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Ten Strange Ways to Die in Early Alabama
Years ago I stumbled a fascinating volume in the library’s local history collection: Alabama Mortality Schedule (1850, Seventh Census of the United States). It was as it described itself, a listing of people who perished, along with their age and… Continue reading
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Dr. Albert G. Mabry
Note: This is part of a series spotlighting residents of Old Live Oak, whose stories are sometimes told during the haunted history tours conducted by the local historic preservation society. Additionally, Dr. Mabry is in somewhat rarefied company, having a… Continue reading
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Judge John Haralson
Note: this will be part of a series spotlighting residents of Old Live Oak Cemetery, inspired by the haunted history tours conducted by the historic preservation society. I will begin by looking at people who frequently appear on the tour,… Continue reading
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Bridges: history and myth
Selma is most known these days for the Edmund Pettus Bridge, an icon of the Civil Rights movement — but few know that it wasn’t Selma’s only bridge across the Alabama river, and fewer still realize how new its status is. I’d like to… Continue reading
Queen City Stories 