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HOOVER PIONEER – HONORABLE THOMAS OR “GOOD TIME TOMMY”
By Jimmy Langley – President, Hoover Historical Society
Lover’s Leap is one of the most intriguing historical sites in Hoover Bluff Park. Its legend began with Creek Indian lore, of a brave stabbing a troublesome marriage suitor and then jumping with remorse from Lover’s Leap with her in his arms. It was where an early
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Lover’s Leap is one of the most intriguing historical sites in Hoover Bluff Park. Its legend began with Creek Indian lore, of a brave stabbing a troublesome marriage suitor and then jumping with remorse from Lover’s Leap with her in his arms. It was where an early
DAVY CROCKETT ALMOST DIED A FEW MILES FROM HOOVER, BEFORE THE ALAMO
When I was a kid of 10 years old, Sunday night was a big deal. I would get especially excited when I knew Walt Disney would have Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier. He was a great hero of mine, born on a mountaintop in Tennessee and he killed a bear when he was
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Monte D'Oro - Incorpoated July 1964
A History of Monte D’ Oro – A Subdivision in the City of Hoover, Alabama Introduction There are 160 homes in Monte D’ Oro. Streets in the subdivision are Wisteria Drive ( to what is now 1459 overpass), Monte D’ Oro Drive, Monte D’ Oro Circle, Monte D’ Oro Way, Monte D’ Este Drive, Monte
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A Historic Visit - Gadsden, AL
A few years ago, I made a special effort to attend the Annual Meeting of the Alabama Historical Association. That year, the meeting was in Gadsden, AL near Attalla where I grew up. I was quite surprised to learn that one of their places of local interest was the site of the Dwight Manufacturing Company
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