Welcome to the secretary of states government records inquiry system. Teachers edition ride the edge thm 3 grade 5 2009 by harcourt school publishers and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This facility provides you easy access to public information maintained by the secretary of states office in electronic format. Ardmore gas explosion the encyclopedia of oklahoma. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data compiled from public records, white pages and other directories in all 50 states. Greene county is the least populous county in the state of alabama. On april 22, 1966, ardmore was the site of the worst plane crash in oklahoma history, which killed 83 people. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. Ardmore genealogy in montgomery county, pa usa 1,060,369 pennsylvania 62,615 montgomery county 2,102 ardmore 43. Haunted places in ardmore, tennessee haunted places. The eoa galleries provide our users with collections of images on topics that include art, culture, and historical events. Below is a chart which lists all cities in alabama with kkk organizations from 19151940. As of the 2010 census, the population of the town is 1,194. Ardmore is a town in limestone county, alabama, united states, and is included in the.
After serving as the youth pastor and assistant pastor to dr. The first of lower merions six libraries, ardmore started with little more than six dollars in the treasury, 300 books, and big plans for the future. Seamus pender, professor of history at university college cork and no stranger to colaiste deaglan, officially opened the exhibition and also gave a very interesting opening talk. Discover ardmore, alabama with the help of your friends. These are the 10 most racist cities in alabama roadsnacks. The history of ardmore begins in 1910 when the louisville and nashville railroad announced plans to build a direct route between nashville, tennessee and decatur, alabama. Prior to 1886 there were scattered ranches in the area, and one of these, the 700 ranch, had its headquarters on the present site of ardmore. Through our ongoing projects and raised bed rentals at the ardmore gateway garden, were exploring the many ways that neighbors can come together to create pollinatorfriendly green space and learn about. Long editor, peggy tuck sinko listed under alabama genealogy. Phone history huntsville rewound alusa rocket city usa.
Simms, james simms, james witty, john maples, benjamin murrell, and one pridmore. The name was changed to elkmont, after the elk that once flourished in the area, in 1866. Prehistoric indian mounds are found in the area and the great indian trail is believed to have crossed the county near. In 1807, a party came into this county, though it was forbidden ground, and yet held by the chickasaws. Cumberland county history, our awardwinning journal, has been published regularly by cchs for over 25 years.
These collections complement material covered in related articles, which are accessible via hyperlinks in the introductory paragraphs. A history of the greater healdtonhewitt oil field oklahoma city. History of oklahoma by edward everett dale, morris l. The ardmore main street program was established in 1989 by the ardmore city commission. In 1920 there was 1 ardmore family living in new york. Search our online phone book to find phone numbers, addresses, and more. Find stranger than fiction books plus in ardmore with address, phone number from yahoo us local. Every year during halloween a pumpkin mysteriously makes its way into romeos hands. Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. Autocars history began in 1897, when louis semple clarke built autocar no.
Ardmore is a book that held my attention to the point i could not put it down. Daily ardmoreite ardmore, oklahoma, 27 september and october 1915 gerald forbes, flush production. The town is concentrated along alabama state route 53, which runs south to north along ardmore avenue before veering east along the state line. The gallaghers of ardmore trilogy irish trilogy, book 1 by roberts, nora and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In fact, alabamas history is so politically charged and divisive that no scholar dared touch it for 60 years. Ardmore genealogy in carter county, ok usa 1,060,369 oklahoma 18,868 carter county 324 ardmore 4 note. Browse new and enduring titles on ancient history, european history, the civil war, u. Ardmore, alabama simple english wikipedia, the free. Scraps relating to the early history of limestone county by thomas smith malone the athens post, march 14, 1867. Get business addresses, phone numbers and hours from our yellow pages directory. Box 421, chatom, al 36518 or to check the availability of items, email mrs. We provide answers to over 2 million searches every day, helping 35 million users. Toney white pages phone books in alabama al whitepages.
Run tenant background checks, credit checks, eviction history, and more. Early recollections of ardmore family history library ardmore newspapers and obituaries. Ardmore municipal court 26494 1st street ardmore, alabama 35739 phone. Originally a part of the lands assigned to the chickasaw indians, ardmore, in prestatehood days, was a point of much interest to those of the tribe and to the early white settler.
