Author: Joel Campbell DuBosePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alabama
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Notable Men of Alabama
Author: Joel Campbell DuBosePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alabama
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
The Genealogical Helper
Author: Bibliography of the County Histories of Alabama
Author: Robert David WardPublisher: Birmingham Public Library
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Contains a bibliography of Alabama's county histories.
Lake Martin, Alabama's Crown Jewel
Author: Elizabeth D. SchaferPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738523903
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Through many decades, Lake Martin, a symbol of sustenance, has enticed generations of residents, vacationers, and modern retirees to its welcoming shores. This picturesque lake, shaped like a dragon protecting its territory, has witnessed droughts, tornadoes, fishing tournaments, boat races, and even World War II aircraft crashes. Surrounded by its own unique history, Lake Martin also reflects the dynamic personalities of those who sacrificed childhood homes and family land to bring dreams of a prosperous future to fruition. Before the Tallapoosa River was dammed to feed Lake Martin's waters, it was an ideal environment for the Native Americans who resided on land now submerged. The land's history is rife with discord as British soldiers and Georgia Rangers resisted French spies in the early 1700s and migrant settlers defended their homefront during the Civil War. The Martin Dam became a state landmark by 1927, generating hydroelectric power while memorializing the 31-mile-long lake as the world's largest man-made body of water at the time. It was not long before Lake Martin evolved into a community enjoying unparalleled growth as a vacation site and permanent home for Americans who discovered the satisfaction lakeside living could provide. Lake Martin: Alabama's Crown Jewel chronicles the trials and triumphs of the people who created one of today's leading retirement communities through courageous choices and determination. The story is told through compelling narrative and evocative images, many of which have not been widely published.
The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States
Author: Henry GannettPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
A Historical Analysis of the Creek Indian Hillabee Towns
Author: Don C. EastPublisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 144010154X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
The story of the Hillabees has been both the Cinderella and the Rodney Dangerfield of Creek Indian history. Until now, it has been neglected and has garnered little respect. But author Don C. East changes that in this extensive historical look at the rise and fall of the Hillabee faction of the Creek Indian tribe and its existence in Clay County, Alabama. Based on research, personal experience, and supplemented with maps and illustrations, A Historical Analysis of the Creek Indian Hillabee Towns uncovers a wealth of new information on these towns, their residents, the Creeks in general, and other Indian and white characters of the period. East's working knowledge of the Creek language produces new information on the meanings of many Creek Indian names and words associated with the Hillabees. Born and raised in the area, being of Creek Indian ancestry, and spending all of his youth and young adult years there, he has a deep personal understanding of the Hillabee Creek Indians and Clay County. The Creek Hillabees may have had a history of less than 300 years, but they secured an important and prominent place in Creek and local pioneer white history during that time frame.
Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Early History of the Creek Indians and Their Neighbors
Author: John Reed SwantonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Creek Indians
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Place Names in Alabama
Author: Virginia O. FoscuePublisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 081730410X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Catalogs some 2700 Alabama communities, ranging from Abanda, in Chambers County, to Zip City, in Lauderdale County.
Alabama Official and Statistical Register
Author: Alabama. Department of Archives and HistoryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alabama
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Vol. for 1903 contains a list of Constitution conventions of Alabama, 1819-1901 with bibliography of each convention.