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- Letter from Harry Toulmin at Fort Stoddert in Mobile County, Alabama, to U.S. Secretary of War John C. Calhoun.
- 1818-05-25
- In the letter Toulmin discusses the proposed improvement to the road between Fort Stoddert and Fort Hawkins in Georgia, which was authorized by a recent act of Congress. He argues that the current route between the two forts is "entirely out of...
- 2010-11-12
- Advertisement for Alabama and Georgia Stages, with routes from Montgomery, Alabama, to Milledgeville, Georgia.
- 1827-00-00
- 2009-09-11
- Excerpt from VICISSITUDES IN THE WILDERNESS, the journal of Peggy Dow.
- 1833-00-00
- In the excerpt Peggy Dow discusses passing through present-day Alabama with her husband, Lorenzo, an itinerant preacher from Connecticut. She describes the landscape, accommodations, traveling conditions, and acquaintances met along the way. She...
- 2009-06-25
- Diary kept by Melissa Russell during her trip from New York to Mobile, and up the Alabama River to Tallassee.
- 1835-10-00
- Melissa Russell was a native of Springfield, Massachusetts; she traveled to Alabama with her brother, Henry, who was an Indian agent near Tallassee. In the diary she describes fellow travelers, accommodations, social activities, and towns she...
- 2010-04-23
- Letter from John Maxwell to his father and sisters in England.
- 1842-03-26
- Maxwell, an Englishman, lived in Northport, Alabama, when he wrote this letter. In it he discusses commerce, slavery, and social life in the city; river travel and shipping; a steamboat explosion; and Santa Anna's invasion of Texas.
- 2009-06-25
- "Wanted to Hire 600 Negroes."
- 1863-12-27
- Advertisement seeking six hundred slaves to work building railroads in central Alabama.
- 2010-01-25
- "Wanted to Hire 600 Negroes."
- 1864-01-24
- Advertisement seeking six hundred slaves to work building railroads in central Alabama.
- 2010-01-25
- Bicycle license issued to Theo Hildreth in Morgan County, Alabama.
- 1899
- The license grants the rider "the privilege of owning and using a bicycle upon any of the streets of any town or city, or upon any of the public roads of any county within the State."
- 2010-01-28
- "Map of the Birmingham, Ala. District showing the location of Plants of the Tenn. Coal, Iron & R. R. Co."
- 1900-07-00
- 2010-04-23
- "Whites and Blacks To Be Separated."
- 1900-07-03
- This article reports on a recent meeting of the Montgomery city council, at which the aldermen discussed a proposed ordinance to segregate street railroads; the ordinance would not require separate cars for the races, which had been a concern of...
- 2010-01-25
- "Will Separate Races on Cars."
- 1900-08-07
- This article announces that the Montgomery city council has adopted an ordinance to segregate street cars: "...all street railroads operated in the City of Montgomery and its police jurisdiction shall provide separate accommodations for white...
- 2010-01-25
- "Cars Not Boycotted."
- 1900-08-16
- This article describes the response of African American citizens to the ordinance recently passed by the Montgomery city council, which requires segregation on street cars. Although there is "no organized boycott," most African American preachers...
- 2010-01-25
- "Separation of Races."
- 1902-11-04
- This article reports the reactions of both African American and white citizens to the new ordinance requiring segregation on Montgomery street cars: "As a rule no trouble was experienced and the only thing noticeable was the absence of negroes from...
- 2010-01-25
- "Boycott of the Cars."
- 1902-11-11
- This article reports that African Americans in Mobile are still boycotting street railroads to protest a new segregation ordinance; it also mentions that "several cases of negroes being reviled for riding on the cars have been reported."
- 2010-01-25
- "Ignoring the Segregation Ordinance."
- 1902-12-02
- This article reports that the president of the Mobile Light and Railroad Company is challenging the new city ordinance requiring white and African American passengers to be seated in separate sections on street cars. His company is having trouble...
- 2010-01-25
- "Separation Law Ignored."
- 1902-12-02
- This article reports that the city ordinance segregating street cars is still in force, despite a local company's decision to ignore it. The head of the Mobile Light and Railroad Company adopted this policy because of uncooperative passengers and...
- 2010-01-25
- Description of a streetcar strike in Montgomery, Alabama, written by newspaper correspondent H. W. Laird.
- 1906-00-00
- In 1906, the Montgomery City Council passed an ordinance requiring blacks and whites to ride on separate streetcars. The Montgomery Traction Company, owner of the streetcars, refused to comply because it would not have been profitable. It would...
- 2009-09-11
- Excerpts from EARLY HISTORY OF STEAMBOATS IN ALABAMA by Mell A. Frazer.
- 1907-00-00
- In the passages Frazer discusses river travel before and after the introduction of steamboats; mentions specific boats that traveled in Alabama, including the state's first steamboat in 1818; and describes the type of cargo carried on the crafts,...
- 2009-06-25
- "Orville Wright Plans Changes."
- 1910-03-26
- This article explains that upcoming trial flights at the training camp in Montgomery, Alabama, may be delayed because of adjustments made to the design of the aircraft. The article also discusses the admittance of visitors to the camp: "After the...
- 2010-06-09
- Advertisement for Buick automobiles from the dealership in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1910-07-01
- 2009-08-24