Learn alabama history with these 64 childrens books. Get instant criminal history, financial history, addresses and contact info. Winston county was created as hancock county on 12 february 1850 from territory formerly in walker county. Ardmore history located on the sunny side of the arbuckles, ardmore, ok is not only a business, cultural, and tourism city, it is the county seat of carter county, oklahoma. Ardmore also has an annual car show in the fall and a christmas parade. A story of one branch of the barnes family, covington county, alabama barnes, derlie on. This was about 50% of all the recorded ardmore s in the usa. It is hoped, however, that the suggested readings at the end of each chapter will make it possible for students and other readers interested in the colorful history of this state to supplement the material included in the text.
Browse for books about american history, ancient history, military history, or browse our picks for the best history books of the year so far. Ardmore genealogy in carter county, ok usa 1,060,369 oklahoma 18,868 carter county 324 ardmore 4. What was alabama like in 1817, when it became a territory. When youre looking at the places in alabama with the highest number of kkk klaverns per capita back in the day, this is an accurate list. William warren rogers, leah rawls atkins, robert david ward, wayne flynt. Since the 1990s, alabama has expanded its automotive manufacturing industry, generating many new jobs in the state. When the first railroad opened in austin in 1914, the railroad named it ardmore and the town changed its name to. Ardmore is a town in limestone county, alabama, united states, and is included in the huntsvilledecatur metro area. Cumberland county history the journal cumberland county. The settlement was originally named austin, after alex austin, who selected the location as a site for a station along the louisville and nashville railroad.
The railroad company later renamed the town ardmore, for the community of ardmore, pennsylvania. Development of ardmore s downtown owes much to the gulf, colorado and santa fe railway line from texas to kansas, completed in 1887, and subsequent routes from the arkansas and choctaw, and the western oklahoma railways. Jack is transferred back to his home state of nebraska from colorado. The africanamerican slave story was told in reverse history books are lying. In 1976, a ribboncutting ceremony for the opening of the first ardmore community library was held on saturday, april 23, 1977, in the ardmore, tennessees city hall. Us 31 connects ardmore with elkton, tennessee, which lies to the northwest, and. The ardmore family name was found in the usa in 1920. A forecast written in the year 1763, republished, with preface and notes apparently a different work from maddens similarlyconceived memoirs of the twentieth century. In the book ardmore, written by james reimer, one such act of murder against the sioux indians will forever haunt the area. Development of ardmores downtown owes much to the gulf, colorado and santa fe railway line from texas to kansas, completed in 1887, and subsequent routes from the arkansas and choctaw, and the western oklahoma railways. Greene county was established on december, 1819 and named in honor of revolutionary war general nathanael greene of rhode island. The mission statement of the ardmore public library is to provide current, highdemand, highinterest. We proudly serve four counties, two states and the ardmore community, from birth to golden years, with materials and services to entertain and to educate.
On 22 january 1858, the name was changed to honor alabama gov. The mission statement of the ardmore public library is to provide current, highdemand, highinterest materials in a variety of formats to help. In 1984, with the publication of our very first journal, cchs has been successful in promoting a wider interest in local history. Over 23,000 photos and growing a home grown home page online since april 6, 1996. Ardmores historic preservation activities began in 1983 when the ardmore historic commercial district was listed on the national register. Find alabama history lesson plans and teaching resources. Storytown ride the edge grade 5 harcourt school publishers. Names of the first settlers of limestone county, alabama. Stranger than fiction books plus in ardmore stranger than. The city population approximately doubled from 1910 to 1920, due to the oil boom and an increasing number of manufacturing plants. When the first railroad opened in austin in 1914, the railroad named it ardmore and the town changed its name to follow suit. Bbc history bible baptist church was started under the authority of central baptist church of amelia, ohio, where dr.
Greene county alabama genealogy and history presented by. Alabama is the 24th largest state in population and is ranked 30th in size at 52,419 sq. This book is the first comprehensive history of the state. Elkmont began as a stop known as fort hampton along the newlyconstructed tennessee and alabama central railroad in 1859. Whether you no longer have your own copy or want to surprise someone with a unique gift. It is home to the saturn ib rocket at the alabama welcome center, just south of the tennessee border, on interstate 65.
History of macon county, missouri macon county lies in the glacial plains region of missouri, territory claimed by sac, fox, and iowa indians until 1824. Curington for over 4 years, tracy curington was sent out of central baptist church in midseptember, 2005, to. Ardmore sprang up as the village of austin on the alabama tennessee state line after the louisville and nashville railroad began building a direct line between nashville and decatur in 1911. Additional resources limestone county heritage book committee. As the carter county seat, ardmore is the largest metropolitan area in southern oklahoma and a vital commercial center. Almost a century after its incorporation in 1922, the town of ardmore continues to have not only small town feel but small town appeal as well with a population of around 1,200 and the town limits covering a span of two square miles. The city is the county seat of limestone county and is included in the huntsvilledecaturalbertville, al combined statistical area. Ardmore je gradic u americkoj saveznoj drzavi alabama. Later that year, ls, as he was known, founded the pittsburgh motor vehicle company, supported by his two brothers, their father, and a. It is the northernmost settlement in the state of alabama.
