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.

People and Things from the Cullman, Alabama Tribune 1877 - 1898
People and Things from the Cullman, Alabama Tribune 1877 - 1898

Author: Robin Sterling

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2013-07-12

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 1304224406

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The Tribune began publication in 1875 in what was then Blount County. It was one of the earliest papers published in the area after the end of the Civil War. Cullman was founded by German immigrants after the establishment of the old South and North railroad in 1872. Cullman grew quickly and became a county of its own in 1877. The earliest surviving issues of the Tribune were microfilmed by the State Archives in Montgomery and the film was studied for all announcements of births, marriages, deaths, obituaries, and news important to the history and development of Cullman County. The result is a fascinating book which details the early lives of Cullman County settlers recorded in the pages of its very first newspaper.

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.

People and Things from the Cullman, Alabama, Tribune 1938 - 1941
People and Things from the Cullman, Alabama, Tribune 1938 - 1941

Author: Robin Sterling

Publisher:

Published: 2020-01-23

Total Pages: 466

ISBN-13: 9781794894488

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By the turn of the 20th Century, Cullman was firmly established as the preeminent settlement in the hill country between the Tennessee Valley and the mineral region surrounding Birmingham. The Cullman, Alabama Tribune continued to record news of the development of the city, county, and surrounding region. As with the first six books of this series, microfilm was obtained and reviewed from the State Archives in Montgomery and Wallace College at Hanceville. Originals from the Cullman County Court House were a secondary source. A page by page examination of the film and originals was conducted with every birth, death, marriage, obituary, and some news items important to the history and development of Cullman County was recorded. This book is important to any genealogist or historian with connections to Cullman County and contains many rare accounts and mentions of the earliest settlers of the region.

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.