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The mission statement of the ardmore public library is to provide current, highdemand, highinterest. Discover ardmore, alabama with the help of your friends. Alabama became the 22nd state on december 14, 1819. 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.

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. Ardmore gas explosion the encyclopedia of oklahoma. In fact, alabamas history is so politically charged and divisive that no scholar dared touch it for 60 years. 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. 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. This copy is a softcover reprint of a previously owned high school yearbook. Ardmore as we know it today is located in two states and four counties. Run tenant background checks, credit checks, eviction history, and more. 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. Get instant criminal history, financial history, addresses and contact info. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level.

Additional resources limestone county heritage book committee. The ardmore main street program was established in 1989 by the ardmore city commission. This party, believed to be the first settlers in the county of limestone, since named consisted of thomas redus, william redus, wm. In 1807, a party came into this county, though it was forbidden ground, and yet held by the chickasaws. Box 421, chatom, al 36518 or to check the availability of items, email mrs. Prior to world war ii, alabama s economy was based primarily on agriculture. Later that year, ls, as he was known, founded the pittsburgh motor vehicle company, supported by his two brothers, their father, and a. 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 je gradic u americkoj saveznoj drzavi alabama. In 1984, with the publication of our very first journal, cchs has been successful in promoting a wider interest in local history. The county is located in the northwestern part of alabama in the appalachian foothills.

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. 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. Every year during halloween a pumpkin mysteriously makes its way into romeos hands. 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. Cumberland county history the journal cumberland county. The 2010 census listed the population as just over 24,000, with smaller neighboring communities bringing the total to almost 57,000. 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. The railroad company later renamed the town ardmore, for the community of ardmore, pennsylvania. The ardmore family name was found in the usa in 1920. The eoa galleries provide our users with collections of images on topics that include art, culture, and historical events. Trumps testin philip rucker, carol leonnig, hillary huber, penguin audio philip rucker, carol leonnig. This facility provides you easy access to public information maintained by the secretary of states office in electronic format. Ardmore is a town in limestone county, alabama, united states, and is included in the.

We provide answers to over 2 million searches every day, helping 35 million users. The africanamerican slave story was told in reverse history books are lying. In april, ardmore holds an annual renaissance festival that offers visitors music, local food, and medieval games of skill. Over 23,000 photos and growing a home grown home page online since april 6, 1996. It is home to the saturn ib rocket at the alabama welcome center, just south of the tennessee border, on interstate 65. 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. These are the 10 most racist cities in alabama roadsnacks. On 22 january 1858, the name was changed to honor alabama gov. This was about 50% of all the recorded ardmore s in the usa. Additional records are listed on the county and state pages.

Giles and lincoln counties in tennessee and limestone and madison counties in alabama. The womens club of ardmore, a group of forwardthinking, civicminded women, established the ardmore free library in 1899. In 1920 there was 1 ardmore family living in new york. Alabama born artist adelaide mahan 18721959 worked in many mediums but was best known. 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. 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. Greene county courthouse cities, towns, and populated places. 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.

It was a legal book called alabama justice of the peace. History of ardmore ardmore as we know it today is located in two states and four counties. 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. Ardmore straddles the border between alabama and tennessee, largely because it. 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. Toney white pages phone books in alabama al whitepages. Hefner serves as ardmore city attorney from 191119. Ardmore has grown from this structure to a modern industrial city in less than a centurythat is ardmore s record of progress.

Below is a chart which lists all cities in alabama with kkk organizations from 19151940. Curington for over 4 years, tracy curington was sent out of central baptist church in midseptember, 2005, to. Cumberland county history, our awardwinning journal, has been published regularly by cchs for over 25 years. Alabama is the 24th largest state in population and is ranked 30th in size at 52,419 sq.

As of the 2010 census, the population of the city is 21,897. I look forward to reading the jack people which is the second book. When the first railroad opened in austin in 1914, the railroad named it ardmore and the town changed its name to follow suit. The story of oklahoma is so long and involved that only the essential features can be given in a single volume. Early recollections of ardmore family history library ardmore newspapers and obituaries. As of the 2010 census, the population of the town is 1,194. I enjoyed how the author entertwined the past with the present and how he named the books characters using his friends and families names. Ardmore is a book that held my attention to the point i could not put it down.

The joel eddins log home was built in 1808 in what is now ardmore in. Its mission in part is to preserve and improve the historic value of downtown. Ardmore white pages phone books in alabama al whitepages. About ardmore historic preservation commission ardmore. Daily ardmoreite ardmore, oklahoma, 27 september and october 1915 gerald forbes, flush production. In 2007, it was moved from to burritt on the mountain, a living history site in huntsville. Greene county was established on december, 1819 and named in honor of revolutionary war general nathanael greene of rhode island. Simms, james simms, james witty, john maples, benjamin murrell, and one pridmore. With great amenities and rooms for every budget, compare and book your ardmore hotel today. Ardmore is a business, cultural, and tourism city in and the county seat of carter county. A story of one branch of the barnes family, covington county, alabama barnes, derlie on. 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. Get business addresses, phone numbers and hours from our yellow pages directory. One hundred fifty years in pike county, alabama, 18211971.

