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Bessemer Alabama

Posted on December 25, 2020February 7, 2021 by Staff

Bessemer Alabama Founded in 1887, Bessemer is located in southwestern Jefferson County, ouside of Birmingham, eight miles west of Hoover.

Leeds Alabama

Posted on September 21, 2020October 1, 2020 by Staff

The tale of John Henry was believed to have originated in Leeds. In this folk story, John Henry, the “steel-drivin’ man”, raced and won against a steam engine in the laying of railroad that penetrated the Oak Mountain.

JACKSON COUNTY ALABAMA

Posted on April 6, 2021April 6, 2021 by Staff

Jackson County Alabama is a county in the Northeast corner of Alabama. The population is 53,227 and the county seat is Scottsboro, Alabama.

Bankhead was born on September 13, 1842, at Moscow, Marion County, Alabama (near present-day Sulligent, Alabama)

A LITTLE FUN AT THE EXPENSE OF OUR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS, CAPT. BANKHEAD

Posted on September 4, 2020December 24, 2020 by T.O. Crane

“If it please the court, there are about twenty more moon shiners from this congressional district who are anxious to find a bondsmen.

Map: Perspective View of Montgomery, AL, ca 1887

Posted on September 4, 2019September 4, 2020 by Staff

Perspective View of Montgomery, AL, ca 1887

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Bessemer Alabama

Leeds Alabama

JACKSON COUNTY ALABAMA

A LITTLE FUN AT THE EXPENSE OF OUR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS, CAPT. BANKHEAD

Map: Perspective View of Montgomery, AL, ca 1887

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