May 31, 2010
May 24, 2010
Courtland, Alabama
Courtland is a town in Lawrence County, Alabama.
A small creek named Big Nance Creek runs through the town. The creek was named for a Cherokee Indian chief who lived in the area upon arrival of the first European settlers. The current town is reportedly located on the site of the Native American village.
Situated in the fertile Tennessee River Valley of North Alabama, Courtland was incorporated on December 13, 1819 by the Alabama territorial legislature.The town's early settlers were wealthy planters mostly from Virginia, Tennessee, the Carolinas and Georgia.
Source: Wikipedia
A small creek named Big Nance Creek runs through the town. The creek was named for a Cherokee Indian chief who lived in the area upon arrival of the first European settlers. The current town is reportedly located on the site of the Native American village.
Situated in the fertile Tennessee River Valley of North Alabama, Courtland was incorporated on December 13, 1819 by the Alabama territorial legislature.The town's early settlers were wealthy planters mostly from Virginia, Tennessee, the Carolinas and Georgia.
Source: Wikipedia
May 23, 2010
Tuscumbia, Alabama
Tuscumbia is a city in and the county seat of Colbert County, Alabama.
Tuscumbia was the hometown of Helen Keller and is the location of the Alabama Music Hall of Fame.
The Tuscumbia known today had its beginnings when the Michael Dixon family arrived about 1816. They traded with Chief Tucumseh for the Tuscumbia Valley and built their home at the head of the big spring. From these humble dwellings quickly developed a village known as the Big Spring Community. The men of the community requested that the state legislatrue incorporate them as a city.
The town was incorporated in 1820 as Ococoposa and is one of Alabama's oldest towns. In 1821, its name was changed to Big Spring and on December 22, 1822 to Tuscumbia after the Chief Rainmaker of the Chickasaws.
Source: Wikipedia
Tuscumbia was the hometown of Helen Keller and is the location of the Alabama Music Hall of Fame.
The Tuscumbia known today had its beginnings when the Michael Dixon family arrived about 1816. They traded with Chief Tucumseh for the Tuscumbia Valley and built their home at the head of the big spring. From these humble dwellings quickly developed a village known as the Big Spring Community. The men of the community requested that the state legislatrue incorporate them as a city.
The town was incorporated in 1820 as Ococoposa and is one of Alabama's oldest towns. In 1821, its name was changed to Big Spring and on December 22, 1822 to Tuscumbia after the Chief Rainmaker of the Chickasaws.
Source: Wikipedia
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