Ardmores historic preservation activities began in 1983 when the ardmore historic commercial district was listed on the national register. As the carter county seat, ardmore is the largest metropolitan area in southern oklahoma and a vital commercial center. Us 31 connects ardmore with elkton, tennessee, which lies to the northwest, and. Whether you no longer have your own copy or want to surprise someone with a unique gift. Long editor, peggy tuck sinko listed under alabama genealogy.

Welcome to the alabama booksmith the alabama booksmith. This book is the first comprehensive history of the state. The city is the county seat of limestone county and is included in the huntsvilledecaturalbertville, al combined statistical area. 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. A history of the greater healdtonhewitt oil field oklahoma city. New york and 1 other state had the highest population of ardmore families in 1920.

Ardmore is a town in limestone county, alabama, united states, and is included in the huntsvilledecatur metro area. Bbc history bible baptist church was started under the authority of central baptist church of amelia, ohio, where dr. Saturn 1b rocket ardmore is located in northcentral limestone county on the northern border of the state. You can see how ardmore families moved over time by selecting different census years.

On the above meridian maps, the portions of the counties in green are not included in the meridian. Elkmont began as a stop known as fort hampton along the newlyconstructed tennessee and alabama central railroad in 1859. In the book ardmore, written by james reimer, one such act of murder against the sioux indians will forever haunt the area. 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. 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. Storytown ride the edge grade 5 harcourt school publishers. The mission statement of the ardmore public library is to provide current, highdemand, highinterest materials in a variety of formats to help. Welcome to the secretary of states government records inquiry system. 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.

William warren rogers, leah rawls atkins, robert david ward, wayne flynt. It is the northernmost settlement in the state of alabama. Search our online phone book to find phone numbers, addresses, and more. Alabama railroads by wayne cline listed under american railroads. Winston county was created as hancock county on 12 february 1850 from territory formerly in walker county. Learn alabama history with these 64 childrens books. 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. Lower merion high school, ardmore, pennsylvania 1959 yearbook staff of lower merion high school on. Browse new and enduring titles on ancient history, european history, the civil war, u. Ardmore municipal court 26494 1st street ardmore, alabama 35739 phone. Greene county is the least populous county in the state of alabama. Autocars history began in 1897, when louis semple clarke built autocar no. Phone history huntsville rewound alusa rocket city usa. Ardmore high school, ardmore, alabama yearbook staff, ardmore high school 1967 on.

Ardmore, alabama simple english wikipedia, the free. A forecast written in the year 1763, republished, with preface and notes apparently a different work from maddens similarlyconceived memoirs of the twentieth century. Ardmore genealogy in carter county, ok usa 1,060,369 oklahoma 18,868 carter county 324 ardmore 4. Names of the first settlers of limestone county, alabama. 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. When the first railroad opened in austin in 1914, the railroad named it ardmore and the town changed its name to. Scraps relating to the early history of limestone county by thomas smith malone the athens post, march 14, 1867. After serving as the youth pastor and assistant pastor to dr. Find stranger than fiction books plus in ardmore with address, phone number from yahoo us local. 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 name was changed to elkmont, after the elk that once flourished in the area, in 1866. The city population approximately doubled from 1910 to 1920, due to the oil boom and an increasing number of manufacturing plants. Ardmore genealogy in montgomery county, pa usa 1,060,369 pennsylvania 62,615 montgomery county 2,102 ardmore 43. 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. 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. These collections complement material covered in related articles, which are accessible via hyperlinks in the introductory paragraphs. Jack is transferred back to his home state of nebraska from colorado. Although swallowing tar pills reportedly had been curing ills since the mid1800s, alabamas petroleum industry. On april 22, 1966, ardmore was the site of the worst plane crash in oklahoma history, which killed 83 people.

Greene county alabama genealogy and history presented by. History of oklahoma by edward everett dale, morris l. Stranger than fiction books plus in ardmore stranger than. Since the 1990s, alabama has expanded its automotive manufacturing industry, generating many new jobs in the state. Prehistoric indian mounds are found in the area and the great indian trail is believed to have crossed the county near. Haunted places in ardmore, tennessee haunted places. David curington has been the pastor for over 30 years. 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. 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. Ardmore also has an annual car show in the fall and a christmas parade.

Find alabama history lesson plans and teaching resources. What was alabama like in 1817, when it became a territory. 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. 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.