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Jacob Forney III lived and operated a thriving mercantile establishment at Jacksonville from 1835-56 on the south-east corner of the square. He and his wife Sabina Swope Hoke were the parents of nine children.1. Daniel Peter - b. Feb. 24, 1819, d.…
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Postoffice established July 20, 1833 as Drayton, Benton County, Alabama. Name changed to Jacksonville Aug. 6, 1834 and county changed to Calhoun Jan. 29, 1858. Office maintained by Confederate Government 1861-1865.
Postmasters and dates of appo…
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The Depot was constructed in 1860 by the Selma, Rome and Dalton (GA) Railroad. It was used as a transfer and storage point for Confederate troops and materials during the War Between the States.
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The Chief Ladiga Trail was named for a Creek Indian leader who signed the Cusseta Treaty in 1832. Under the terms of that agreement, the Creeks gave up claim to their remaining lands in northeast Alabama. Because he had signed the treaty, Ladiga w…
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Life here has long centered on education beginning in 1834 when a one-acre plot of land was reserved for a schoolhouse. Through the years, various institutions of higher learning developed that culminated into present-day Jacksonville State Univer…
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James G. Ryals, Jr. 1883-1885J. Harris Chappell 1885-1886Carleton B. Gibson 1886-1892J. B. Jarrett 1892-1893Jacob Forney, IV 1893-1899Clarence William Daugette 1899-1942Houston Cole 1942-1971Ernest Stone 1971-1981Theron E. Montgomery 1981-1986Haro…
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This Educational Center ofNortheast Alabama Traces its Origin toJacksonville Male Academy 1836Jacksonville Female Academy 1837Calhoun College 1871Calhoun Grange College 1878State Normal School 1883State Teachers College 1929Jacksonville State Col…
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Lawyer, Industrialist, PatriotBrigadier General, U.S.A. Gen. Burke helped rebuildAlabama's mining & manufacturinginterests after the Civil War. He helped establish the CatholicChurch at Jacksonville. His home, "Bellevue,"occupied the present site…
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Dean of American College PresidentsPresident of Jacksonville State Normal-State TeachersCollege 1899-1942During an Educational Renascence in the South he was inthe forefront of the Alabama Educational SystemPresident 1st National Bank 1934-1942He …
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Prominent citizen of Jacksonville who served Alabama as Brigadier General, State Militia;member Legislature and Pres. of Senate;Circuit Court Judge;and Pres. Ala. and Tenn. Railroad
He owned extensive cotton plantationsand mining interests thro…