The centennial history of troy state university, 18801986 try also the neighboring counties of montgomery county and bullock county on the north, barbour county on the east, dale county on the southeast, coffee county on the south, and crenshaw county on the west. Ardmore straddles the border between alabama and tennessee, largely because it. It was jointly funded by ardmore, alabama, and ardmore, tennessee, and was stocked with 1,000 books by the regional library service of tennessee state library. Giles and lincoln counties in tennessee and limestone and madison counties in alabama.
Ardmore is a business, cultural, and tourism city in and the county seat of carter county. History of ardmore ardmore as we know it today is located in two states and four counties. With an active marketplace of over 175 million items, use the alibris advanced search page to find any item you are looking for through the advanced search, you can find items by searching specific terms such as title, artist, song title, genre, etc or you can narrow your focus using our amazing set of criteria parameters. It was a legal book called alabama justice of the peace. About ardmore historic preservation commission ardmore. Although swallowing tar pills reportedly had been curing ills since the mid1800s, alabamas petroleum industry. Saturn 1b rocket ardmore is located in northcentral limestone county on the northern border of the state. He was president of the ardmore school board from 19111918, mayor of ardmore from 19211927, served on the oklahoma supreme court from 19271933, and was mayor of oklahoma city from 19391947. The county is located in the northwestern part of alabama in the appalachian foothills. The joel eddins log home was built in 1808 in what is now ardmore in. Historic background of ardmore ok ardmore historic. With great amenities and rooms for every budget, compare and book your ardmore hotel today. It was jointly funded by ardmore, alabama, and ardmore, tennessee, and was stocked with 1,000 books by the regional library service of tennessee state. David curington has been the pastor for over 30 years.
Lower merion high school, ardmore, pennsylvania 1959 yearbook staff of lower merion high school on. The womens club of ardmore, a group of forwardthinking, civicminded women, established the ardmore free library in 1899. Alabama railroads by wayne cline listed under american railroads. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city is 21,897. Its mission in part is to preserve and improve the historic value of downtown. Ardmore has grown from this structure to a modern industrial city in less than a centurythat is ardmore s record of progress. I enjoyed how the author entertwined the past with the present and how he named the books characters using his friends and families names. New york and 1 other state had the highest population of ardmore families in 1920. Ardmore as we know it today is located in two states and four counties. Ardmore public library library city of ardmore, tn. Ardmore white pages phone books in alabama al whitepages. In 1805 the united states government succeeded in making a treaty with the chickasaw indians, by the terms of which the indians ceded most of their possessions to the mississippi territory, including a strip of land north of the tennessee river.
Hefner serves as ardmore city attorney from 191119. One hundred fifty years in pike county, alabama, 18211971. You can see how ardmore families moved over time by selecting different census years. Welcome to the alabama booksmith the alabama booksmith. I look forward to reading the jack people which is the second book. Whether youre looking for free downloadable audio books and ebooks, a place to connect with your community in person, or a great book to read, weve got what you need. Whether youre looking for free downloadable audio books and ebooks, a place to connect with your community in person, or a great book to read, weve got what. In 2007, it was moved from to burritt on the mountain, a living history site in huntsville. This party, believed to be the first settlers in the county of limestone, since named consisted of thomas redus, william redus, wm. On the above meridian maps, the portions of the counties in green are not included in the meridian. Greene county courthouse cities, towns, and populated places.
The 2010 census listed the population as just over 24,000, with smaller neighboring communities bringing the total to almost 57,000. Ardmore high school, ardmore, alabama yearbook staff, ardmore high school 1967 on. The story of oklahoma is so long and involved that only the essential features can be given in a single volume. In april, ardmore holds an annual renaissance festival that offers visitors music, local food, and medieval games of skill. Alabama born artist adelaide mahan 18721959 worked in many mediums but was best known. Prior to world war ii, alabama s economy was based primarily on agriculture. Trumps testin philip rucker, carol leonnig, hillary huber, penguin audio philip rucker, carol leonnig.
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