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For about three decades in the late 19th century, Pickett Springs was the place people in Montgomery went to "get away". The Western Railroad of Alabama…
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The Antioch Baptist Church was founded in 1818, and is the second oldest church in Montgomery County. James McLemore and his brothers moved to the Mount…
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Today we're going to look at another old church here in Montgomery County. The most interesting thing about Grace Episcopal Church is that it was…
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We've got another quick post today. Ray Cemetery dates back to 1849 and is hidden just south of Vaughn Road and west of Ryan Road out in the Mt. Meigs…
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Julius Rosenwald was born in Springfield, Illinois in 1862 to German Jewish immigrants. When he was 16 he moved to New York City to apprentice under his…
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This is going to be another quick post. We've previously discussed the Lucas Tavern on the Old Federal Road in Pike Road, Alabama. Years after the…
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Today we're going to look at one of the early settlements in Montgomery County. Augusta, Alabama was founded in 1816 by a group from Georgia. They…
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June 2016

I don't have much to add in today's post. Keep reading to see the transcription of the large stone historical marker standing on the grounds of the…
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In 1814 William Raiford Pickett was a sheriff, tax collector, and state legislator in Anson County, North Carolina. He and his wife had three children…
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This is going to be one of those posts where I basically sit back and let the words I've found get the story across. The Jonesville Community historical…
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The Figh-Pickett House was built in 1837 by John P. Figh, Sr. Figh was a brickwork contractor, and his portfolio included the original campus of the…
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In our last post we learned about the Barnes family and the establishment of a new community around their plantation and their school Strata Academy…
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