Lauderdale County

Lauderdale County

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Publication Date: 29th May 2023

Lauderdale County lies in the northwest corner of Alabama, bordered on the north by Tennessee and defined on the west and south by the Tennessee River. Created in 1818, the county gets its name from Lt. Col. James Lauderdale, who died serving in county pioneer and War of 1812 hero Gen. John Coffee's volunteer cavalry. Conditions well suited for agriculture and commerce attracted early settlers like Richard Rapier, James Jackson, and Samuel Burney, who flowed into the county using the same paths and trails forged by the Chickasaws and Cherokees who came before them. Much of the area's activity ... Read More
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Lauderdale County lies in the northwest corner of Alabama, bordered on the north by Tennessee and defined on the west and south by the Tennessee River. Created in 1818, the county gets its name from Lt. Col. James Lauderdale, who died serving in county pioneer and War of 1812 hero Gen. John Coffee's volunteer cavalry. Conditions well suited for agriculture and commerce attracted early settlers like Richard Rapier, James Jackson, and Samuel Burney, who flowed into the county using the same paths and trails forged by the Chickasaws and Cherokees who came before them. Much of the area's activity ... Read More
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Lauderdale County lies in the northwest corner of Alabama, bordered on the north by Tennessee and defined on the west and south by the Tennessee River. Created in 1818, the county gets its name from Lt. Col. James Lauderdale, who died serving in county pioneer and War of 1812 hero Gen. John Coffee's volunteer cavalry. Conditions well suited for agriculture and commerce attracted early settlers like Richard Rapier, James Jackson, and Samuel Burney, who flowed into the county using the same paths and trails forged by the Chickasaws and Cherokees who came before them. Much of the area's activity centered around water, from the clear, bubbling springs at Jonathan Bailey's health resort, Bailey Springs, to the Muscle Shoals Canal, an early attempt to safely circumvent the river's treacherous rapids. Creeks and streams still feed cotton fields and fertile farms and, along with the river, offer recreational fishing, swimming, and boating.
Details
  • Pages: 128
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
  • Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
  • Series: Images of America
  • Publication Date: 29th May 2023
  • State: Alabama
  • ISBN: 9781467109833
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    TRAVEL / United States / South / East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN)
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Author Bio
Sixth-generation Lauderdale Countian Patricia Bryant Hartley has worked with numerous county residents, the Florence-Lauderdale Public Library, and the University of North Alabama Collier Library Archives and Special Collections to select images and curate stories that illustrate the rich histories and unique personalities of the close-knit communities across Lauderdale County.
Lauderdale County lies in the northwest corner of Alabama, bordered on the north by Tennessee and defined on the west and south by the Tennessee River. Created in 1818, the county gets its name from Lt. Col. James Lauderdale, who died serving in county pioneer and War of 1812 hero Gen. John Coffee's volunteer cavalry. Conditions well suited for agriculture and commerce attracted early settlers like Richard Rapier, James Jackson, and Samuel Burney, who flowed into the county using the same paths and trails forged by the Chickasaws and Cherokees who came before them. Much of the area's activity centered around water, from the clear, bubbling springs at Jonathan Bailey's health resort, Bailey Springs, to the Muscle Shoals Canal, an early attempt to safely circumvent the river's treacherous rapids. Creeks and streams still feed cotton fields and fertile farms and, along with the river, offer recreational fishing, swimming, and boating.
  • Pages: 128
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
  • Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
  • Series: Images of America
  • Publication Date: 29th May 2023
  • State: Alabama
  • ISBN: 9781467109833
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    TRAVEL / United States / South / East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN)
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Sixth-generation Lauderdale Countian Patricia Bryant Hartley has worked with numerous county residents, the Florence-Lauderdale Public Library, and the University of North Alabama Collier Library Archives and Special Collections to select images and curate stories that illustrate the rich histories and unique personalities of the close-knit communities across Lauderdale County.