The very first transportation routes in the Alabama Territory and the newly formed Henry County, mainly followed old Indian paths. Early settlers entering the new lands, now Henry County, stayed close to Ft. Gaines, Georgia for protection from the Indians. There were no roads on which to venture into the unsettled wilderness. Among the early settlers that were settling…
Article NumberNo. 1 Henry County’s History Being PreservedNo. 2 Old Settlers Recollections of HenryNo. 3 Old Settlers Recollections of Henry No. 4 Old Settlers Recollections of HenryNo. 5 Old Settlers Recollections of HenryNo. 6 Jackson Brothers Cut First RoadsNo. 7 Clarence Malcomb Murphy, Sr.No. 8 Headland Rt. 3 Mail Bus in 1903No. 9 Henry County’s Most Popular JudgeNo. 10…
ByThomas Larry Smith Article NumberNo. 1 Chattahoochee River; 1928 ElectionNo. 2 Admiral T.S. Moring of Oakey GroveNo. 3 Headland’s Population TrendsNo. 4 Henry’s Largest Town In 1890No. 5 Hon. George Washington WilliamsNo. 6 Henry Yonge of Abbeville and GenevaNo. 7 Unknown Texan Pens Poem of “Henry”No. 8 County Was Devastated In 1867No. 9 How Tumbleton Got Its NameNo. 10…
By Thomas Larry Smith Article NumberNo. 1 Military Land GrantNo. 2 Headland Hotel HistoryNo. 3 1903 Henry County Grand JuryNo. 4 County Civil War ItemsNo. 5 Dothan Incorporated In 1885No. 6 1936 Newville Boys Of SummerNo. 7 Dr. Balkum A Dothan PioneerNo. 8 County Can CollectorNo. 9 General A. J. McAllisterNo. 10 Ft. Gaines – Franklin BridgeNo. 11 Last…
By Thomas Larry Smith Article NumberNo. 1 A Timber Harvest Circa 1925No. 2 1836 Franklin Post OfficeNo. 3 Dead Town Of Otho Post OfficeNo. 4 1822 Representative ElectionNo. 5 Smithville And Egypt MailsNo. 6 Daniel Washington CappsNo. 7 1893 Capps Mercantile StoreNo. 8 1858 Proposed County RailroadNo. 9 Oldest Black Riverboat PilotNo. 10 Dead town of Balkum, AlabamaNo. 11…
By Thomas Larry Smith Article NumberNo. 1 George H. Malone, 1863 – 1939No. 2 Newville’s BanksNo. 3 Indians Owned SlavesNo. 4 Old Election ResultsNo. 5 WiregrassNo. 6 Choctawhatchee RiverNo. 7 1835 Chattahoochee MoneyNo. 8 Wills CrossroadsNo. 9 1860 Vote To Move CourthouseNo. 10 Headland Or Columbia In 1885No. 11 Woman’s Hanging HaltedNo. 12 Edwin’s Historic DistrictNo. 13 Mule Barnes…A…
By Thomas Larry Smith Article NumberNo. 1 First Female Born In Henry CountyNo. 2 W.C. Oates Kills Man In 1900No. 3 Where is Henry County Lake?No. 4 1905 Shelley School HouseNo. 5 Fort Gaines, GeorgiaNo. 6 Col. Robert Irvin, 1783 – 1843No. 7 Where Is The Hardy Cemetery?No. 8 Concord Baptist Church, 1851No. 9 Rosa Parks Lived In AbbevilleNo….
By Thomas Larry Smith Article NumberNo. 1 Some Notable Headland WomenNo. 2 Some Notable Headland WomenNo. 3 Lettie May Taylor Reaches 102No. 4 Abbeville’s WWII Prison CampNo. 5 1929 Shelley Cotton PickerNo. 6 Farmers Take 1949 Pepsi BreakNo. 7 Henry County’s NicknamesNo. 8 John Harper Oates (1882-1966)No. 9 1855 Tolbot (Tolbert) ChurchNo. 10 Headland’s 1941 WWII AirfieldNo. 11 Stave…
By Thomas Larry Smith Article NumberNo. 1 Alabama Is Now 185 Years OldNo. 2 Sam Vann Is Banker EmeritusNo. 3 1884 Mayo Academy DocumentsNo. 4 Headland’s Hotel HistoryNo. 5 Three-Legged WillieNo. 6 Newville Historical ParkNo. 7 1814-1832 Indian ReservationNo. 8 Patrick Henry NamesakesNo. 9 Dr. Morriss’ Temperance ReportNo. 10 Wills Crossroads – Part INo. 11 Wills Crossroads – Part…
by Roberta Whiddon Childs Lost: One Depot. Last seen in Newville. If seen, please contact Roberta W. Childs. The Abbeville Southern Railroad came through Wells Station in 1893. It ran from Grimes through Headland, Wells Station (Newville), Capps Station, and Murphy Station to Abbeville. Mr. James Christopher Dunn became the railroad agent at Wells Station Depot in 1919. Although…
