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EARLY FORTS OF ALABAMA

Sat, 06 Jul 2019 04:34:11 +0000

A currated list of forts in alabama including civil war forts, war of 1812 forts, current and past military forts.

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The Miracle of Mobile Bay

Mon, 03 Jun 2019 19:37:50 +0000

This story is not fiction. It is an amazing account of an episode in connection with the naval battle in Mobile bay, on August 5 1864, when the monitor Tecumseh was sunk in action. The names in the story, as told by Rear Admiral Goodrich, are real, and with the historic facts set forth are in the records of the great Civil war.

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ALABAMA BATTLEFIELDS

Mon, 29 Apr 2019 12:23:07 +0000

Alabama Battlefields Civil War Battles The Affair at Madison Station Battle of Athens Battle of Crooked Creek Battle of Day’s Gap Battle of Decatur Battle of Fort Blakeley Battle of Mobile Bay Battle of Newton Battle of Ebenezer Church Battle of Selma Battle of Munford Battle of Sulphur Creek Trestle Battle of Spanish Fort […]

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Battle of Crooked Creek

Mon, 29 Apr 2019 05:11:28 +0000

Battle of Crooked Creek After repulsing Forrests attack at Day’s Gap in the early morning hours Streight’s “Mule Brigade” continued south about 6 miles until reaching Crooked Creek. At Crooked Creek Forrest’s Cavalry again engaged the rear guards of the Federal column. Thus began a running series of skirmishes and engagements at Crooked Creek (April […]

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Map: Battle of Horseshoe Bend

Sun, 28 Apr 2019 13:46:48 +0000

Map: Battle of Horseshoe Bend Date 5 November 2015, 11:45:25 Source The Pictorial Field Book of the War of 1812 Author Benson Lossing

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Tallassee Alabama

Mon, 18 Feb 2019 17:23:38 +0000

Tallassee (also "Talassee," "Talisi," "Tellassee," and various similar spellings) is a prehistoric and historic Native American site in Blount County and Monroe County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. Tallassee was the southernmost of a string of Overhill Cherokee villages that spanned the lower Little Tennessee River in the 18th century. Although it receives scant attention in primary historical accounts, Tallassee is one of the few Overhill towns to appear on every major 18th-century map of the Little Tennessee Valley.

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Atchinalgi : Creek Indian Village

Mon, 18 Feb 2019 04:44:35 +0000

Atchinalgi : Creek Indian Village ALABAMA INDIAN VILLAGES, TOWNS AND SETTLEMENTS INDEX PAGE On the east bank of the Tallapoosa River, in Randolph County, Alabama, near the mouth of Cedar Creek. Atchinalgi was destroyed on November 13, 1813 by General James White and his troops from Tennessee. Wikipedia contributors, “James White (general),” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, […]

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Battle of Sulphur Branch Trestle Fort

Mon, 11 Feb 2019 04:09:55 +0000

The Battle of Sulphur Creek Trestle, also known as the Battle of Athens, was fought near Athens, Alabama, in Limestone County, Alabama, from September 23 to 25, 1864. I

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Madison Alabama

Wed, 26 Dec 2018 01:27:04 +0000

Today, Madison is one of the fastest growing cities in the southeastern United States, with one of the highest per capita incomes and a school system that is recognized for scholastic excellence at the local, state, and national level.

The Mayor and the City Council continue to invest in economic development, public facilities, and infrastructure.

Madison has been listed as a US News & World Report "Top 10 Places to Grow Up", a CNN Money "Top 100 Best Places to Live", one of Family Circle's "10 Best Towns for Family", and was recognized as Google's "2013 Digital Capital of Alabama".

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