Tales of Old Cullman County, Alabama
Tales of Old Cullman County, Alabama

Author: Robin Sterling

Publisher:

Published: 2019-08-30

Total Pages: 522

ISBN-13: 9780359886494

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When people think of Cullman County and its history, often the first things that come to mind are its German ancestry, Ave Maria Grotto, strawberries, Jim Folsom and Guy Hunt. But there's lots more. Organized in 1877, the county is the second youngest county in the state. Despite its relative recent creation, Cullman has a rich and often tumultuous past. Few remember the old stage road, ghost towns, and struggles along the railroad line. Then there's the little known Cleveland County, the Bug Tussle Mail Fraud Caper, a vanished railroad line, and the man who foretold of a railroad wreck at Holmes Gap. These, and other little known, secret, and hidden topics make up the history of Cullman. This book is not a definitive or comprehensive history of Cullman, but attempts to fill in a few of the gaps and illuminate topics skimmed over or skipped in other books. Those who think they know the history of Cullman will be surprised and amazed at what they find within these pages!

Tales of Old Blount County, Alabama
Tales of Old Blount County, Alabama

Author: Robin Sterling

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2013-08-19

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 130434276X

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Many of the people and events in Blount County history are well documented. Others, not so much. This book of essays is an attempt to revisit some of the well known events of our county's past, add a little more background, and present our history from a Blount County point of view. In addition to illuminating some familiar topics, this book attempts to bring to light people and events who played significant roles in the development of Blount, but were somehow overlooked or skimmed over by the primary reference books-people and events which were the topic of conversation among our ancestors but over time, have been forgotten. These fun to read tales will promote a greater understanding of the history of Blount County.

Combing Cullman County
Combing Cullman County

Author: Margaret Jean Jones

Publisher:

Published: 1972

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13:

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From an untamed wilderness so unproductive it was shunned by the Indians, to one of the richest agricultural areas in the southeastern United States-that in a nutshell, is the history of Cullman County, Alabama. But the dramatic stories of the people and events that have been responsible for that transformation cannot be dismissed so summarily. For not only is Alabama's second youngest country rich in natural resources but also in historical background.

Legendary Locals of Cullman County
Legendary Locals of Cullman County

Author: Kay Cagle and Greg Richter

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1467101621

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In search of opportunity and freedom from oppression, European emigrants boarded ships, leaving behind their ancestral homes. They carved new lives from the unknown wilderness in the American South. The Speegle family settled in what would become southwest Cullman County, and the Brindley family claimed lands to the north. From the historic Streight's Raid exploit of the Civil War to the agricultural and social development of this region of northern Alabama, these early pioneers marched into history. In 1865, Col. Johann G. Cullmann, who was disillusioned with the anarchism in his native Germany, also sought new opportunity in America, eventually settling in Alabama. After being enticed by Colonel Cullmann's descriptive words of the area's virgin timber and fertile soils, five German families joined him. Encouraged by what they found, optimism flourished, word spread, and Cullman County's destiny was set. Its growth has been constant, and, today, its expansion is propelling the area to new heights of economic prominence.

Cullman
Cullman

Author: Melanie K. Patterson

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 0738598763

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Although German immigrants were not the first to settle in the area now known as Cullman, they are the ones who put the city on the map by incorporating the town in 1874. The original five families that Col. John G. Cullmann recruited to colonize the town quickly grew into many more. With the assistance of local people, the Germans adapted to their new environment, and the colony took root. The strong German heritage and influence is still widespread today. Cullman was, and still is, an agricultural town. Immigrants discovered that cotton, sweet potatoes, and strawberries would readily grow in the area, and they wasted no time in filling the earth with these and other crops. Cullman also thrived on other industry, including numerous factories and merchants. The railroad running through the town played no small part in both the colonization and success of Cullman.

Old Cullman, Alabama Newspaper Clippings
Old Cullman, Alabama Newspaper Clippings

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 399

ISBN-13: 9780359856947

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''Clippings from: The Southern Immigrant (1878, 1882), The Cullman Progress (1886), The Mountain City Gazette (1896-1898), The People's Protest (1893-1899), The Hanceville Hustler (1901-1905, 1907-1908)."

Cullman County, Alabama
Cullman County, Alabama

Author: Anonymous

Publisher: Franklin Classics

Published: 2018-10-12

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 9780342531875

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People and Things from the Cullman, Alabama Tribune 1898 - 1913
People and Things from the Cullman, Alabama Tribune 1898 - 1913

Author: Robin Sterling

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2013-07-12

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 1304224562

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Cullman and Cullman County grew at a significant rate after its establishment on the old South and North railroad line which connected Decatur and Montgomery in 1872. The first newspaper published in Cullman was the Alabama Tribune. This book continues a page by page examination of the Tribune with an eye to collecting every mention of births, deaths, marriages, obituaries, and news important to the history and development of Cullman County. It is a useful addition to the library of any student of Cullman County history of the era and contains significant information for Cullman genealogists.