Near Bermuda was the home of Jeremiah Austill, who won fame in the canoe fight on the Alabama River during the Creek Indian War. His first wife, Sarah, died of injuries from falling off a fence during an Indian raid. — — Map (db m81280) HM
Organized by Elder Alexander Travis in 1821 in a log building used as a school and house of worship in mid Brooklyn next to the Methodist Cemetery. Elder Travis served many years as preacher of Brooklyn Missionary Baptist Church. In 1860 Eli . . . — — Map (db m194554) HM
A settlement originally located at the mouth of Ard and Bottle Creek, three miles northwest of the current site, is one of the oldest communities in Conecuh County. Brooklyn was founded by Edwin Robinson in 1820 and named for his hometown in . . . — — Map (db m193084) HM
Incorporated by legislative act on December 31, 1841, the Burnt Corn Male Academy was built near here, close to a fresh spring. The spot became known as Academy Spring. Despite its name, the institution became coeducational. John Green, who started . . . — — Map (db m203709) HM
One of the framers of the
constitution of the State
of Ala, represented Monroe
Co. in the first legislature
of the new state in 1819, rep-
resented Butler, Conecuh &
Monroe Cos. in the State Sen-
ate 1820-1842-1845. He was the . . . — — Map (db m81321) HM
This two and a half story structure with unusual lower front extension was the home of Dr. John Watkins. Dr. Watkins was one of the first and few physicians in this part of the Mississippi Territory. Before coming to Burnt Corn, he lived in . . . — — Map (db m81297) HM
The first known school in Conecuh County, "Students Retreat," was located near this site. The land was owned by John Green, who also was the schools first teacher. Green served the county in the state House of Representatives and the 1861 Secession . . . — — Map (db m81295) HM
War of 1812 veteran John Green (1790-1882) settled in Burnt Corn in 1816. He held many public offices, established the first school, and represented Conecuh County in the state legislature in 1824 and 1829. He was the Conecuh delegate to the . . . — — Map (db m81285) HM
Garrett Longmire had an early trading center, tavern and stage stop near here. He served as the postmaster when his store became a post office in 1818, one of the earliest in what was then the Alabama Territory. The Burnt Corn Post Office served as . . . — — Map (db m81298) HM
In the fall of 1817 Reverend Alexander Travis settled his affairs in South Carolina and immigrated to Conecuh County, where, in the spring of 1818, Beulah Baptist Church was constituted. In rapid succession, Travis firm resolve and his devotion to . . . — — Map (db m86270) HM
Evergreen, the county seat of Conecuh County, is located in the central part of the county on the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. Founded in 1819 by James Cosey, George Andrews and the Clough Brothers, Evergreen was originally known as "Coseys . . . — — Map (db m81287) HM
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The church was organized March 15, 1845, in the home of George Brown. The organizing council consisted of Alexander Travis, Keidar Hawthorne, J.J. Sessions. Charter members were George and Mary Brown, Elbert and Louisa Joiner, . . . — — Map (db m81290) HM
This pioneer surgeon, teacher and medical statesman was born May 12, 1922 in Evergreen. He worked at Conecuh Drug Company as a youngster and graduated from Evergreen High School (1940). His undergraduate degree was received from the University of . . . — — Map (db m81289) HM
The Louise Short Baptist Widows and Orphans Home, consisting of a 10-room brick residence and related buildings on 80 acres of land fronted on Main Street, Evergreen, for more than Ό mile.
It was established by the Alabama Baptist State . . . — — Map (db m81293) HM
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Doctor Reverend Hillary James Hawkins, who was affectionately known throughout the community as “Brown,” dedicated most of his adult life to providing spiritual guidance to blacks in Evergreen and surrounding . . . — — Map (db m81292) HM
Midway was one of the first settlements established in Conecuh County along the Post Road which later became the Old Federal Road. Long serving as a hub for Indian trails branching out to the north, northeast and northwest, the Midway town site once . . . — — Map (db m81277) HM
For a few months between 1811—1818 the nationally infamous highwayman, Joseph Thompson Hare, operated with his gang along the Federal Road. They headquartered at Turk's Cave near Brooklyn in Conecuh County. In his confession he referred to the . . . — — Map (db m81282) HM
Born into poverty in Nymph, Conecuh County, on March 3,
1912. Moddie Daniel Taylor was the only child of Herbert
and Celeste (Oliver) Taylor. After the family relocated
to Missouri, Taylor attended Lincoln University,
graduating as . . . — — Map (db m283840) HM
Greater Nazarene is the oldest and largest African American Baptist
congregation in Conecuh County. The church was established in 1875 by
formerly enslaved people. They met in a building near the home of
Joseph Howard, who served as a deacon. . . . — — Map (db m283849) HM
Stephen Decatur Miller Jr., namesake of a former governor and U.S. Senator from South Carolina, moved to rural Conecuh County in 1850. He brought with him to this place at least thirteen enslaved people. Within a decade, farming interests enriched . . . — — Map (db m305848) HM
Born in Conecuh County on June 24, 1883, Maggie Taylor was a
daughter of Daniel and Millie (Moye) Taylor. Her parents were among
thirteen enslaved people brought to the rural community of Nymph
by their owner, Stephen D. Miller. With little . . . — — Map (db m283846) HM
Among the nearly four hundred graves in Nymph's Historic Nazarene
Cemetery are the unmarked resting places of enslaved men and women
brought to this rural Conecuh County community by their owner
Stephen D. Miller Jr. in 1850. These included . . . — — Map (db m283847) HM
Immigrants from South Carolina settled in this area of Conecuh
County in the 1870s. As the local population increased, residents
needed a local post office. David Robinson submitted a petition to
the U.S. Postal Service requesting a post office . . . — — Map (db m167702) HM
Site of Fort Warren, built in 1816 by Colonel Richard Warren, who owned considerable land in this vicinity. This facility was used as a refuge for settlers who feared for their lives in the early days of the aftermath of the Creek Indian Wars of . . . — — Map (db m47689) HM
In the early 1900s, Repton was a bustling railroad town along the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. Among other businesses, it boasted several hotels, banks, stores, a livery stable, cotton gin and the only hospital with a Board Certified . . . — — Map (db m100840) HM
Duncan MacMillans stage stop was located near here. According to traveler James Stuart in 1830, he (Duncan) did not taste fermented liquor and thought coffee was the best stimulant. Mr. McMillan came from Scotland and like many early settlers . . . — — Map (db m81278) HM
