of Athens. In a two-hour battle, Union Captain Emil Adams’s 100-man force, although outnumbered and without fortifications, repulsed the invaders. After a two-hour battle, the Confederates retreated. Principal Commanders: Capt. Emil Adams [US]; […]

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May 2 1862

Sun, 11 Aug 2019 21:01:17 +0000

On May 2, 1862, Athens was seized by Union forces under the command of Colonel John Basil Turchin.

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Civil War Timeline

Sun, 11 Aug 2019 20:37:34 +0000

Dyer’s Compendium, Pt. 2 (Campaigns etc.) Battle Index—Alabama 1862. May 1-2. Operations near Athens May 8 Skirmish. Athens 1864. Jan. 26 Action, Athens March 30 Scout, Athens July 18 Skirmish, Auburn Aug. 18-19 Skirmishes, Antioch Church Sept. 23 Action, Athens Oct. 1-2 Skirmishes, Athens 1865. March 31 Occupation of Ashbyville 1862. April 23 Skirmish, Bridgeport […]

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